MaxPreps Top 50 high school baseball national rankings

Cypress (Calif.) defeated Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.) 2-0 in the championship game, ending what turned out to be a very balanced season in Division 1 of the Southern Section playoffs.

 
Meanwhile, Orange Lutheran captured the National High School Invitational, but had losses to Harvard-Westlake, Cypress and Notre Dame. And then there is Notre Dame, which lost in the quarterfinals of the section playoffs to Mira Costa, but also had two wins over Harvard-Westlake and a win over Orange Lutheran.

What it all means is that the Southern Section once again produced some outstanding teams. While the high-level of competition prevents teams from going undefeated on the season, it does allow for more teams to be considered among the best in the nation.

Thus Cypress rises to No. 5 this week, with the possibility of moving higher as playoffs in Texas and North Carolina move to completion. Harvard-Westlake drops to No. 17, Notre Dame is No. 18 and Orange Lutheran is No. 19 and Huntington Beach is 22. La Mirada finishes outside the Top 25 at No. 32 while Yucaipa is No. 35.

IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) maintains its top spot while Argyle (Texas) and Georgetown (Texas) remain at Nos. 2 and 3. Previous No. 4 Colleyville Heritage (Texas) lost a game in its quarterfinal series, but advanced to the next round. As a result, the Panthers dropped six places to No. 10. New Hanover (Wilmington, N.C.) is the new No. 4.

Dropped out: No. 22 Bolles (Jacksonville), No. 23 Collierville (Tenn.), No. 26 Blessed Trinity (Roswell, Ga.), No. 28 Mitchell (New Port Richey, Fla.), No. 30 Myers Park (Charlotte, N.C.), No. 32 St. Rita (Chicago), No. 36 Bob Jones (Madison, Ala.), Mesquite (Gilbert, Ariz.), No. 43 St. Augustine Prep (Richland, N.J.), No. 44 Jackson (Massillon, Ohio), No. 47 Crest (Shelby, N.C.), No. 49 Prosper (Texas), No. 50 Memorial (Houston).

Player of the Week: Chad Ricker, Argyle. In putting the Eagles into the regional semifinals, Ricker threw a five-inning no-hitter against Brownwood in a 22-0 win and also had two home runs. He also had a home run in the other game in the series.

Prospect of the Week: Matt Thompson, Cypress Ranch. In the first game of a three-game set with Round Rock, Thompson struck out 12 for the win. He also had a triple and two RBI in the rubber match of the series to lead Cypress Ranch into the regional semifinals.

Game of the Week: Georgetown 4, Porter 3 in 14 innings. Georgetown held off a game Porter team that had two pitchers combined for 14 strikeouts over 14 innings. The Eagles got the win in the bottom of the 14th when Wyatt Childress singled with two outs, moved to second on a walk and came home on Ty Tilson's walkoff double.

Game to Watch: Calvary Christian vs. Calvary Christian Academy. The two teams played in the Class 4A championship game last year with Calvary Christian Academy ending Calvary Christian's 60-game winning streak. This year, they meet in the Class 4A semifinals on Wednesday.

Streaks: Silo (Okla.) ends the season with 40 straight wins after winning the final two games of 2018 and all 33 of its games in 2019. Including the fall season, Silo is 65-1 during the 2018-19 school year and coach Billy Jack Bowen, in his 33rd season, has a career record of 2,041 and 404 during the fall and spring seasons. However Newman Catholic (Iowa) could move past Silo for the top active win streak. Newman Catholic (40-1) finished the 2018 season with 26 straight wins and begins its season on Tuesday (Iowa plays baseball in the spring).

Top 50 High School Baseball Rankings
1. (last week No. 1) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 24-1
Notes: The Ascenders have four players ranked among the top 50 high school draft prospects for the 2019 MLB draft, including Brennan Malone, Kendall Williams, Rece Hinds and Josh Rivera.
This week: Season over.

2. (2) Argyle (Texas), 35-1-1
Results: Defeated Brownwood 22-0 and 11-1 in the third round of the Class 4A state playoffs.
Stats: Chad Ricker tossed a no-hitter with six strikeouts and also had two home runs with seven RBI in the 22-0 win. Bo Hogeboom added a double, a grand slam and six RBI, while Cade Merka had a double and a home run and Dillon Carter had a home run. Preston King went 2-for 3 with a grand slam in the second game while Carter and Ricker each had a home run.
This week: Plays Canyon in regional semifinals.

