The MaxPreps Top 25 high school baseball rankings will have a new national champion this year after St. Amant upset top-seeded, and defending MaxPreps National Champion, Barbe (Lake Charles, La.) in the quarterfinals of the Louisiana Class 5A state playoffs.
St. Amant won the first game of the series 7-4, lost the second on a shutout by Barbe's Gavin Guidry, and then won the rubber game 5-4 to eliminate the Bucs. St. Amant enters the MaxPreps Top 25 at No. 18 this week while Barbe falls 12 spots from No. 7 to No. 19 after its season-ending loss.
Dutchtown (Geismar, La.), which has beaten St. Amant twice, moves up from No. 25 to No. 14 and plays West Monroe in the other Class 5A semifinal.
Another former MaxPreps National Champion lost its first game of the season, but stays in the rankings after winning its Mississippi Region 4 quarterfinal series. Sumrall, the 2009 and 2010 MaxPreps National Champion, lost to Green County in the first game of their series, ending a 29-game win streak. The Bobcats rallied to win the next two games, however, and advanced to the semifinals. Sumrall drops from No. 3 to No. 12.
St. Mary's Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.) continues to roll as it defeated University Liggett, the No. 1-ranked Division 3 school in the Michigan Baseball Coaches Association state rankings, for the third and fourth times this season.
The only two teams to drop out were Reno (Nev.) and Edwardsville (Ill.). St. Amant and Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall) join the rankings this week. Rockwall-Heath is ranked No. 1 in Class 6A by Texas High School Baseball.
Dropped
out: No. 16 Reno (Nev.), No. 17. Edwardsville (Ill.)
Best game: Dutchtown 3, Central (Baton Rouge) 2. The term "walk-off" brings to mind towering, game-winning home runs that break a tie game in the bottom of the final inning. But a walk-off dropped third strike works just as well. Carter Hanberry raced home on the error in the bottom of the 10th to give Dutchtown the 3-2 opening win in its quarterfinal series with Central (Baton Rouge).
Player of the Week: Jett Williams, Rockwall-Heath. Williams had a grand slam and a double in the first game of the Hawks' series with Garland. He added two more doubles in the second game. Williams is expected to be one of the top shortstops chosen in the MLB Draft this summer.
Games
to watch: Dutchtown vs. West Monroe. With Barbe, the No. 1 seed and defending state champion, knocked out of the Louisiana Class 5A state playoffs, West Monroe and Dutchtown, the Noa. 2 and 3 seeds, respectively, battle in the semifinals to see who will be the favorite in the championship game.
Streaks: Silo (Okla.)
now has a 27-0 record and raised its win streak to 56 games. The streak is the second-longest streak in Oklahoma history and the 24th longest streak of all-time, tied with Grand Haven (Mich.) from 1960-62. Silo passed Shawnee (52 from 2016-18) and Garber (53 from 1960-61) on the state list and sits behind Capitol Hill, which had 66 from 1952 to 1954.
Walter Ford, Pace
Photo by Mike Janes
1. St. Mary's Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.)
Record: 25-0 |
Last week: 1
Results: Def. University Detroit Jesuit, 17-1, 8-0; Def. University Liggett, 13-2, 7-4.
Stats: Jake Dresselhouse
homered in the 17-1 win and added a double and a triple in the 8-0 win
over UDJ.
Brock Porter homered twice in the 13-2 win over University
Liggett while
Nolan Schubart had a triple and a home run.
Ryan Mooney and
Blake Grimmer each homered in the 7-4 win.
Next: Wed. vs. Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills)
2. Stoneman Douglas (Parkland, Fla.)
Record: 25-2 |
Last week: 2
Results: Def. Coral Glades, 12-2; def. Taravella, 5-0.
Stats: Roman Anthony hit his 10th home run of the season against Coral Glades.
Chris Arroyo had 10 strikeouts against Taravella.
Next: Tue. vs. West Broward
3. Calvary Christian (Clearwater, Fla.)
Record: 25-1 |
Last week: 4
Results: Def. Lakewood, 10-0; def. Berkeley Prep, 5-1.
Stats: Blake Opie went 3-for-3 with a triple, a home run and three RBI against Lakewood.
Hunter Dietz struck out 11 against Berkeley Prep.
Next: Wed. vs. Clearwater Central Catholic
4. Providence (Charlotte, N.C.)
Record: 26-0 |
Last week: 5
Results: Def. East Mecklenburg, 6-0; def. Butler, 6-0.
Stats: Collin McDougall,
Camden Hull and
Anthony Watson all hit home runs against EM. Watson also hit one out against Butler.
Next: Playoffs, TBD
5. Tompkins (Katy, Texas)
Record: 27-1 |
Last week: 6
Results: Def. Fort Bend Elkins, 12-0, 5-2.
Stats: Jack Little had a triple and
Cooper Markle doubled in the 12-0 win.
Next: Sat. vs. Lamar
6. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Record: 31-2 |
Last week: 8
Results: Def. Desert Oasis, 17-2; def. Rancho, 7-4; def. Coronado, 15-0.
Stats: Anthony Marnell IV and
Tommy Rose each went 3-for-3 against Desert Oasis.
Justin Crawford went 3-for-4 against Rancho.
Next: Tue. vs. Palo Verde
7. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Record: 23-2 |
Last week: 10
Next: Season complete
8. North Oconee (Bogart, Ga.)
Record: 35-1 |
Last week: 11
Results: Def. Columbus, 5-3, 12-0; def. Thomas County Central, 9-3, 4-2
Stats: Braden Smith and
Kyle Jones both homered in the 5-3 win.
