Orange Lutheran stays No. 1 in The Times’ top 25 baseball rankings

This week’s top 25 high school baseball rankings by The Times.

Rk. SCHOOL (W-L); Comment (last week’s rank)

1. ORANGE LUTHERAN (5-0); Oliver Santos leads the pitching staff (1)

2. YUCAIPA (4-1); Owen Egan pitching like an ace (2)

3. HARVARD-WESTLAKE (4-1); Bryce Rainer is eight for 16 at the plate (3)

4. SERVITE (5-0); Jarrod Hocking went five for five on Saturday (10)

5. SIERRA CANYON (5-0); Kassius Thomas looks strong on mound (5)

6. JSERRA (4-2); Lots of options with 18 pitchers on team (4)

7. NEWBURY PARK (4-1); Runner-up in Easton tourney (6)

8. CORONA (3-1); Ethan Schiefelbein is standout pitcher (8)

9. HART (4-2); vs. Santa Margarita on Monday (9)

10. SANTA MARGARITA (3-0); Experience paying off early (19)

11. VILLA PARK (4-1); Zach Brown offers pitching potential (11)

12. RIVERSIDE KING (2-1); Austin Castillo strong on mound (13)

13. PACIFICA (5-1); Only loss to Villa Park (12)

14. SHERMAN OAKS NOTRE DAME (3-2); Six hits for Brandon Gonzaga (7)

15. TESORO (4-0); 4-3 win over St. John Bosco (NR)

16. ST. JOHN BOSCO (4-1); Division 3 title contender (16)

17. NORCO (5-0); Junior Ryan Jenkins has thrown consecutive no-hitters (NR)

18. ARCADIA (5-0); Junior pitcher Ian Hoffstetter has been outstanding (25)

19. WEST TORRANCE (4-0); Picked up 8-7 win over Redondo Union (NR)

20. SAN DIMAS (3-1); 1-0 loss to Arcadia (20)

21. BIRMINGHAM (5-1); Patriots showing off improved pitching (NR)

22. MATER DEI (2-1); Loss to Bullard (23)

23. TRABUCO HILLS (3-2); Bobby Gray is showing power (14)

24. WARREN (4-1); Pitchers coming through (NR)

25. MARANATHA (3-2); vs. Mater Dei on Wednesday (15)