High school baseball rankings March 19, 2024: Bay Area News Group Top 20
Bay Area News Group Baseball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
No. 1 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (9-0)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Beat Santa Teresa 8-0, Jesuit-Carmichael 10-1, Archbishop Riordan 2-0, 9-2, Leigh 6-5
Up next: Tuesday at Sacred Heart Cathedral, 3:30 p.m.
No. 2 GRANADA (7-0)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat Liberty 10-5, Washington-Fremont 17-2, San Ramon Valley 6-1, De La Salle 5-4
Up next: Wednesday vs. Dougherty Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 3 ACALANES (7-0)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Beat Vintage 2-1 (10 innings), Las Lomas 10-4, Tamalpais 6-5
Up next: Wednesday vs. Piedmont, 4 p.m.
No. 4 DE LA SALLE (4-2)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Lost to St. Mary’s-Stockton 3-2, beat Palo Alto 9-4, Amador Valley 6-2, lost to Granada 5-4
Up next: Wednesday vs. Dublin, 4 p.m.
No. 5 LOS GATOS (7-1)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Beat Santa Teresa 11-3, Leigh 17-3, Menlo-Atherton 12-3, Aptos 3-1
Up next: Wednesday at Palo Alto, 4 p.m.
No. 6 BELLARMINE (5-1)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Beat Pioneer 1-0 (8 innings), Los Altos 7-1, St. Ignatius 3-0, lost to St. Ignatius 5-4 (9 innings)
Up next: Tuesday at Archbishop Mitty, 4 p.m.
No. 7 ST. IGNATIUS (7-2)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Beat Sequoia 4-2, Willow Glen 7-0, lost to Rocklin 7-2, Bellarmine 3-0, beat Bellarmine 5-4 (9 innings), Mountain View 2-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. St. Francis, 4 p.m.
No. 8 SERRA (7-1)
Previous ranking: 15
Since last ranking: Beat Sequoia 5-0, Burlingame 1-0, Sacred Heart Cathedral 9-8, 11-0
Up next: Tuesday at Archbishop Riordan, 4 p.m.
No. 9 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (6-3-1)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Beat Leigh 6-2, San Ramon Valley 9-5, lost to Menlo-Atherton 2-1, beat St. Francis 8-3, tied St. Francis 7-7, lost to Dublin 8-2
Up next: Tuesday vs. Bellarmine, 4 p.m.
No. 10 JAMES LOGAN (5-1)
Previous ranking: 18
Since last ranking: Beat Foothill 7-3, Pittsburg 5-0, Dougherty Valley 7-4, San leandro 13-3
Up next: Wednesday at Moreau Catholic, 4 p.m.
No. 11 LEIGH (5-3)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Lost to Archbishop Mitty 6-2, Los Gatos 17-3, beat Sobrato 7-2, 4-2, lost to Valley Christian 6-5
Up next: Tuesday at Westmont, 4 p.m.
No. 12 PITTSBURG (6-2)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Beat Mission San Jose 7-0, lost to James Logan 5-0, beat Irvington 8-1, Campolindo 9-0
Up next: Wednesday vs. De Anza, 4 p.m.
No. 13 BERKELEY (4-2)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Beat Liberty 12-4, Rodriguez 8-2, lost to San Leandro 6-3, beat Cardinal Newman 3-2, lost to El Cerrito 7-6
Up next: Thursday vs. St. Mary’s-Stockton, 4 p.m.
No. 14 CAPUCHINO (9-2)
Previous ranking: 19
Since last ranking: Beat Archbishop Riordan 5-3, St. Francis 3-2 (8 innings), Evergreen Valley 9-0, lost to Homestead 5-1, beat Mountain View 5-2
Up next: Wednesday vs. Carlmont, 4 p.m.
No. 15 AMADOR VALLEY (5-3)
Previous ranking: 20
Since last ranking: Beat Bishop O’Dowd 2-0, Freedom 9-1, lost to De La Salle 6-2, beat Dougherty Valley 16-0
Up next: Wednesday vs. California, 4 p.m.
No. 16 HERITAGE (6-1-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Vacaville 3-2 (8 innings), Burlingame 8-0, Central Valley 6-2, Bear Creek 4-2
Up next: Wednesday vs. Tokay, 4 p.m.
No. 17 CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (4-3)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Beat Dougherty Valley 2-1, Vacaville 4-2 (8 innings), Arroyo 9-0, lost to Rocklin 5-4 (9 innings), Monte Vista 7-2
Up next: Thursday vs. Concord, 4 p.m.
No. 18 CASTRO VALLEY (9-3)
Previous ranking: 16
Since last ranking: Beat San Leandro 7-0, Irvington 6-5, lost to Napa 1-0, Moreau Catholic 2-0, beat Newark Memorial 11-1, St. Mary’s-Berkeley 18-3
Up next: Wednesday at Bishop O’Dowd, 7 p.m.
No. 19 BURLINGAME (6-2)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat El Camino 10-2, lost to Serra 1-0, Heritage 8-0, beat Menlo School 5-4
Up next: Wednesday at The King’s Academy, 4 p.m.
No. 20 THE KING’S ACADEMY (7-3-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Lost to Pioneer 14-5, beat Leland 5-4, Hillsdale 1-0 (8 innings), 9-7, Westmont 6-5
Up next: Wednesday vs. Burlingame, 4 p.m.
Teams eligible for the Bay Area News Group rankings come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.