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National High School Baseball Rankings as of April 21, 2008
By: Jon Mahoney and Matt Remsberg  4/22/08

Three of the nation's Top 5 teams took a huge drop in the rankings. Then-No. 1 Owasso (Owasso, Okla.) and then-No. 2 Tupelo (Tupelo, Miss.) fell to No. 14 and No. 15, respectively, after each lost twice last week. Meanwhile, Moody (Corpus Christi, Texas) went from No. 4 to No. 16 after its third defeat of the season.

Those losses, along with the one handed to then-No. 9 Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.) enables four new teams to move into the Top 10 in No. 7 Plano West (Plano, Texas), No. 8 Farragut (Knoxville, Tenn.), No. 9 Opelika (Opelika, Ala.) and No. 10 Park Vista (Lake Worth, Fla.).








Who do you think should be #1?

RANK // SCHOOL // LOCATION // RECORD // *PREVIOUS RANK

1. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) - (28-1) *3
The Gaels tallied three wins last week. Jeff Malm, who's considered one of the nation's top juniors, was 3-for-4 with three RBI in a 14-9 win over Coronado. Fellow junior Joey Rickard was 4-for-5 with four runs scored, two doubles, a homer and four RBI in a 24-4 win over Durango.

2. American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) - (23-2) *5
The Patriots edged Belen Jesuit, 2-1, and bested Gulliver Prep, 13-3, as they headed into district tournament play.

3. Paul VI Catholic (Fairfax, Va.) - (19-0) *6
The Panthers won three games last week, including road victories over Gonzaga and Ryken.

4. Sarasota (Sarasota, Fla.) - (22-2) *7
Junior shortstop Scooter Gennett was 3-for-4 with two double, a homer and five RBI in an 8-2 win over Venice.

5. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) - (9-0) *8
Senior right-hander Mike Dennhardt fanned six and allowed just three hits with no walks in six innings of work in a 10-0 win over Cranford.

6. Brookwood (Snellville, Ga.) - (19-1) *10
Senior Jordan Erisman hit two homers, while junior lefty Matt Adams (4-0) fanned 10 and scattered three hits in a 6-0 victory over Shiloh.

7. Plano West (Plano, Texas) - (27-0) *11
Senior outfielder Jason Coats was named Player of the Week by The Dallas Morning News after going 4-for-7 with two doubles, a homer and three RBI in two wins last week. Through Monday, Coats was batting .500 with 14 doubles, seven homers and 36 RBI.

8. Farragut (Knoxville, Tenn.) - (26-0) *14
In five wins last week, the Admirals plated 62 runs while allowing just 10 runs.

9. Opelika (Opelika, Ala.) - (34-1) *15
The Bulldogs swept Northview in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs. Opelika won the first game, 5-1, and blanked Northview, 12-0, in the second. Senior right-hander and Auburn recruit Zach Blatt struck out nine and allowed just an unearned run to pick up the victory in the first game. Opelika plays Satsuma in the second round this weekend.

10. Park Vista (Lake Worth, Fla.) - (24-1) *18
The Cobras cruised past Windsor (Windsor, Conn.), 11-1, for their 23rd consecutive win.

11. Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio) - (12-0) *19
The Firebirds keep rolling with four wins last week. West will be tested this week with two games against Mason, which is in second place behind the Firebirds in their conference.

12. Rowlett (Rowlett, Texas) - (25-0-2) *20
Senior pitcher Andrew Smith improved to 7-0 on the season after a 2-0 win over Sachse. Smith, who yielded only two hits in the game, has 44 strikeouts and a 1.47 ERA on the season.

13. Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.) - (17-3) *9
Senior right-hander Gerrit Cole pitched a one-hitter with 11 strikeouts in a 4-2 win over Servite. Meanwhile, senior outfielder Aaron Gates helped out Cole at the plate with a three-run homer in the bottom of the fifth. However, the Lancers drop four spots in the rankings after falling to Servite, 11-0, in their next game.

14. Owasso (Owasso, Okla.) - (25-2) *1
The Rams relinquished their title as the nation's No. 1 team after losing twice to Broken Arrow (18-7) last week. Broken Arrow senior Spencer Barnett hit a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the seventh to lead the Tigers to a 4-3 win in the second meeting.

15. Tupelo (Tupelo, Miss.) - (25-2) *2
Tupelo, like Owasso (Owasso, Okla.), lost twice last week. The Golden Wave were edged by South Panola, 6-5, and were bested by Oxford, 14-10.

16. Moody (Corpus Christi, Texas) - (25-3) *4
Senior left-hander Marc Gomez (9-1) struck out 14 batters and allowed only four hits, but the Trojans still fell to Ray, 1-0. Ray's Roy Lumetta hit the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the seventh.

17. Plant (Tampa, Fla.) - (21-3) *12
Plant, which ended the regular season with an 8-3 loss to Sickles, will participate in the district tournament this week. The Panthers have lost in the district semifinals the last two years.

18. Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs, Fla.) - (23-2) *13
D.J. Hicks went 3-for-4 with a homer, but it wasn't enough as Lake Brantley lost to University, 6-2. The loss snapped Lake Brantley's 21-game winning streak.

19. Socorro (El Paso, Texas) - (28-1) *22
The Bulldogs scored a total of 28 runs in wins over Coronado and Hanks last week.

20. Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos, Calif.) - (17-3) *23
Two of the Griffins' three wins last week came against Marina. In a 4-2 win over Marina in nine innings, junior pitcher Beau Wright struck out 12 in eight innings.

21. Seminole (Seminole, Fla.) - (23-1) *21
Seminole was dealt its first loss of the season by Dunedin, which edged the Warhawks, 6-5, in the PCAC finals. Junior outfielder Michael Carlin hit a three-run homer for Seminole, which is the No. 1 seed in its district tournament this week.

22. Clearwater Central Catholic (Clearwater, Fla.) - (21-2) *24
CCC is the No. 1 seed in its district playoffs this week.

23. Lake Orion (Lake Orion, Mich.) - (8-0) *NR
The defending Division 1 state champion Dragons have scored 107 runs in their eight victories through Monday.

24. Crespi (Encino, Calif.) - (16-5) *25
Senior right-hander Tyler Johnson ran his career record to 15-0 by picking up the win in a 12-1 victory over Harvard-Westlake.

25. Reagan (San Antonio, Texas) - (28-2) *NR
The Rattlers blanked Smithson Valley, 4-0. Senior left-hander Casey Selsor struck out 15 to help Reagan earn its third district title in four years.

Dropped Out:

No. 16 Long Beach Wilson (Long Beach, Calif.) - (18-5-1)
Losses to Lakewood and Torrance West drop the Bruins out of the Top 25 for the first time this year.

No. 17 Creighton Prep (Omaha, Neb.) - (19-1)
Millard North handed Creighton Prep its first loss of the season with a 5-3 victory over the Junior Jays in the Metro Conference baseball tournament quarterfinals.

 




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