3. (3) Georgetown (Texas), 36-2-1
Results: Defeated Porter 13-1 and 4-3 in 14 innings in the third round of the Class 5A state playoffs.
Stats: Wesley Dixon and Ty Tilson each had two hits and a double in the first game and Tilson had a walkoff double in the 14th inning in the second game.
This week: Plays Santa Fe in regional semifinals.

4. (5) New Hanover (Wilmington, N.C.), 24-1
Results: Defeated Southeast Guilford (Greensboro) 7-1 in third round of Class 3A playoffs and beat Terry Sanford 8-1 in quarterfinals.
Stats: Kyle Smith had a home run and Chase Nixon drove in four runs against Southeast Guilford. Alex Sniffen had a two-run double against Terry Sanford.
This week: D.H. Conley in semifinals.

5. (6) Cypress (Calif.), 31-3
Results: Defeated La Mirada 1-0 in Southern Section Division 1 semifinals and Harvard-Westlake 2-0 in section championship game.
Stats: Cameron Repetti and Brett Wozniak both struck out five over nine innings with Repetti also getting a double against La Mirada. Peter Werth added a pair of doubles. Repetti struck out six against Harvard-Westlake while Luke Davis went 3-for-3 with a double.
This week: Season over, California Southern Section Division 1 champions.

6. (7) Blanchard (Okla.), 39-0
Results: Defeated Kingfisher 7-4 in the semifinals and Harrah 14-5 in the finals to win the Class 4A state championship.
Stats: Bryce Madron was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI and Jack Kiker and Payton Miller each had a double in the win over Kingfisher. Kiker had a home run against Harrah while Kale Miller had two doubles. Jace Beck struck out 10.
This week: Season over. Oklahoma Class 4A state champions.

7. (8) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), 27-1
Results: Defeated James Logan (Union City) 5-0 in first round and Monte Vista (Danville) 2-1 in second round of North Coast Section Division 1 playoffs.
Stats: Eric Reyzelman had 12 strikeouts in six no-hit innings against James Logan. Kyle Harrison struck out 10 against Monte Vista.
This week: Foothill (Santa Ana) on Tuesday in semifinals.

8. (12) Barbe (Lake Charles, La.), 35-3
Results: Defeated Sam Houston 8-2 in Class 5A state championship game.
Stats: Brody Drost had a double and home run with five RBI in the win.
This week: Season over. Louisiana Class 5A state champions.

9. (13) DeSoto Central (Southaven, Miss.), 34-3
Results: Defeated S. Martin 3-1 and 5-0 to win Class 6A state championship.
Stats: Cade Smith struck out 10 in the first game while Kyle Booker and Shemaar Stapleton each had a double in the second game.
This week: Season over. Mississippi Class 6A state champions.

10. (4) Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville, Texas), 33-3
Results: Defeated Mansfield Legacy 13-3, but then lost 3-2. Won the third game 7-3.
Stats: Bobby Witt Jr. went 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBI, while Mason Greer and Joey Koetting each had a double in the first game. Chandler Freeman had two doubles and Greer had one in the third game.
This week: Plays Amarillo in regional semifinals.

11. (9) Cypress Ranch (Houston), 31-4-1
Results: Defeated Round Rock 2-1, lost 2-1, won the third game 3-0.
Stats: Matt Thompson struck out 12 in the first game. J.J. Goss struck out 10 in the loss. Thompson had a triple and two RBI in the third game.
This week: Plays Rockwall in regional semifinals.

12. (10) Farragut (Knoxville, Tenn.), 38-3
Results: Defeated Halls 9-2 in regional opener, but lost to Hardin Valley 5-2 in second round. Topped Tennessee (Bristol) 2-0 in sectional to advance to state tournament.
Stats: Ashton King had a home run while Hunter Merrick went 2-for-4 with three RBI against Halls. King also had a home run against Tennessee.
This week: State tournament

13. (15) Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.), 34-4
Results: Defeated North Gwinnett 9-6 and 9-3 in Class AAAAAAA semifinals.
Stats: Jonathan French and Stephen Hrustich each hit a home run in the first win. Hrustich also had four RBI in the second game.
This week: Hillgrove in state finals on Monday.

