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Acalanes’ Branson Smith (19) pitches against College Park in the fourth inning at Acalanes High School in Lafayette, Calif., on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
Acalanes’ Branson Smith (19) pitches against College Park in the fourth inning at Acalanes High School in Lafayette, Calif., on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
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Bay Area News Group Baseball Top 20

(Mercury News & East Bay Times)

(Records through Monday)

No. 1 ACALANES (17-1)

Previous ranking: 1

Since last ranking: Beat College Park 4-3, lost to College Park

Up next: Tuesday vs. Benicia, 4 p.m.

No. 2 GRANADA (19-1)

Previous ranking: 2

Since last ranking: Beat Foothill 5-1,10-3

Up next: Wednesday at Dublin, 4 p.m.

No. 3 SERRA (17-3)

Previous ranking: 3

Since last ranking: Beat Bellarmine 7-0, Saint Francis 22-7

Up next: Tuesday at St. Francis, 4 p.m.

No. 4 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (19-3)

Previous ranking: 4

Since last ranking: Beat St. Francis 3-1, Archbishop Mitty 5-3

Up next: Tuesday vs. Mitty, 4 p.m. 

No. 5 DE LA SALLE (12-4)

Previous ranking: 5

Since last ranking: Beat San Ramon Valley 11-0, 12-2, lost to Jesuit 5-2

Up next: Wednesday vs. Monte Vista, 4 p.m.

No. 6 LOS GATOS (17-3)

Previous ranking: 6

Since last ranking: Beat Overton-Tennesee 10-5, Lebanon-Tennesee 12-5, Friendship Christian-Tennesse 9-2 

Up next: Wednesday vs. Cupertino, 4 p.m.

No. 7 HERITAGE (15-3-1)

Previous ranking: 8

Since last ranking: Beat Pittsburg 6-2, 4-3

Up next: Tuesday at Freedom, 4 p.m. 

No. 8 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (15-6)

Previous ranking: 11

Since last ranking: Beat St. Ignatius 9-7, Bellarmine 4-0

Up next: Tuesday vs. Bellarmine, 4 p.m.

No. 9 JAMES LOGAN (14-3)

Previous ranking: 9

Since last ranking: Irvington 15-1, 9-1

Up next: Wednesday at Mission San Jose, 4 p.m.

No. 10 COLLEGE PARK (11-6)

Previous ranking: 15

Since last ranking: Lost to Acalanes 4-3, beat Acalanes 5-1, Berkeley 8-0

Up next: Tuesday vs. Northgate, 4 p.m.

No. 11 ST. IGNATIUS (13-6)

Previous ranking: 10

Since last ranking: Lost to Sacred Heart Cathedral 9-7, beat Archbishop Riordan 8-0

Up next: Tuesday vs. Riordan, 4 p.m.

No. 12 SAN RAMON VALLEY (12-7)

Previous ranking: 7

Since last ranking: Lost to De La Salle 11-0, 12-2

Up next: Wednesday vs. Amador Valley, 4 p.m.

No. 13 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (13-8-1)

Previous ranking: 12

Since last ranking: Beat Riordan 10-1, lost to Valley Christian 5-3

Up next: Tuesday at Valley Christian, 4 p.m.

No. 14 WOODSIDE (15-2-1)

Previous ranking: 16

Since last ranking: Beat San Mateo 1-0, 4-2, University 10-7

Up next: Tuesday at Mills, 6:30 p.m.

No. 15 BURLINGAME (12-5)

Previous ranking: 9

Since last ranking: beat Menlo-Atherton 4-1, lost to Menlo-Atherton 2-1, beat Palo Alto 5-4

Up next: Wednesday vs. Sacred Heart Prep, 5 p.m.

No. 16 LEIGH (13-6)

Previous ranking: 14

Since last ranking: Beat Pioneer 3-2, 8-6, lost to Prospect 5-3

Up next: Tuesday vs. Leland, 4 p.m.

No. 17 CAPUCHINO (14-7)

Previous ranking: 18

Since last ranking: Beat Sequoia 2-0, lost to Sequoia 6-5

Up next: Wednesday vs. Hillsdale, 4 p.m.

No. 18 BERKELEY (10-7)

Previous ranking: Not ranked

Since last ranking: Beat Bishop O’Dowd 3-2, 3-2, lost to College Park 8-0, Monte Vista 13-8

Up next: Wednesday vs. Arroyo, 4 p.m.

No. 19 MENLO-ATHERTON (12-9)

Previous ranking: 20

Since last ranking: Lost to Burlingame 4-1, beat Burlingame 2-1, lost to Mountain View 16-11

Up next: Wednesday vs. Carlmont, 4 p.m.

No. 20 THE KING’S ACADEMY (11-7-1)

Previous ranking: Not ranked 

Since last ranking: Beat Carlmont 11-1, 4-2

Up next: Wednesday vs. Sequoia, 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.