Bay Area News Group Baseball Top 20

(Mercury News & East Bay Times)

(Records through Tuesday)

No. 1 GRANADA (15-3)

Previous ranking: 2

Since last ranking: Beat San Ramon Valley 7-4, Liberty 13-4

Up next: Wednesday at Foothill, 4 p.m.

No. 2 DE LA SALLE (12-3)

Previous ranking: 4

Since last ranking: Beat Serra 5-2, Granite Bay 10-3

Up next: Wednesday vs. San Ramon Valley, 4 p.m.

No. 3 SERRA (17-4)

Previous ranking: 1

Since last ranking: Lost to De La Salle 5-2, beat Benicia 9-4

Up next: Saturday vs. Del Oro, 10:30 a.m.

No. 4 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (15-4-1)

Previous ranking: 5

Since last ranking: Tied North Cobb Christian-Georgia 3-3, Beat Jesuit-Carmichael 17-7, Archbishop Moeller-Cincinnati 10-7

Up next: Friday vs. Washington-Fremont, 4 p.m.

No. 5 ST. FRANCIS (15-4)

Previous ranking: 3

Since last ranking: Did not play

Up next: Friday at Marin Catholic, 4 p.m.

No. 6 LOS GATOS (13-3)

Previous ranking: 7

Since last ranking: Beat Palo Alto 10-7, 13-0

Up next: Wednesday vs. Homestead, 4 p.m.

No. 7 DUBLIN (16-3)

Previous ranking: 9

Since last ranking: Beat Livermore 6-5 (9), Foothill 1-0, lost to Foothill 8-7

Up next: Wednesday at Amador Valley, 4 p.m.

No. 8 FOOTHILL (14-4)

Previous ranking: 8

Since last ranking: Lost to Dublin 1-0, beat Dublin 8-7

Up next: Wednesday vs. Granada, 4 p.m.

No. 9 PITTSBURG (14-2)

Previous ranking: 6

Since last ranking: Beat Freedom 3-1, lost to Freedom 3-0

Up next: Tuesday vs. Heritage, 4 p.m.

No. 10 LEIGH (15-2)

Previous ranking: 11

Since last ranking: Beat Willow Glen 6-3, 7-3, Santa Cruz 7-5

Up next: Wednesday at Pioneer, 4 p.m.

No. 11 HERITAGE (13-3)

Previous ranking: 10

Since last ranking: Lost to Lincoln-Stockton 5-4, beat Deer Valley 13-0

Up next: Tuesday at Pittsburg, 4 p.m.

No. 12 BENICIA (11-4)

Previous ranking: 13

Since last ranking: Beat Franklin-Elk Grove 6-4, lost to Serra 9-4

Up next: Tuesday at Campolindo, 4 p.m.

No. 13 ST. IGNATIUS (10-7-2)

Previous ranking: 12

Since last ranking: Lost to St. Mary’s-Stockton 7-2, Whitney 3-1 (8)

Up next: Thursday vs Sacred Heart Cathedral, 4 p.m.

No. 14 ACALANES (10-4-1)

Previous ranking: 14

Since last ranking: Lost to Petaluma 3-1

Up next: Tuesday at Alhambra, 4 p.m.

No. 15 CLAYTON VALLEY (13-3)

Previous ranking: 15

Since last ranking: Beat Alhambra 6-1, lost to Alhambra 1-0

Up next: Tuesday at College Park, 4 p.m.

No. 16 ALHAMBRA (11-5)

Previous ranking: 16

Since last ranking: Lost to Clayton Valley 6-1, beat Clayton Valley 1-0

Up next: Tuesday vs. Acalanes, 4 p.m.

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No. 17 BELLARMINE (11-8)

Previous ranking: 18

Since last ranking: Beat Palma 5-0

Up next: Friday at Hollister, 4 p.m.

No. 18 MENLO-ATHERTON (13-6)

Previous ranking: 17

Since last ranking: Beat Capuchino 6-2, lost to Capuchino 4-0

Up next: Wednesday at Sequoia, 4 p.m.

No. 19 CASTRO VALLEY (14-4)

Previous ranking: 20

Since last ranking: Beat Berkeley 7-1, 9-4

Up next: Wednesday at Piedmont, 4 p.m.

No. 20 COLLEGE PARK (7-6)

Previous ranking: Not ranked

Since last ranking: Beat Liberty-Bakersfield 5-2

Up next: Tuesday vs. Clayton Valley, 4 p.m.

Teams eligible for the Bay Area News Group rankings come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.