Chaminade climbs to No. 5 in The Times’ prep baseball top 25 rankings

Ranking the top 25 high school baseball teams in the Southland:

Rank. School (W-L) - Next Opponent (last week’s ranking)

1. JSERRA (24-6) - playoffs, Friday (1)
2. EL TORO (23-5) - playoffs, Friday (2)
3. ORANGE LUTHERAN (20-8) - playoffs, Friday (3)
4. REDONDO (26-2) - playoffs, Friday (4)
5. CHAMINADE (18-9) - playoffs, Friday (11)
6. SOUTH HILLS (21-7) - playoffs, Thursday (7)
7. RIVERSIDE NORTH (22-7) - playoffs, Friday (8)
8. MARINA (20-10) - playoffs, Friday (5)
9. VALENCIA (23-8) - playoffs, Friday (6)
10. CHATSWORTH (25-6) - vs. Palisades, Tuesday (9)
11. MURRIETA MESA (22-7) - playoffs, Friday (10)
12. BONITA (25-5) - playoffs, Thursday (12)
13. MIRA COSTA (24-6) - playoffs, Friday (21)
14. EL CAMINO REAL (24-7) - vs. San Pedro, Tuesday (14)
15. GAHR (23-6) - playoffs, Thursday (15)
16. SIMI VALLEY (18-7) - playoffs, Thursday (16)
17. CYPRESS (23-7) - playoffs, Friday (18)
18. FOOTHILL (22-7) - playoffs, Thursday (19)
19. HUNTINGTON BEACH (19-10) - playoffs, Friday (24)
20. LA MIRADA (21-7) - playoffs, Thursday (20)
21. MATER DEI (16-12) - playoffs, Friday (NR)
22. HARVARD-WESTLAKE (20-8) - playoffs, Wednesday or Friday (22)
23. CRESCENTA VALLEY (20-7) - playoffs, Thursday (23)
24. WOODBRIDGE (19-7) - playoffs, Friday (NR)
25. BECKMAN (21-5) - playoffs, Friday (13)