OSAAtoday - Baseball coaches polls: March 25

March 25 Statewide Baseball Coaches Polls

OSAAtoday presents its weekly statewide Boys Baseball Coaches Polls in all classifications. Thanks to all the coaches who took the time and had the expertise to contribute their opinions to this endeavor.

Please email [email protected] if you are a boys varsity head baseball coach who did not vote this time but would like to going forward.

Look for the polls every week during the spring season.

Please note: these polls are for generating interest and discussion only and have no impact on the OSAA’s RPI and Colley ratings that form the basis of the OSAA’s rankings for playoff purposes.

Baseball

1. Jesuit (3) [2] 4-1 140

2. Westview (7) [3] 3-0 133

3. Clackamas (2) [1] 3-2 123

4. West Linn (4) [4] 2-0 106

5. South Salem [8] 3-2 78

6. Century [6] 4-0 48

7. South Medford [nr] 4-1 44

8. Lincoln [7] 4-1 40

8. Tualatin [nr] 3-0-1 40

10. Central Catholic (1) [8] 1-3-1 33

First-place votes in parentheses

Last ranking in brackets

Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Sunday evening.

Others receiving significant votes: Lakeridge (28); Grant (26); Sheldon (25); Tigard (20)

Notes: Clackamas falls from No. 1 after losing to Grant 8-5 and Westview 6-5. ... Jesuit beat Central Catholic 6-2 as Mick Abel struck out nine in four innings. ... West Linn defeated Grant 9-1. ... Central Catholic lost to Jesuit and Century 9-7, but beat Lake Oswego 17-1.

1. Crescent Valley (10) [1] 5-0 100

2. Wilsonville [3] 3-1 79

3. Churchill [2] 4-0 76

4. Silverton [8] 4-0 49

5. Hood River Valley [4] 2-2 46

6. Thurston [6] 2-1 37

7. Redmond [nr] 3-0 24

8. West Albany [5] 2-2 23

9. Pendleton [9] 2-1 22

10. Central [nr] 3-1 19

First-place votes in parentheses

Last ranking in brackets

Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Sunday evening.

Others receiving significant votes: Ashland (12); North Salem (12); Eagle Point (11)

Notes: Crescent Valley rolled past reigning 4A champion Gladstone 15-3 and blanked 6A Wilson 14-0. ... Churchill has outscored its opponents 46-6 in a 4-0 start. The Lancers meet Century, No. 6 in 6A, on Monday at Tigard. ... Wilsonville rebounded from a 3-2 loss to Crescent Valley on March 15 to edge West Albany 2-1 on March 19. ... West Albany takes on Pleasant Hill, No. 2 in 3A, on Friday at Volcanoes Stadium in Keizer.

1. North Marion (8) [1] 6-0 90

2. Hidden Valley (1) [9] 5-0 73

3. Banks [2] 4-1 62

4. Junction City [3] 4-0 48

5. Henley [8] 3-1 43

6. Newport [3] 5-1 36

7. La Grande [3] 2-2 30

7. Phoenix [10] 2-0 30

9. Baker / Powder Valley [nr] 4-0 13

10. Valley Catholic [nr] 2-2 12

First-place votes in parentheses

Last ranking in brackets

Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Sunday evening.

Others receiving significant votes: Estacada (10)

Notes: North Marion won at home over Banks 3-1 on Thursday. The Huskies also beat 5A Scappoose 10-0. ... In games at Ron Tonkin Field in Hillsboro, Banks defeated Estacada 16-3 and Gladstone 10-0. ... Newport outscored Sisters 22-1 in two wins. ... Gladstone, last year's champion, has lost five of six and stands 2-5. ... Henley visits Newport on Wednesday. ... Banks meets Brookings-Harbor, No. 1 in 3A, on Wednesday at Hidden Valley.

1. Brookings-Harbor (8) [4] 5-0 84

2. Pleasant Hill [3] 3-0 77

3. Taft (1) [1] 2-2 69

4. Santiam Christian (1) [5] 3-2 61

5. Horizon Christian, Tualatin [1] 2-1 46

6. Warrenton [8] 2-1 37

6. Yamhill-Carlton [6] 3-1-1 37

8. Creswell [7] 4-2 26

9. La Pine [nr] 1-1 24

10. Irrigon [nr] 3-1 21

First-place votes in parentheses

Last ranking in brackets

Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Sunday evening.

Others receiving significant votes: Joseph / Enterprise / Wallowa / Elgin (14); Douglas (14)

Notes: Horizon Christian dropped from No. 1 after falling at Scio 8-6 on Friday. ... Brookings-Harbor moves into the top spot after an impressive 11-4 win at Taft on Saturday. ... Taft defeated visiting Yamhill-Carlton 11-3 on Thursday.

2A/1A

1. Knappa (2) [1] 2-0 78

2. Umpqua Valley Christian / Melrose Christian (5) [3] 5-0 71

3. Monroe [2] 4-1 65

4. Reedsport (2) [5] 5-1 60

5. Kennedy [6] 5-1 53

6. St. Paul [6] 5-1 36

7. Western Christian [9] 2-1 27

8. Neah-Kah-Nie [nr] 5-0 25

9. Glendale [8] 3-0 18

10. Hosanna Christian / Triad [nr] 2-0 13

First-place votes in parentheses

Last ranking in brackets

Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Sunday evening.

Others receiving significant votes: Grant Union / Prairie City (11)

Notes: Knappa puts its 40-game winning streak on the line with three games against large schools in Arizona on Monday and Tuesday. ... Umpqua Valley Christian won at home 11-5 over Monroe on Thursday. The Monarchs have outscored opponents 56-11 in a 5-0 start. ... Santiam defeated host St. Paul 10-7. ... Neah-Kah-Nie has scored 76 runs in opening the season with five wins.