Bullard wins Fresno Easter Classic, debuts No. 1 in The Bee’s baseball Top 25 rankings
League games resume this week after Easter tournaments dominated the Fresno-area high school sports scene last week.
The highlight was Bullard beating Redwood 5-3 in the Fresno Easter Classic baseball championship game. The Knights Keynen Gomez pitched a six-hitter, Wyatt Rosenthal drove in two runs to tie the game at 3, and Cam Schneider had a double and RBI for Bullard.
Bullard (12-3) and Redwood top The Bee’s first Central Section Top 25 rankings. The Knights will face Madera this week.
Clovis (9-8-1) is No. 3 after picking up series wins over Central (9-9) and Buchanan (10-7). The Cougars had some tough losses against out-of-state teams in the past week.
In softball, Clovis North is the top-ranked team, going 7-0 at the Clovis Easter Classic to improve to 15-0-1 overall.
Baseball rankings
1. Bullard (12-3)
2. Redwood (11-5)
3. Clovis (9-8-1)
4. Buchanan (10-7)
5. Stockdale (11-5)
6. Bakersfield Christian (13-4)
7. Kingsburg (14-3)
8. Cabrillo (14-2)
9. Frontier (12-5)
10. El Diamante (12-5)
11. Madera (11-6)
12. Arroyo Grande (12-5)
13. Kerman (11-6)
14. Lemoore (10-4)
15. Fresno (11-6)
16. Clovis West (9-8)
17. Central (9-9)
18. Tulare Western (9-6)
19. Fowler (12-2)
20. Righetti (12-5)
21. Dos Palos (11-2)
22. Sanger (9-6)
23. Centennial (9-7)
24. Liberty-Madera Ranchos (13-6)
25. Washington Union (11-6-1)
Softball rankings
1. Clovis North (15-0-1)
2. Central (13-1)
3. Clovis (13-4)
4. Bullard (13-3)
5. Liberty-Bakersfield (13-2)
6. Centennial (14-3-1)
7. Buchanan (9-4-1)
8. Stockdale (9-3-1)
9. Independence (11-5)
10. St. Joseph (10-4)
11. Tulare Union (14-4)
12. Sanger (10-4-1)
13. Fowler (12-2)
14. Lompoc (9-2)
15. Clovis East (11-7)
16. Clovis West (5-3-2)
17. Highland (10-3)
18. Madera (8-4-1)
19. Edison (9-7)
20. Caruthers (7-6)
21. Cabrillo (7-2)
22. Mission Oak (9-5-1)
23. Woodlake (13-0)
24. Corcoran (10-2-1)
25. Templeton (8-4)
Milestone win
Fowler baseball coach Bill Feaver notched his 500th career win in an 11-2 win over Caruthers on March 30.
Feaver joins seven other coaches to reach 500 career wins in section history, historian Bob Barnett said.
Photo gallery: Bullard in Fresno Easter Classic
