MaxPreps Northern California Top 25 high school baseball rankings

Video: College Park baseball

The early season has included a lot of ambitious scheduling, with power programs taking on others within section or out of section. The fun continues this week.


1. College Park (Pleasant Hill) (Last week: 1) 4-1
Section: North Coast
League: Diablo Valley
Update: A loss to ranked San Ramon Valley 4-0 is the only blemish with another challenge looming in a national tournament in North Carolina. Joe DeMers has played big.

2. Valley Christian (San Jose) (9) 10-1
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Update: The Warriors have lost only to ranked Bellarmine 5-1 but have nice league wins over Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco) 7-0 and 7-0 over ranked Serra.

3. Archbishop Mitty (San Jose) (4) 7-2
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Update: The Monarchs have the girls and boys basketball teams in the CIF State Finals this weekend at Cal and seek titles in this sport as well. Ranked wins include Serra (2-1) and Bellarmine (5-3).

4. Bellarmine College Prep (San Jose) (16) 7-1
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Update: In beating No. 2 Valley Christian, Sid Iyer tossed a four-hitter and struck out eight. The WCAL grind  continues.

5. De La Salle (Concord) (3) 2-2
Section: North Coast
League: East Bay
Update: The Spartans beat previous No. 2 Elk Grove 5-2 at Raley Field, home of the Triple-A River Cats, as ace Justin Hooper was strong. Next is ranked Jesuit, also of the Sacramento region.

6. Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (6) 7-0
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Sierra Foothill
Update: The Trojans are off to a fast start behind leading hitters Tyson Solis and John Mook and ace Ryan Sullivan.

7. San Ramon Valley (Danville) (7) 4-1
Section: North Coast
League: East Bay
Update: Joey Matulovich has been dominant, tossing a one-hitter to beat College Park and a no-hitter to beat Palo Alto.

8. Elk Grove (2) 4-3
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Update: The infield is loaded with Nick Madrigal, Dylan Carlson, Carlos Moseley and Brooks Day, and they'll be tested in the upcoming Boras Baseball Classic.

9. Franklin (Elk Grove) (10) 5-1
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Update: The Wildcats received a big outing from Isaiah Engman, who struck out six in a 7-0 win over Christian Brothers (Sacramento). Games this week include Capital Christian (Sacramento) and Granite Bay.

10. Saint Francis (Mountain View) (5) 5-2
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Update: The Lancers produced wins over Serra 5-2, St. Ignatius (San Francisco) 5-2 and Sacred Heart Cathedral 5-0 behind pitching and defense and hitting from Devon Canty and Andrew Carter.

11. San Benito (Hollister) (12) 10-1
Section: Central Coast
League: Monterey Bay
Update: The Haybalers lost only to ranked Valley Christian and swept past rivals Monterey 3-1 and Salinas, 6-5, 4-2.

12. Amador Valley (Pleasanton) (19) 5-0
Section: North Coast
League: East Bay
Update: Gearing up for a league that includes ranked De La Salle, Foothill and Monte Vista, the Dons have been led by A.J. Curtis and Anthony Trucco.

13. St. Mary's (Stockton) (13) 4-5
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Tri-County
Update: The Rams rallied to beat ranked rival Jesuit 10-7 as Cade Peters had four hits. Play rival Tokay (Lodi) three times this week in league play.

14. Jesuit (Carmichael) (8) 4-2
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Update: The Marauders beat longtime section power Vacaville 7-0, have an ace in Tanner Dodson and will face ranked De La Salle on Wednesday.

15. Vintage (Napa) (21) 11-1
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Monticello Empire
Update: The Crushers cruise on behind Aaron Shortridge and Trenton Bresee, and have a 10-1 win over rival Vacaville. Ranked Davis looms this week.

16. Foothill (Pleasanton) (NR) 7-0
Section: North Coast
League: East Bay
Update: The Falcons are a factor in league play with ranked rivals De La Salle, Amador Valley and Monte Vista. Vincent Tanisawa has been hot at the plate.

17. Milpitas (23) 9-2
Section: Central Coast
League: DeAnza
Update: The Trojans split with rival Los Altos and have two games against Saratoga this week.

18. Campolindo (Moraga) (13) 3-2
Section: North Coast
League: Diablo Foothill
Update: Losses to formidable Vacaville 2-0 and Saratoga won't stall this program that is used to league and section title pursuits.

19. Serra (San Mateo) (20) 5-4
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Update: The Padres suffered close losses to ranked Mitty 2-1, Saint Francis 5-2 and Valley Christian 1-0 after a 5-1 start to the season. Nicholas Von Tobel has pitched well.

20. Los Gatos (NR) 9-1
Section: Central Coast
League: DeAnza
Update: The Wildcats beat Saratoga 8-1 and 4-1 behind Aiden Finch and Hunter Bigge. Strong pitching and defense have also been factors.

21. Maria Carrillo (Santa Rosa) (NR) 5-1
Section: North Coast
League: North Bay
Update: The lone loss was to ranked Vintage with big wins over Santa Rosa 14-3 and Liberty (Brentwood) 7-2. Rivalry game against Casa Grande is Thursday.

22. Monte Vista (Danville) (NR) 3-2
Section: North Coast
League: East Bay
Update: One loss was to powerhouse College Park with other wins over ranked St. Mary's and previously ranked Heritage (Brentwood). Play ranked Lincoln this week.

23. Davis (14) 5-2
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Update: Minor wrist surgery on standout shortstop/leader Ryan Kreidler stings in more ways than one, but he'll be back. Davis expects another title run in league play.

24. Lincoln (Stockton) (NR) 8-1
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Tri-City Athletic
Update: The Trojans lost only to Jesuit 3-0 and face No. 22 Monte Vista this week. Carson Crinerr is 4-0.

25. Redwood (Larkspur) (NR) 7-1
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Marin County
Update: The Giants have lost only to Casa Grande 5-4 in extra innings and have a six-game winning streak, including two shutouts and a 5-1 win over Branson (Ross).

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Joe Davidson has covered high school sports for The Sacramento Bee since 1988. He co-hosts with Mike Finnerty the weekly Bee Preps Show that airs on ComcastSportsNet California and can be found on sacbee.com. Follow him on Twitter: @SacBee_JoeD and through facebook.com/sacbeepreps.