Orange County baseball Top 25: Orange Lutheran, Huntington Beach stay in top spots

The Orange County baseball rankings as of Monday, May 4

ORANGE COUNTY BASEBALL TOP 25

Notable this week: JSerra moves into the Top 10 after a three-game sweep of Santa Margarita in the Trinity League. … Marina also rises in the rankings after taking two of three games from Fountain Valley in the Sunset League. … Sea View League champion Mission Viejo climbs to No. 18. … Canyon pops back into the Top 25.

(Team records through Sunday, May 3)

1. Orange Lutheran 21-5: The Lancers went 2-1 in a Trinity League series against Servite, including a strong pitching performance by Sam Principe. They also beat Mater Dei to lock down second place in the league standings.

Previous ranking: 1

2. Huntington Beach (20-6-1): The Oilers are the Sunset League champion after they beat Newport Harbor twice in a three-game Sunset League series last week

Previous ranking: 2

3. Cypress 20-6: The Centurions are the Crestview League champion. They split a two-game series against second-place Villa Park last week.

Previous ranking: 3

4. Mater Dei 13-12: The Monarchs were swept by league-champion St. John Bosco in three games in the Trinity League. They also lost to Orange Lutheran, 14-4, in league.

Previous ranking: 4

5. Servite 14-13: The Friars went 1-2 against Orange Lutheran in a Trinity League series. Servite beat the Lancers 1-0 despite having zero hits.

Previous ranking: 5

6. Newport Harbor 19-9: The Sailors won one of their three Sunset League games against Huntington Beach and finish as the league's second-place team.

Previous ranking: 7

7. Villa Park 17-8: The Spartans finish second in the five-team Crestview League.

Previous ranking: 8

8. Trabuco Hills 15-10: The Mustangs clinched the South Coast League championship by winning two of three league games against Tesoro. They went 6-2 in their final eight league games.

Previous ranking: 9

9. JSerra 11-17: The Lions won't be in the CIF-SS playoffs, but they finished the season strong with a three-game sweep of Santa Margarita in the Trinity League.

Previous ranking: 13

10. Santa Margarita 14-13: The Eagles lost eight of their final nine Trinity League games.

Previous ranking: 6

11. Foothill 16-10

Previous ranking: 12

12. Dana Hills 18-9

Previous ranking: 16

13. San Clemente 18-10

Previous ranking: 14

14. Marina 13-15

Previous ranking: 24

15. Fountain Valley 13-14

Previous ranking: 10

16. Aliso Niguel 16-9-2

Previous ranking: 15

17. Los Alamitos 10-17

Previous ranking: 11

18. Mission Viejo 18-8

Previous ranking: 21

19. Edison 12-16

Previous ranking: 25

20. Corona del Mar 14-17

Previous ranking: 17

21. El Modena 20-6

Previous ranking: 20

22. El Dorado 11-15

Previous ranking: 18

23. La Habra 11-14-1

Previous ranking: 18

24. Yorba Linda 18-7

Previous ranking: 22

25. Canyon 14-12

Previous ranking: Not ranked

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This story was originally published May 4, 2026 at 3:49 PM.