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The Orange County high school softball rankings for this week, as of Monday, May 12.

Notable this week: Rosary concludes the regular season ranked No. 1 and riding a 16-game winning streak. The final O.C. rankings will be released after the CIF-SS playoffs. … Orange Lutheran remains No. 2 despite dropping its final two Trinity League games. … Cypress jumps two spots to No. 6 after defeating Pacifica 1-0 in nine innings to earn a share of the Crestview League.

SOFTBALL TOP 25

(Records through Sunday, May 11)

1. Rosary (25-2-1): Ava Phillips is 19-2 with a 1.11 ERA for the Pacific Coast League champion Royals.

Previous ranking: 1

2. Orange Lutheran (22-5): Kai Minor enters the playoffs hitting .488 with 22 extra-base hits and 11 stole bases for the Trinity League champion.

Previous ranking: 2

3. Fullerton (21-7): Katelynn Mathews is 15-2 with a 1.28 ERA for the Empire League champion Indians.

Previous ranking: 3

4. Mater Dei (16-11-1): Sienna Acosta had eight strikeouts in a 5-4 win against Orange Lutheran that sealed second place for the Monarchs in the Trinity League.

Previous ranking: 4

5. Santa Margarita (18-9-1): The Eagles won their Trinity League series with Orange Lutheran 2-1 but lost their series 1-2 against Mater Dei and JSerra.

Previous ranking: 5

6. Cypress (19-9): Makayla Bishop is a hitting .462 with 13 stolen bases for the Centurions, who shared the Crestview League title with Pacifica and El Modena.

Previous ranking: 8

7. El Modena (18-8): Sara Pinedo finished the regular season 14-4 with a 1.66 ERA for the Vanguards.

Previous ranking: 9

8. Pacifica (15-11): Ellena Ediss enters the postseason 11-6 with a 2.04 ERA for the Mariners.

Previous ranking: 6

9. Canyon (19-9): Samantha Gresham belted a two-run home run in a 3-2 loss against Esperanza in the Comanches’ Crestview League finale.

Previous ranking: 7

10. JSerra (15-13): Liliana Escobar finished the regular season with 189 strikeouts in 110 2/3 innings.

Previous ranking: 10

11. Los Alamitos (16-12)

Previous ranking: 11

12. Huntington Beach (21-7)

Previous ranking: 12

13. La Habra (21-7)

Previous ranking: 13

14. Capistrano Valley (16-10)

Previous ranking: 14

15. Marina (14-13)

Previous ranking: 15

16. Mission Viejo (13-14)

Previous ranking: 16

17. Tesoro (11-10)

Previous ranking: 17

18. Aliso Niguel (14-13-1)

Previous ranking: 18

19. El Dorado (17-11)

Previous ranking: 20

20. Villa Park (14-14)

Previous ranking: 22

21. Sonora (16-9)

Previous ranking: 21

22. Whittier Christian (20-7)

Previous ranking: 19

23. San Clemente (21-7-1)

Previous ranking: 23

24. Brea Olinda (18-5)

Previous ranking: 24

25. Edison (12-14)

Previous ranking: not ranked

Also considered: Beckman (17-8); Dana Hills (11-13); Esperanza (7-21)

Please send feedback on the softball rankings to Dan Albano at [email protected] or @ocvarsityguy on X or Instagram

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