Orange County baseball Top 25: Huntington Beach rises to No. 1 after winning NHSI, April 3

This week’s Orange County high school boys baseball rankings.

Notable this week: Huntington Beach ascends to No. 1 in this week’s rankings after winning the National High School Invitational for the second time. … The Oilers beat JSerra 8-1 in the championship game. … JSerra beat last week’s No. 1 Santa Margarita in the NHSI semifinals. … Pacifica rises into The top 10 after a 4-0 win over No. 5 Villa Park in the Loara Tournament final.

BASEBALL TOP 25

(Records through April 2)

1. Huntington Beach 12-6: The Oilers won the National High School Invitational in North Carolina for a second time, beating JSerra 8-1 in the championship game by scoring seven runs in the top of the ninth inning. Sophomore pitcher Tyler Bellerose was tournament MVP. Bradley Navarro and Ralphy Velazquez both drove in six runs in the tournament, and Dean Carpentier was named to the all-tournament team.

Previous ranking: 7

2. JSerra 10-7: The Lions beat Santa Margarita, last week’s No. 1 team, 4-1 in the NHSI semifinals and lost to Huntington Beach in extra innings in the tournament final. JSerra’s Trent Caraway and Matthew Champion were selected to the all-tournament team.

Previous ranking: 5

3. Santa Margarita 14-3: The Eagles went 3-1 in the NHSI. Pitcher Collin Clarke was named to the all-tournament team. They are in first place in the Trinity League with an 8-1 league record.

Previous ranking: 1

4. Mater Dei 12-5-1: The Monarchs, in second place in the Trinity League at 8-2, defeated Charter Oak in their only game last week.

Previous ranking: 3

5. Villa Park 12-3: The Spartans defeated Foothill twice in Crestview League games to complete a sweep of their three-game league series. They also lost to Pacifica in the Loara Tournament championship game and will play in the National Classic this week.

Previous ranking: 4

6. Orange Lutheran 10-9-1: The Lancers beat Hoover of Alabama and lost to Farragut of Tennessee in nonleague games. They don’t play again until the Boras Classic South tournament begins April 11.

Previous ranking: 2

7. Cypress 12-4: The Centurions, in first place in the Empire League with a 6-0 league record, beat Ayala 10-1. They play in the National Classic this week.

Previous ranking: 6

8. Foothill 8-8: The Knights lost twice to Villa Park last week, 6-1 and 3-0. They are in the National Classic this week.

Previous ranking: 8

9. Servite 9-8: The Friars defeated La Mirada and Lakeridge of Oregon last week. They play in the National Classic this week.

Previous ranking: 10

10. Pacifica 14-2: The Mariners beat Villa Park 4-0 in the Loara Tournament championship game as Chad Gurnea pitched four scoreless innings, and Ryland Chastain and Jayson Juarez drove in two runs apiece.

Previous ranking: 12

11. El Dorado 10-9

Previous ranking: 9

12. El Modena 10-7

Previous ranking: 13

13. Fullerton 10-4

Previous ranking: 14

14. Edison 8-5

Previous ranking: 18

15. Los Alamitos 11-5

Previous ranking: 11

16. San Clemente 9-4