Next: Playoffs, TBD
9. American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
Record: 24-1 |
Last week: 12
Results: Def. Northeast, 11-1; def. Archbishop McCarthy, 10-4.
Stats: Raymond Bermudez,
Erik Blair and
Zain Diaco all homered against Archbishop McCarthy.
Next: Tue. vs. Pembroke Pines Charter
10. Blythewood (S.C.)
Record: 28-1 |
Last week: 13
Results: Def. Nation Ford, 10-0; def. Hillcrest, 7-2; def. Nation Ford, 8-1.
Stats: Kevin Steelman had a home run against Nation Ford.
Alex Nevils had a home run and a double against Hillcrest.
Next: Playoffs, TBD
11. Northwest Rankin (Brandon, Miss.)
Record: 30-2 |
Last week: 14
Results: Def. Petal, 11-1, 3-2.
Stats: Brice Ainsworth had two doubles in the 11-1 win while
Nick Monistere had two hits in the 3-2 win.
Next: Fri. vs. Brandon
12. Sumrall (Miss.)
Record: 31-1 |
Last week: 3
Results: Lost to Green County 10-7, def. Greene County, 3-0, 5-3.
Stats: Levi Odom struck out five in a 3-0 shutout.
Ethan Aultman was 2-for-4 in the 10-7 loss and 3-for-4 in the 3-0 win.
Next: Playoffs, TBD
13. Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.)
Record: 24-4 |
Last week: 19
Results: Did not play
Next: Tue. vs. Bonita
14. Dutchtown (Geismar, La.)Record: 31-3 |
Last week: 25
Results: Def. Central (Baton Rouge), 6-1, 3-2.
Stats: Carter Hanberry
scored on a walk-off dropped third strike in the bottom of the 10th in
the 3-2 win. He also had a pair of RBI in the 6-1 victory.
Next: Thur. vs. West Monroe, Louisiana Class 5A semifinals
15. Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall, Texas)
Record: 28-4 |
Last week: NR
Results: Def. Garland 20-1, 10-1
Stats: Jett Williams had a grand slam and triple in the 20-1 win. Ryan Butler had a home run in the 10-1 win.
Next: Thur. vs. Lake Ridge
16. Berkeley Prep (Tampa, Fla.)
Record: 24-3 |
Last week: 9
Results: Def. Clearwater Central Catholic, 11-1; lost to Calvary Christian (Clearwater), 5-1.
Stats: James Hankerson had two home runs and seven RBI against CCC.
Next: Tue. vs. Cardinal Mooney
17. Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati)
Record: 19-2 |
Last week: 18
Results: Def. Elder, 4-2, 2-0; lost to Olentangy Berlin, 5-1; def. Centerville, 3-0.
Stats: Toby Hueber pitched six shutout innings against Elder for the win.
Max Tramontana threw a two-hit shutout with seven strikeouts against Centerville.
Next: Wed. vs. Highlands (Fort Thomas, Ky.)
18. St. Amant (La.)
Record: 33-7 |
Last week: NR
Results: Def. Barbe 7-4, 0-5, 5-4 in Louisiana Class 5A quarterfinals.
Stats: Cole Poirrier had two home runs, including a grand slam, in the 7-4 win.
James Mayer struck out 12 for the win. Lee Amedee had a double and a home run in the 5-4 victory.
Next: Playoffs, TBD
19. Barbe (Lake Charles, La.)
Record: 36-4 |
Last week: 7
Results: Lost to St. Amant, 7-4; def. St. Amant, 5-0; lost to St. Amant, 5-4.
Stats: Gavin Guidry struck out 11 in the 5-0 win.
Next: Season complete
20. Legacy (Broomfield, Colo.)
Record: 18-1 |
Last week: 15
Results: Lost to Broomfield, 5-2; def. Fort Collins, 5-3; def. Dakota Ridge, 7-1.
Stats: Brandon Sanchez had a double and two RBI in the 5-2 loss. Brandon and
Ethan Sanchez both doubled in the 5-3 win.
Next: Thur. vs. Castle View
21. Pace (Fla.)Record: 22-3 |
Last week: 22
Results: Def. Niceville, 4-3; def. Tate, 5-4.
Stats: Landon Humphreys and
Jackson McKenzie both homered against Niceville.
Alex McCranie had a double among his two hits against Tate.
Next: Tue. vs. Forest
22. Andrean (Merrillville, Ind.)
Record: 18-1 |
Last week: 23
Results: Def. Hobart, 6-5; def. Highland, 7-0
Stats: Owen Walkowiak struck out seven and also had a double against Hobart.
Next: Tue. vs. Highland
23. Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.)
Record: 25-4 |
Last week: 20
Results: Lost to Chaparral, 5-0; def. Corona del Sol, 9-3; def. Tucson Magnet, 13-7.
Stats: Gavin Turley homered twice and
Kole Klecker and
Josh Tiedemann each hit one out against Corona del Sol.
Next: Tue. vs. Queen Creek
24. Tate (Cantonment, Fla.)Record: 23-3 |
Last week: 21
Results: Def. Booker T. Washington, 3-2; def. Crestview, 12-2, lost to Pace, 5-4.
Stats: Drew Reaves and
Brayden Touchstone each had a double and two RBI against Crestview. Dalton Biggs struck out eight in the win over Booker T. Washington.
Next: Tue. vs. First Coast
25. Buchanan (Clovis, Calif.)
Record: 22-4 |
Last week: 24
Results: Def. Clovis West 6-3, lost to CW, 5-4, def. CW 5-1.
Stats: Drew Smith went 3-for-4 with a double in the 6-3 win.
Next: Playoffs, TBD
