This week’s Orange County high school baseball rankings, as of Monday, April 21.
Notable this week: Huntington Beach returned to Sunset League action and swept Orange County’s then-No. 4 team Los Alamitos in three league games. … Orange Lutheran swept Santa Margarita in three Trinity League games, so those two teams swap positions in this week’s rankings. … Cypress climbs two berths after beating Foothill in two Crestview League games. … Newport Harbor rises after a three-game Sunset League sweep of Fountain Valley. … San Clemente returns to the Top 25.
ORANGE COUNTY BASEBALL TOP 25
(Records through Sunday, April 20)
Jared Grindlinger (12) of Huntington Beach reacts when being called safe after scoring on a wild pitch in a Sunset League baseball game against Los Alamitos at Huntington Beach High School in Huntington Beach on Friday, April 18, 2025. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
1. Huntington Beach (18-2): The Oilers swept Los Alamitos in a Sunset League three-game series by scores of 3-2, 8-1 and 7-2. Ethan Porter had the walk-off hit in the 3-2 win, Jared Grindlinger pitched four no-hit innings in his outing and Jayton Greer on Friday had three hits including a home run and drove in four runs in the 7-2 win. Huntington Beach plays second-place Newport Harbor in three league games this week starting with a home game Tuesday.
Previous ranking: 1
2. Orange Lutheran (14-4): The Lancers shut down and swept Santa Margarita three-game Trinity League series by scores of 3-0, 4-0 and 1-0. Colt Peterson pitched a two-hitter in the first game. Gary Morse, Caden Miller and Tristan Ramos combined to shut out the Eagles in the 4-0 game and Sam Principe pitched a three-hitter in the 1-0 win. Orange Lutheran plays Servite in a three-game league series this week, beginning with a game at Servite on Tuesday.
Previous ranking: 3
3. Santa Margarita (11-10): The Eagles pitched well last week, including a fine effort by Brennan Bauer in which he gave up one run in six innings, but their batters struggled in three shutout losses to Orange Lutheran last week. Gavin Spiridonoff hit .333 for Santa Margarita during the three-game series. Santa Margarita plays JSerra in a three-game league series that starts Tuesday at Santa Margarita.
Previous ranking: 2
4. Cypress (14-9): The Centurions have won six of their past eight games including a two-game sweep of Foothill in a Crestview League series last week by scores of 5-3 and 9-1. First baseman Paul Dominguez homered and drove in five runs, catcher Noah Johnson knocked in a pair of runs and pitcher Tate Belfanti threw five scoreless innings. Cypress this week plays El Dorado in a two-game league series that begins at El Dorado on Wednesday.
Previous ranking: 9
5. Los Alamitos (15-7-2): The Griffins took on Orange County’s No. 1 team last week and lost the three Sunset League games to Huntington Beach. Los Alamitos, which is 8-7 in league, does not play any league games this week, with the only game on the schedule a nonleague game at Mira Costa on Saturday.
Previous ranking: 4
6. Villa Park (16-5): The Spartans beat El Modena in two Crestview League games, 7-2 and 5-1. Gunner Santillo was 5 for 7 with three RBIs and Dom Gutierrez was 4 for 7 with four RBIs. Villa Park, in second place behind Cypress with a 5-3 league record, plays three nonleague games this week against Pacifica, Bishop Amat and Ocean View before resuming league play against Foothill in two weeks.
Previous ranking: 7
7. Foothill (15-8): The Knights dropped two Crestview League games against Cypress, 5-3 and 9-1. Sean Green had two hits in both of those games. The Knights have two league games against El Modena this week, starting with a home game Wednesday.
Previous ranking: 5
8. JSerra (9-10): The Lions needed Trinity League victories and got them last week, taking two of three games against Mater Dei. JSerra lost the first game 2-1 and then won the next two 6-0 and 6-2 to improve its league record to 4-5. The Lions play Santa Margarita in a crucial three-game league series this week, with the first game Tuesday at Santa Margarita.
Previous ranking: 8
9. El Dorado (17-5): The Golden Hawks beat Crean Lutheran 3-0 in a nonleague game, their only game last week. Logan Steenburgen pitched the shutout with seven strikeouts. El Dorado, 3-3 in the Crestview league, plays league-leading Cypress (6-2) in a league series this week starting with a home game Wednesday.
Previous ranking: 10
Servite’s Toby Kwon scores a run against Mater Dei in a Trinity League baseball game in Anaheim on Friday, April 11, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
10. Servite (12-9): The Friars were swept by Trinity League-leading St. John Bosco by scores of 4-1, 7-0 and 5-1. Servite is 3-6 in league. The Friars play Orange Lutheran in a three-game league series this week starting with a home game Tuesday.
Previous ranking: 9
11. Mater Dei (13-8)
Previous ranking: 11
12. Trabuco Hills (15-6)
Previous ranking: 13
13. Aliso Niguel (17-5)
Previous ranking: 14
14. Fullerton (13-7-1)
Previous ranking: 12
15. Newport Harbor (17-5)
Previous ranking: 16
16. Corona del Mar (11-12)
Previous ranking: 20
17. San Juan Hills (12-8)
Previous ranking: 23
18. Laguna Beach (18-3)
Previous ranking: 18
19. Fountain Valley (11-9)
Previous ranking: 15
20. Edison (11-10)
Previous ranking: 17
21. Marina (11-11)
Previous ranking: 21
22. Woodbridge (16-7)
Previous ranking: 19
23. San Clemente (11-9)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
24. Mission Viejo (11-11)
Previous ranking: 22
25. Canyon (15-6)
Previous ranking: Not ranked