OSAAtoday - Baseball coaches polls: April 29

April 29 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 (12) [1] 15-3 120

2. West Linn [5] 13-6 74

3. Westview [3] 15-3 73

4. Century [4] 17-2 66

5. South Salem [2] 13-3 63

6. McMinnville [6] 18-1 56

7. Bend [7] 15-4 45

8. Central Catholic [8] 14-6 44

9. Clackamas [10] 14-6 33

10. South Eugene [nr] 15-4 29

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: Roseburg (17)

Notes: Jesuit took two out of three from Westview. ... South Salem's 10-game winning streak ended with a 7-6 loss to Bend in the second game of a doubleheader. Mountain Valley Conference-leading South Salem plays second-place Sprague on Thursday and Friday. ... West Linn suffered its first Three Rivers League loss in the third game of a series against Lakeridge, falling 5-4. The Lions play a key three-game series against Tigard this week. ... Central Catholic won two of three from Barlow, with the Rams' 11-game winning streak coming to a halt with a 9-4 loss to Barlow in the third game. Mt. Hood Conference leader Central Catholic and second-place Clackamas meet for three games this week. ... South Eugene swept Rosebrug 4-2 and 5-4 to take over first place in the Southwest Conference. ... First-place McMinnville and second-place Century play a three-game Pacific Conference series this week.

1. Crescent Valley (6) [1] 16-2 102

2. Churchill (2) [4] 17-3 96

3. Central (3) [6] 12-4 83

4. Silverton [3] 14-3 71

5. Thurston [2] 15-4 66

6. West Albany [5] 10-5 46

7. Putnam [8] 15-5 27

8. Hood River Valley [10] 10-7 23

9. North Bend [7] 9-8 21

10. Ashland [9] 12-8 20

10. Wilsonville [nr] 12-8 20

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: Redmond (18)

Notes: La Salle Prep ended Putnam's 11-game winning streak, taking the last two of a three-game series. First-place Putnam faces Wilsonville (tied with La Salle Prep for second place) for three games this week. ... Central won at Crescent Valley 7-1 and split two games with Silverton. The Panthers play host to Crescent Valley on Monday. ... Churchill swept a home doubleheader with Thurston 4-2 and 3-2 on Saturday. The teams meet at Thurston on Tuesday.

1. North Marion (7) [1] 18-2 79

2. Hidden Valley [3] 19-1 74

3. Banks [4] 16-3 68

4. Henley (1) [2] 16-2 64

5. La Grande [6] 11-6 44

6. Newport [5] 15-3 52

7. Gladstone [nr] 12-8 28

8. Baker / Powder Valley [7] 15-3 23

9. Junction City [nr] 13-4 16

10. Phoenix (1) [nr] 11-9 10

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: Philomath / Alsea (8); Cottage Grove (8); Ontario (7)

Notes: North Marion and Gladstone split two one-run games. ... Henley's 13-game winning streak ended with a 5-1 loss at Phoenix. ... Banks won at Philomath / Alsea 12-6. ... La Grande plays host to Baker / Powder Valley for a doubleheader Friday.

1. Brookings-Harbor (8) [1] 18-1 81

2. La Pine (1) [3] 12-4 68

3. Santiam Christian [4] 14-4 58

4. Pleasant Hill [2] 12-3 56

5. Irrigon [6] 14-3 48

6. Warrenton [5] 11-3 46

7. Rainier [9] 8-6 46

8. Joseph / Enterprise / Wallowa / Elgin [7] 10-5 43

9. Vale (2) [nr] 10-6 30

10. Taft [8] 10-9 17

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: None

Notes: Brookings-Harbor has won 12 in a row. ... Santiam Christian beat visiting La Pine 4-1. ... Pleasant Hill plays host to Santiam Christian on Tuesday and goes to La Pine on Thursday. ... Rainier won at Warrenton 7-2 and split a home doubleheader with Taft. ... Taft visits Warrenton on Tuesday. ... Irrigon plays a home doubleheader against Burns on Friday.

2A/1A

1. Reedsport (2) [3] 15-1 70

2. Knappa (2) [1] 16-1 67

3. Umpqua Valley Christian / Melrose Christian (4) [1] 19-1 63

4. Monroe [4] 15-1 58

5. Kennedy [5] 16-2 51

6. Neah-Kah-Nie [10] 15-4 29

7. Santiam [8] 10-6 17

8. Grant Union / Prairie City [nr] 11-6 13

9. Bandon [nr] 8-10 10

10. Nestucca [7] 11-10 9

10. Regis [nr] 14-3 9

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: Toledo (8); Glide (7); Lakeview (7)

Notes: Reedsport, which has allowed 20 runs in 16 games, supplants Knappa from the top spot. Reedsport (8-0 in Special District 5) plays host to Toledo (7-1) on Friday. ... Knappa took a three-game set from St. Paul to extend its winning streak against Oregon teams to 51. ... Umpqua Valley Christian swept a three-game series against Glide. ... Kennedy won all three games against Santiam. ... Regis goes to Monroe on Friday.