14. (16) Kingwood (Texas), 29-5-2
Results: Defeated Dickinson 6-0 and 17-2 in third round of Class 6A state playoffs.
Stats: Masyn Winn struck out 13 in the first game and also had a home run in the first game. Tanner Evans also hit a home run while Luke Johnson had a double and a triple.
This week: Plays Houston Lamar in regional semifinals.

15. (17) Lake Travis (Austin, Texas), 33-4
Results: Lost to Johnson 2-0, won 12-6 and 1-0.
Stats: Parker Guerin went 4-for-4 with three RBI and Brett Baty had a double and a home run with four RBI in the second game. Baty struck out 13 in the third game.
This week: Plays Laredo United South in regional semifinals.

16. (25) Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.), 26-7
Results: Defeated Mountain Ridge 9-0 in semifinals, defeated Corona del Sol 8-1 in Class 6A state championship game.
Stats: Shane Murphy threw a shutout with five strikeouts in the win over Mountain Ridge. Brock Selvidge had a home run, going 3-for-3 with three RBI against Corona del Sol.
This week: Season over. Arizona Class 6A state champion.

17. (14) Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.), 27-6-1
Results: Defeated Huntington Beach 6-2 in Southern Section Division 1 semifinals. Lost to Cypress 2-0 in section championship game.
Stats: Drew Bowser was 4-for-4 with three RBI in the semifinals.
This week: Season over.

18. (18) Notre Dame (SO) (Sherman Oaks, Calif.), 24-7
Notes: Notre Dame returns four players from this year's Mission League champion that rank among the top 50 juniors in California by Perfect Game, including Lucas Gordon (LHP), Daylen Reyes (SS), Devan Ornelas (MIF) and Tyler Stromsborg (RHP).
This week: Season over.

19. (19) Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.), 26-4
Notes: The Lancers return four players from the NHSI champions that rank among the top 50 juniors in California by Perfect Game, including Max Rajcic (RHP), Christian Rodriguez (RHP), Chad Born (OF), and James (Tank) Espalin (SS).
This week: Season over.

20. (11) Sam Houston (Lake Charles, La.), 36-5
Results: Lost to Barbe 8-2 in Class 5A state championship game.
Stats: Braden Duhon and Brandon Goodeaux had the only hits in the loss.
This week: Season over.

21. (21) The Woodlands (Texas), 29-6
Results: Defeated Klein 7-3 in third round of Class 6A playoffs.
Stats: Cameron Caley had two triples and Casey Sunseri had a double.
This week: McKinney Boyd in Regional semifinals.

22. (20) Huntington Beach (Calif.), 25-7
Results: Lost to Harvard-Westlake (Studio City) 6-2 in Southern Section Division 1 semifinals.
This week: Season over.

23. (27) American Heritage (Delray Beach, Fla.), 28-2
Results: Defeated Bishop Verot 3-0 and Oxbridge Academy 8-0 in first two rounds of Class 4A state playoffs.
Stats: Jacob Lojewski had a home run and three RBI against Bishop Verot.
This week: Plays Trinity Christian Academy on Friday.

24. (29) Valley Christian (San Jose, Calif.), 26-4
Results: Did not play. Playoff game with Palo Alto rained out.
This week: Palo Alto in first round of Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs on Monday.

25. (35) Desert Oasis (Las Vegas), 34-7
Results: Defeated Arbor View 10-5 in second round of Class 4A state playoff. Defeated Reno 8-6 in third round and Reno 9-1 in state championship game.
This week: Season over. Nevada Class 4A state champions.

The Next 25

26. (38) Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), 23-2
Results: Defeated Mullen 12-1 and Dakota Ridge 20-2 to win Class 5A Region 1 playoff.
This week: State tournament.

27. (39) Benedictine (Richmond, Va.), 28-2
Results: Defeated Norfolk Christian 11-10, Cape Henry Collegiate 15-5 and St. Christopher's 7-4 to win VISAA Division 1 championship.
This week: Season over. VISAA Division 1 champion.

28. (40) Andrean (Merrillville, Ind.), 28-1
Results: Defeated Guerin Catholic 8-3, Hobart 15-5, Marquette Catholic 15-1, Oak Park River Forest 1-0, De La Salle 6-2 and Marist 8-1.
This week: North Newton on Monday.

29. (41) New Albany (Ohio), 25-1
Results: Defeated Teays Valley (Ashville) 10-0.
This week: Groveport-Madison on Monday.

