Orange County baseball top 25, April 18

ORANGE COUNTY BASEBALL TOP 25

(Records through April 10)

1. Orange Lutheran 18-3

The Lancers, who are No. 1 in the Prep Baseball Report California rankings, did not play last week. This week they play in the very challenging Boras Classic South.

2. Huntington Beach 15-7

The Oilers split two Surf League games with Fountain Valley last week. They open the Boras Classic South against state No. 3 Yucaipa on Tuesday.

3. Villa Park 20-2

The Spartans open the Boras Classic South against Servite on Tuesday. They won a nonleague game last week against Santa Fe as Gavin Grahovac homered and drove in the winning run, and they swept El Dorado in two Crestview League games.

4. Cypress 19-3-2

One week after winning the National Classic tournament, the Centurions won two close Empire League games against Crean Lutheran, 9-8 and 4-2. Luke Matlock pitched a complete game in the 4-2 win.

5. JSerra 12-9

The Lions beat state No. 7 Harvard-Westlake in their only game last week. They play San Dimas on Tuesday in the first round of the Boras Classic South.

6. Servite 12-8

Auggie Gutierrez had a huge week for the Friars with seven hits, four extra-base hits and five RBIs in a three-game sweep of Mater Dei in the Trinity League.

7. Foothill 19-8

The Knights, in second place in the Crestview League, split two league games with Canyon, and lost to Ayala in a nonleague game.

8. Santa Margarita 16-6

The Eagles, who did not play last week, have three Trinity League games this week against St. John Bosco.

9. Trabuco Hills 17-5

The Mustangs’ two-game sweep of Aliso Niguel included a four-RBI game from Joey Gray.

10. El Dorado 14-12

The Golden Hawks struggled to score last week, tallying only one run over two losses to Villa Park.

11. Mater Dei 11-10

12. Pacifica 15-7

13. Capistrano Valley 13-8-1

14. Ocean View 15-7