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Baseball, Softball State Rank Updates
With the National High School Invitational already underway this week, San Clemente’s first-day win over Lambert of Georgia combined with JSerra’s first-day loss to Mosley of Florida switches the top two positions in baseball. Preseason No. 1 College Park also could emerge with the NHSI title. On the softball side, the top four are rock-solid […]
State Stat Stars of the Week
Alyssa Palomino of Mission Viejo already has six homers this season and is getting near the career state record. We have updated the all-time list. For baseball, the honor roll includes two players who had a direct impact on changing the order of the top five in this week’s state rankings – Joey Matulovich of […]
Baseball, Softball State Rank Updates
JSerra moves up to No. 1 in baseball after College Park suffers shutout loss to San Ramon Valley. Mission Viejo, meanwhile, stays on top in softball after winning prestigious tourney for second year in a row. Highest ranked newcomers are Archbishop Mitty (baseball) & West Ranch of Valencia (softball). Check below for this week’s new […]
State Stat Stars of the Week
For the first time, baseball and softball players get into the stat stars act. They join some of the best from boys and girls hoops still going strong, such as Stefan Mitu of Danville Monte Vista, Aarion McDonald of Stockton Brookside Christian and Jaimoni Welch-Coleman of Berkeley.
Baseball, Softball State Rank Updates
Preseason No. 1 teams College Park (baseball) & Mission Viejo (softball) both off to solid starts with huge tourney appearances upcoming. Highest ranked newcomers are Harvard-Westlake & San Jose Valley Christian (baseball) plus Los Osos & Riverside M.L. King (softball). Check below for this week’s new list of the State Top 20 baseball and softball […]
Preseason Softball State Ranks
We have 25 elite teams pegged in order with writeups for each, led by obvious No. 1 Mission Viejo. The Diablos weren’t obvious at No. 1 at the end of last season, but unbeaten No. 2 Amador Valley may be rebuilding.
FAB 50 Softball: Mission Viejo No. 1
In the first FAB 50 national softball rankings compiled by Cal-Hi Sports editor Mark Tennis for the new FullCountSoftball.com web site, Mission Viejo starts the 2015 season as the No. 1 team. The Diablos, who were No. 1 in the state by Cal-Hi Sports and No. 1 in the nation in the Student Sports FAB […]
Softball: National FAB 50 To Begin
Many longtime followers of Cal-Hi Sports and this web site know that directing national rankings programs for Student Sports, ESPN, FOX and others was part of our job for many years in addition to the statewide coverage. One of the people we worked with for most of that time was Brentt Eads. We both had […]
Inside the All-State Softball Team
This extra all-state softball post for Gold Club members lists more of the state’s top underclass players, explains why the All-CIFSS teams were diminished as part of our criteria and gives some extra credit to a few players, including our State Most Inspirational Player of the Year. If you’re not a Gold Club member yet,...