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    Orange County baseball Top 25: Aliso Niguel, Foothill, Servite move up
    • March 18, 2026

    The Orange County baseball rankings as of Wednesday, March 18.

    ORANGE COUNTY BASEBALL TOP 25

    Notable this week: San Juan Hills makes the biggest jump in the rankings. The Stallions, who are No. 12 this week, have wins over El Dorado and Cypress. … Huntington Beach is off to a 4-0 start in the Sunset League … Servite moves into the Top 10 and Foothill rises to No. 6. … Beckman, Corona del Mar and Woodbridge enter the Top 25.

    (Team records through Tuesday, March 17.)

    1. Orange Lutheran 2-1: The Lancers have not played since March 7 when they beat Bishop Gorman 8-5 in Las Vegas. They play in the prestigious National High School Invitational starting March 25.

    Previous ranking: 1

    2. Huntington Beach 5-2-1: The Oilers are off to a 4-0 start in the Sunset League. They had a three-game sweep of Edison — 6-3, 13-3 and 4-1 — and defeated Marina 6-1.

    Previous ranking: 2

    3. Santa Margarita 6-2: The Eagles were 1-1 through the early rounds of the Bishop Gorman National Invitational tournament in Las Vegas.

    Previous ranking: 3

    4. Cypress 7-3: The Centurions beat Villa Park, 5-3, in a Crestview League game Tuesday. They swept JSerra in two nonleague games last week by scores of 17-1 and 14-2.

    Previous ranking: 7

    Cypress' Drew Slevcove (14) pitches against JSeria in the first inning of a non-league baseball game, March 13, 2026, at JSerra. (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)
    Cypress’ Drew Slevcove (14) pitches against JSeria in the first inning of a non-league baseball game, March 13, 2026, at JSerra. (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)

    5. Mater Dei 4-2: The Monarchs won two of their three games during a trip to Texas earlier this month. They lost a home game to St. Mary’s, 7-3.

    Previous ranking: 5

    6. Foothill 9-2: The Knights are off to a great start. Their five-game winning streak includes wins of 2-0 over Servite and 1-0 over El Dorado in a Crestview League game.

    Previous ranking: 12

    7. Newport Harbor 8-1: The Sailors are 3-1 in the Sunset League. They beat Marina twice in a three-game league series and beat Corona del Mar, 5-1, in a league game.

    Previous ranking: 8

    8. Servite 7-3: The Friars have won five of their past six games including victories over Villa Park, San Juan Hills and Aliso Niguel.

    Previous ranking: 11

    9. El Dorado 7-4: The Golden Hawks have two 1-0 losses on their ledger to good teams, Foothill and Gahr.

    Previous ranking: 6

    Xavi Cadena (38) of El Dorado is greeted by teammates at home plate after hitting a home run against Notre Dame in a non-league baseball game at El Dorado High School in Placentia on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
    Xavi Cadena (38) of El Dorado is greeted by teammates at home plate after hitting a home run against Notre Dame in a non-league baseball game at El Dorado High School in Placentia on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    10. Aliso Niguel 8-1-1: The Wolverines were undefeated before a 6-2 loss to Servite on Tuesday. They have wins over San Juan Hills and Fullerton,

    Previous ranking: 16

    11. Los Alamitos 6-4

    Previous ranking: 13

    12. San Juan Hills 8-5

    Previous ranking: 21

    13. Villa Park 7-3-1

    Previous ranking: 10

    14. Fountain Valley 4-2

    Previous ranking: 9

    15. JSerra 5-5

    Previous ranking: 4

    16. Fullerton 7-2

    Previous ranking: 14

    17. San Clemente 7-3

    Previous ranking: 19

    18. Dana Hills 8-3

    Previous ranking: 15

    19. La Habra 7-5

    Previous ranking: 19

    20. Canyon 5-5

    Previous ranking: 22

    21. El Modena 7-3

    Previous ranking: 20

    22. Corona del Mar 5-3

    Previous ranking: Not ranked

    23. Edison 4-7

    Previous ranking: 17

    24. Woodbridge 6-5

    Previous ranking: Not ranked

    25. Beckman 5-2-1

    Previous ranking: Not ranked

     

     Orange County Register 

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