Orange Lutheran is new No. 1 team in The Times’ high school baseball rankings

A look at the top 25 high school baseball teams in the Southland:

Rank | SCHOOL (W-L) Comment (last week’s rank)

1. ORANGE LUTHERAN (24-2) 16 consecutive victories (3)

2. JSERRA (21-4) 18 consecutive victories (4)

3. HARVARD-WESTLAKE (21-4) Freshman Bryce Rainer is 6-0 and hitting .395 (5)

4. AYALA (20-1) Ranked No. 1 in Division 1 (6)

5. THOUSAND OAKS (23-1) Suffered first loss to Newbury Park (1)

6. FOOTHILL (21-4) Split with Villa Park (2)

7. SHERMAN OAKS NOTRE DAME (20-5) Three-game series with Harvard-Westlake (7)

8. HUNTINGTON BEACH (21-4) 9-0 in Sunset Surf League (8)

9. SIERRA CANYON (18-3) Ready for playoff action (10)

10, WEST RANCH (18-1) Showdown with Hart on Wednesday (11)

11. RIVERSIDE KING (20-5) Two-game series vs. Corona Santiago (14)

12. WARREN (23-2) 20-game winning streak (22)

13. MURRIETA MESA (22-5) Southwestern League champs (12)

14. DANA HILLS (19-6) Two-game lead in South Coast League (13)

15. VILLA PARK (20-5) Tied for first in Crestview League (15)

16. CORONA (17-7) Tied for first place in Big VIII League (16)

17. CORONA CENTENNIAL (18-7) Showdown with Corona this week (18)

18. HART (18-2) at West Ranch on Wednesday (20)

19. LOS ALAMITOS (14-7) vs. Corona del Mar on Tuesday (9)

20. TRABUCO HILLS (18-8) First place in Seaview League (19)

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High school baseball: Saturday’s results

High school baseball: Saturday’s results

May 23, 2021

21. KAISER (13-0) Going for perfect regular season (24)

22. GRANADA HILLS (18-2) Could be No. 1 seed in City Section (25)

23. YUCAIPA (16-9) Trying to hang on in Citrus Belt League (21)

24. SANTA MARGARITA (16-10) Big series vs. Servite (17)

25. DAMIEN (16-6) Ready to win Baseline League (NR)