Granada retakes No. 1 spot, Heritage cracks Top 5, Benicia enters rankings
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
No. 1 GRANADA (21-1)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Beat Dublin 2-0, 4-1
Up next: Wednesday vs. Livermore
No. 2 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (22-3)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat Archbishop Mitty 4-0, Bellarmine 4-2, 11-0
Up next: Tuesday vs St. Ignatius, 4 p.m.
No. 3 SERRA (18-5)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Lost to St. Ignatius 3-1, beat St. Ignatius 5-1
Up next: Tuesday at Mitty, 4 p.m.
No. 4 DE LA SALLE (14-5)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Beat Monte Vista 8-5, 6-3, lost to Elk Grove 3-2
Up next: Tuesday vs. Dougherty Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 5 HERITAGE (18-3-1)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Beat Freedom 11-1, 8-4, Franklin-Stockton 8-1
Up next: Tuesday at Liberty, 4 p.m.
No. 6 LOS GATOS (19-3)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Beat Cupertino 11-1, 9-0
Up next: Wednesday at Wilcox, 4 p.m.
No. 7 ACALANES (18-2)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Lost to Benicia 8-1, beat Benicia 2-1
Up next: Tuesday at Freedom, 4 p.m.
No. 8 JAMES LOGAN (17-3)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Beat Mission San Jose 8-5, 13-0, Berkeley 6-2
Up next: Wednesday at American, 4 p.m.
No. 9 COLLEGE PARK (14-6)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Beat Northgate 2-1, 8-4, Amador Valley 4-2
Up next: Tuesday at Benicia, 4 p.m.
No. 10 ST. IGNATIUS (15-7)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Beat Serra 3-1, lost to Serra 5-1
Up next: Tuesday at Valley Christian, 4 p.m.
No. 11 MITTY (15-9-1)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Lost to Valley Christian 4-0, beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 13-2, 5-3
Up next: Tuesday vs. Serra, 4 p.m.
No. 12 SAN RAMON VALLEY (13-8)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Beat Amador Valley 5-0, lost to Casa Grande 7-6
Up next: Wednesday at Monte Vista, 4 p.m.
No. 13 WOODSIDE (18-2-1)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Beat Mills 7-1, 5-1, Washington-San Francisco 16-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Aragon, 4 p.m.
No. 14 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (15-9)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Lost to Bellarmine 5-0, Mitty 13-2, 5-3
Up next: Tuesday at St. Francis, 4 p.m.
No. 15 BURLINGAME (14-5)
Previous ranking: 15
Since last ranking: beat Sacred Heart Prep 5-4 (12 innings), 3-2
Up next: Wednesday at Sequoia, 4 p.m.
No. 16 LEIGH (14-7)
Previous ranking: 16
Since last ranking: Lost to Leland 5-4, beat Leland 7-1
Up next: Tuesday at Live Oak, 4 p.m.
No. 17 CAPUCHINO (15-8)
Previous ranking: 18
Since last ranking: Beat Hillsdale 2-1, lost to Hillsdale 10-3
Up next: Wednesday at Sacred Heart Prep, 4 p.m.
No. 18 PITTSBURG (16-6)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Liberty 2-1, 2-0
Up next: Tuesday at Antioch, 4 p.m.
No. 19 BENICIA (12-7)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Acalanes 8-1, lost to Acalanes 2-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. College Park, 4 p.m.
No. 20 CASTRO VALLEY (14-7-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Alameda 4-3, 3-2
Up next: Wednesday at Arroyo, 4 p.m.
Teams eligible for the Bay Area News Group rankings come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
