SportStars NorCal Baseball Rankings | April 20

Several Teams That Had Slid In Last Week’s NorCal Baseball Rankings Bounce Back To Regain Original Spots Or Higher •

NorCal Baseball Rankings

All records are through Monday, April 19 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis.
PICTURED ABOVE: Freshman Dax Hardcastle Of No. 7 St. Mary’s-Stockton. (David Gershon photo)

1. (1)  Valley Christian-San Jose   17-3

2. (2)  Cardinal Newman-Santa Rosa   17-0

3. (6)  Archbishop Mitty-San Jose   16-4

4. (4)  Whitney-Rocklin   17-3

5. (9)  De La Salle-Concord   15-4

6. (3)  Bellarmine-San Jose   12-6-1

7. (10)  St. Mary’s-Stockton   15-5

8. (11)  Franklin-Elk Grove   20-4

9. (12)  Clayton Valley-Concord   11-4

10. (13)  San Ramon Valley-Danville   13-6

11. (15)  Serra-San Mateo   12-6

12. (16)  Granada-Livermore  14-4

13. (5)  Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills  11-8-1

14. (17)  Foothill-Pleasanton   11-6

15. (NR)  Lodi   11-9

16. (19)  Dublin   13-5

17. (7)  Elk Grove   13-8

18. (18) Marin Catholic-Kentfield   12-5

19. (8)  St. Francis-Mountain View   11-9

20. (20)  Los Gatos   13-6

DROPPED OUT:

No. 14 Lincoln-Stockton

5 TEAMS KNOCKING:

21. Davis (15-6), 22. St. Ignatius-S.F. (12-7), 23. Lincoln-Stockton (14-5), 24. Redwood-Larkspur (14-5) and 25. Amador Valley-Pleasanton (13-4).

AROUND THE HORN

We’re going to call this with Redemption Week, as several teams who had slipped in last week’s NorCal Baseball Rankings rebounded with strong performances. A handful of them even returned to their original spots.

Most notably, a pair of former Top 5 teams are back in the top quadrant as Archbishop Mitty-San Jose used a 3-0 week-plus to climb three spots to No. 3, and De La Salle won four of five to jump four spots back to No. 5. The Spartans only loss in that stretch was a 3-2 defeat to No. 16 Dublin. (That win bumped the Gaels up a few spots as well, despite losses to No. 12 Granada-Livermore and No. 14 Foothill-Pleasanton.)

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Foothill was another team that showed a nice rebound after slipping all the way to No. 17. The Falcons picked up two wins over Dublin and had an extra-inning loss to Granada. One other East Bay Athletic League team moved up this week, as San Ramon Valley is back in the Top 10 after winning three straight.

St. Mary’s-Stockton continues to be the Sac-Joaquin Section’s hottest team. The Rams are 9-1 in April and have won seven straight. The only loss was the Boras Classic semifinal to No. 2 Cardinal Newman-Santa Rosa.

St. Mary’s isn’t even leading its own league, however. That honor is owned by Lodi, which is the lone team to debut in the rankings this week. The Flames jump in at No. 15 after winning two out of three against former-No. 14 Lincoln-Stockton. They also won two against St. Mary’s at the end of March.