30. (42) Delbarton (Morristown, N.J.), 20-3
Results: Defeated Randolph 10-3, Chatham 5-0 and Malvern Prep (Pa.) 12-2.
This week: Morristown-Beard on Monday, Don Bosco Prep on Wednesday.

31. (45) St. John's (Washington, D.C.), 30-3
Results: Defeated Paul Public Charter International 24-0, St. Albans 1-0 and Wilson 1-0 to win WCAC championship.
This week: Season over. WCAC champions.

32. (24) La Mirada (Calif.), 26-7
Results: Lost to Cypress 1-0 in Southern Section Division 1 semifinals.
This week: Season over.

33. (31) St. Laurence (Burbank, Ill.), 28-5
Results: Lost to Marist 8-2, defeated Chicago Mt. Carmel 7-2.
This week: Morgan Park on Thursday in Class 3A state playoffs.

34. (46) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 24-3
Results: Defeated Spanish River (Boca Raton) 10-2 and Coral Glades (Coral Springs), 11-2 in first two rounds of Class 8A playoffs.
This week: McArthur (Hollywood) in third round of Class 8A playoffs on Wednesday.

35. (33) Yucaipa (Calif.), 26-6
Season over.

36. (NR) Hillgrove (Powder Springs, Ga.), 32-8
Results: Defeated Grayson 9-4, 4-1 in Class AAAAAAA semifinals.
This week: Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.) in state championship.

37. (NR) McGill-Toolen (Mobile, Ala.), 32-8-1
Results: Defeated Bob Jones (Madison) 8-6, 7-11, 7-6 in Alabama 7A state finals.
This week: Season over. Alabama Class 7A state champions.

38. (NR) Flanagan (Pembroke Pines, Fla.), 20-4-1
Results: Defeated Coral Springs 3-1 and Stoneman Douglas (Parkland) 10-3 in first two rounds of Class 9A state playoffs.
This week: Palm Beach Central in Class 9A third round.

39. (NR) Miami Springs (Fla.), 25-1
Results: Defeated Archbishop McCarthy 2-0 and American Heritage (Plantation) 4-3.
This week: Plays Eua Gallie in third round of Class 6A playoffs Wednesday.

40. (NR) Silo (Okla.), 33-0
Season over. Oklahoma Class 2A state champions.

41. (NR) Mosley (Lynn Haven, Fla.), 24-3
Results: Defeated West Florida 13-5 and Gulf Breeze 4-2 in first two rounds of Class 6A playoffs.
This week: Paxon School for Advanced Students on Wednesday in Class 6A third round.

42. (NR) Loganville (Ga.), 33-6
Results: Defeated Locust Grove 11-5 and 6-1 in semifinals of Class AAAAA playoffs.
This week: Ola in Class AAAAA state championship game.

43. (NR) Ridge Point (Missouri City, Texas), 28-4-1
Results: Defeated Cypress Fair 6-9, 9-0, 5-4.
This week: Atascocita in Class 6A regional semifinals.

44. (NR) Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 25-4
Results: Defeated Westminster Christian 4-2 and Florida Christian 3-1 in first two rounds of Class 4A state playoffs.
This week: Calvary Christian in Class 4A semifinals.

45. (NR) Calvary Christian (Clearwater, Fla.), 24-4
Results: Defeated Trinity Prep 8-0 and First Academy 8-1 in first two rounds of Class 4A state playoffs.
This week: Calvary Christian Academy in Class 4A semifinals.

46. (NR) Reagan (San Antonio), 33-6-1
Results: Defeated Westlake 0-2, 2-1, 6-5 in Class 6A regional quarterfinals.
This week: Laredo Alexander in Class 6A regional semifinals.

47. (48) Parkway (Bossier City, La.), 31-6
Season over.

48. (NR) Mountain View (Meridian, Idaho), 27-2
Results: Defeated Madison 5-0, Eagle 9-2 and Capital 19-2 in Idaho Class 5A state playoffs.
This week: Season over. Idaho Class 5A state champion.

49. (34) North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Ga.), 31-8
Results: Lost to Parkview (Lilburn) 9-6 and 9-3 in Class AAAAAAA semifinals.
This week: Season Over.

50. (NR) Carroll (Southlake, Texas), 28-11
Results: Defeated Marcus 6-2, 7-1 in Class 6A regional quarterfinals.
This week: Odessa in Class 6A regional semifinals.