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Regional High School Baseball Rankings as of March 31, 2008
By: Jon Mahoney and Matt Remsberg 4/4/08

Find out who the top 10 high school basketball teams are in the East, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest and West in our regional high school baseball rankings.

In the first regional high school baseball rankings, it's the Southeast that's come out of the gates strong with 10 teams in the National Top 25. Leading the way is national No. 1 American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.).

The West region also has a solid group of teams, including No. 7 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria, Ariz.) and its star two-way senior Jaff Decker.

Who do you think should be #1?

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

1. Paul VI Catholic (Fairfax, Va.) - 9-0
2. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) - 0-0
3. St. John's (Washington, D.C.) - 6-2
4. James River (Midlothian, Va.) - 4-2
5. Calvert Hall (Baltimore, Md.) - 5-3
6. North Davidson, N.C. (Lexington, N.C.) - 11-0
7. Brookland-Cayce (Cayce, S.C.) - 13-1
8. Mamaroneck (Mamaroneck, N.Y.) - 0-0
9. George Washington (New York, N.Y.) - 13-0
10. Hartsville (Hartsville, S.C.) - 11-2

Dropped Out:

None

On the Bubble:Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, N.J.) - 0-0; South Caldwell (Hudson, N.C.) - 12-1; Portsmouth (Portsmouth, R.I.) - 1-0; Malvern Prep (Malvern, Penn.) - 17-0; The Hun School (Princeton, N.J.) - 1-0

Notes: St. John's, James River and Calvert Hall all remain near the top of the regional rankings because none have lost a game to a team from the East Region. The teams' seven combined losses all came last week at the Anderson Bat National Classic in California. … Brookland-Cayce and Hartsville appear to be the class of South Carolina prep baseball this spring, with Brookland-Cayce holding the edge thanks to a head-to-head win over Hartsville on March 9 in the championship game of the International Paper Classic. Hartsville's only other loss is to the East's No. 1 squad, Paul VI, in the title game of last week's Southeastern Baseball Classic.

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

1. American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) - 15-1
2. Tupelo (Tupelo, Miss.) - 19-0
3. Plant (Tampa, Fla.) - 17-1
4. Sarasota (Sarasota, Fla.) - 14-2
5. Brookwood (Snellville, Ga.) - 12-1
6. Clearwater Central Catholic (Clearwater, Fla.) - 14-1
7. Jupiter (Jupiter, Fla.) - 17-2
8. Alonso (Tampa, Fla.) - 14-1
9. Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs, Fla.) - 15-1
10. Farragut (Knoxville, Tenn.) - 11-0

Dropped Out:

None

On the Bubble:Florida Christian (Miami, Fla.) - 14-2; Barbe (Lake Charles, La.) - 20-5-1; Harrison (Kennesaw, Ga.) - 14-0; Park Vista (Lake Worth, Fla.) - 18-1; Bishop Moore (Orlando, Fla.)

Notes:All 10 teams in the Southeast rankings reside in the National Top 25, leaving a number of talented teams “On the Bubble.” One of those squads is Harrison, which is unbeaten and earned four victories last week.

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

1. Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville, Ky.) - 4-0
2. Brother Rice (Chicago, Ill.) - 6-0
3. Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio) - 0-0
4. St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) - 0-0
5. Lake Orion (Lake Orion, Mich.) - 0-0
6. Paul Dunbar (Lexington, Ky.) - 4-1
7. Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio) - 0-0
8. Chaska (Chaska, Minn.) - 0-0
9. Elder (Cincinnati, Ohio) - 0-0
10. Noblesville (Noblesville, Ind.) - 2-1

Dropped Out:

None

On the Bubble: Kokomo (Kokomo, Ind.) - 1-1; Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) - 0-0; Mentor (Mentor, Ohio) - 0-0

Notes: While most of the regions are filled with teams deep into their schedules, eight of the teams in the Midwest rankings had yet to start their seasons as of Monday. Cincinnati powerhouse Moeller is a state title contender thanks to players like senior right-handed pitcher Russ Oltorik, who has committed to play both baseball and football at Ohio State. Moeller has a new head coach in former assistant Tim Held, who replaces the legendary Mike Cameron. Cameron coached Moeller for 39 seasons.

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

1. Owasso (Owasso, Okla.) - 11-0
2. Moody (Corpus Christi, Texas) - 19-2
3. Socorro (El Paso, Texas) - 21-0
4. Plano West (Plano, Texas) - 19-1
5. Goddard (Goddard, Kan.) - 3-0
6. Creighton Prep (Omaha, Neb.) - 8-0
7. Rowlett (Rowlett, Texas) - 19-0-2
8. Santa Fe (Edmond, Okla.) - 11-1
9. Reagan (San Antonio, Texas) - 22-2
10. Martin (Arlington, Texas) - 19-3-1

Dropped Out:

None

On the Bubble: Calallen (Corpus Christi, Texas) - 24-1; La Vista South (Papillion, Neb.) - 8-0; Coppell (Coppell, Texas) - 19-3; Atascocita (Humble, Texas) - 20-2; Georgetown (Georgetown, Texas) - 15-6; Texarkana (Texarkana, Ark.) - 16-5; Chickasha (Chickasha, Okla.) - 17-2

Notes:Rowlett boasts four regulars who are hitting better than .400, including Texas-bound shortstop Brandon Loy who leads the team in hits (28), runs (25), doubles (8) and RBI (17). Junior third baseman Blake Hamblin leads the Eagles with two homers and a .460 batting average. Rowlett has outscored its past five opponents 45-4.

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

1. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) - 17-1
2. Crespi (Encino, Calif.) - 10-3
3. Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.) - 12-2
4. Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos, Calif.) - 11-2
5. Patriot (Riverside, Calif.) - 15-0
6. Long Beach Wilson (Long Beach, Calif.) - 11-3-1
7. Sunrise Mountain (Peoria, Ariz.) - 16-2-1
8. Auburn (Auburn, Wash.) - 4-0
9. Valley Christian (San Jose, Calif.) - 13-2
10. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) - 13-3

Dropped Out:

None

On the Bubble:Redmond (Redmond, Wash.) - 7-0; Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins, Colo.) - 6-2; Snohomish (Snohomish, Wash.) - 6-0; Chaparral (Scottsdale, Ariz.) - 11-4; Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.) - 12-5

Notes:No. 7 Sunrise Mountain is led by senior outfielder/left-handed pitcher Jaff Decker, an Arizona State recruit who's one of the nation's top players.