Baseball: Mater Dei is No. 1 in Div. I poll, El Toro tops in Div. II
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Santa Ana Mater Dei has received the No. 1 ranking in the Southern Section Division I preseason baseball coaches’ poll.
The Monarchs return several top pitchers, led by senior Aaron Northcraft.
Here are the polls:
Division I: 1. Mater Dei, 2. Los Alamitos, 3. Capistrano Valley, 4. Long Beach Wilson, 5. Norco, 6. Simi Valley, 7. Lakewood, 8. Oxnard, 9. Saugus, 10. Riverside Poly.
Division II: 1. El Toro, 2. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, 3. Palos Verdes, 4. Cypress, 5. Redlands East Valley, 6. Yucaipa, 7. Crespi, 8. Glendora, 9. La Mirada, 10. Paso Robles.
Division III: 1. Paramount, 2. South Hills, 3. Elsinore, 4. Quartz Hill, 5. Paloma Valley, 6. California, 7. La Serna, 8. Laguna Hills, 9. Santa Margarita, 10. Diamond Ranch.
Division IV: 1. Northview, 2. Bishop Amat, 3. St Paul, 4. Patriot, 5. Sonora, 6. San Dimas, 7. Torrance, 8. Don Lugo, 9. Palm Desert, 10. St. Bonaventure.
Division V: 1. Santa Maria St Joseph, 2. San Jacinto, 3. Hesperia, 4. Carpinteria, 5. Maranatha, 6. Paraclete, 7. Serrano, 8. Mary Star, 9. Campbell Hall, 10. Western Christian.
Division VI: 1. Bloomington Christian, 2. Windward, 3. Sage Hill, 4. Grace Brethren, 5. Pasadena Poly, 6. Rosamond, 7. Viewpoint, 8. Oxford, 9. Lancaster Desert Christian, 10. Avalon.
Division VII: 1. Santa Clarita, 2. Camarillo Cornerstone Christian, 3. Dunn, 4. Faith Baptist, 5. North County Christian, 6. Pacific Lutheran, 7. Cate, 8. Wildwood, 9. Packinghouse Christian, 10. Trona.
-- Eric Sondheimer