BASEBALL PRESEASON TOP 20
NorCal rankings only. Records are from 2011
1. Jesuit-Carmichael (25-6)
If your ace is committed to Stanford and your SS to Oregon State, good things are happening.
2. St. Mary’s-Stockton (22-9)
Switch-hitting star Gio Brusa leads the way for a Rams squad loaded with talent.
3. Campolindo-Moraga (19-8)
Cougars a riding a wave of talent that has already yielded two straight NCS titles. We’re betting on more.
4. Elk Grove (23-7)
USC-commit and Area Code Games standout Ryan Tellez is an early State Player of the Year candidate.
5. St. Francis-Mountain View (25-6)
Braden Bishop leads a team eager to atone for its upset loss in the CCS quarterfinals last year.
6. De La Salle-Concord (20-8)
New coach David Jeans assumes a bruising offense led my 3B Mitchell Kranson.
7. Palo Alto (28-9)
Plenty of talent returns for the defending Central Coast Div. I champions.
8. Valley Christian-San Jose (16-14)
Predominantly young team a year ago has a chance to grow up real fast this season.
9. Serra-San Mateo (17-12)
Padres just need to find consistent production from the lineup because few WCAL teams have more pitching depth.
10. James Logan-Union City (24-4)
The defending NCS Div. I champ has some holes to plug in the lineup, but not on the hill.
11. Davis (22-5-1)
12. San Ramon Valley-Danville (18-7)
13. Foothill-Pleasanton (12-12)
14. Franklin-Elk Grove (18-9-1)
15. Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills (21-11)
16. Archbishop Mitty-San Jose (26-6-1)
17. Pleasant Grove-Elk Grove (21-10)
18. Alameda (25-2)
19. Heritage-Brentwood (20-7)
20. Acalanes-Lafayette (17-10-1)
NorCal’s 15 Players To Watch
BRADEN BISHOP / OF/P / St. Francis-Mountain View / Sr.
B.J. BOYD / OF / Palo Alto / Sr.
JOSH CUSHING / IF / Campolindo-Moraga / Sr.
GIO BRUSA / OF/P / St. Mary’s-Stockton / Sr.
JOE DeMERS / P/3B / College Park-Pleasant Hill / Fr.
MAX DUTTO / SS / San Ramon Valley-Danville / Sr.
ZACH GREEN / SS / Jesuit-Carmichael / Sr.
SPENCER HENDERSON / P/1B / Acalanes-Lafayette / Sr.
DREW JACKSON (pictured below) / SS / Miramonte-Orinda / Sr.
JAKE JEFFERIES / IF / Foothill-Pleasanton / Sr.
THERON KAY / P/OF / Valley Christian-San Jose / So.
MITCH KRANSON / 3B / De La Salle-Concord / Sr.
JAMES MARVEL / P/SS / Campolindo-Moraga / Sr.
DOM NUNEZ / 2B/SS / Elk Grove / Sr.
RYAN TELLEZ / P/1B / Elk Grove / Jr.