The Times’ high school baseball rankings

A look at the top 25 high school baseball teams in the Southland:

Rk. TEAM (W-L) Comment (last rank)

1. HUNTINGTON BEACH (6-1) Showdown with JSerra on Tuesday (3)

2. HARVARD-WESTLAKE (6-1) Three-game series vs. Crespi (1)

3. CYPRESS (7-1) Strong pitching from Brett Wozniak, Cameron Repetti (4)

4. ORANGE LUTHERAN (4-2) Trinity League begins vs. Santa Margarita (2)

5. AYALA (8-1) at Colony on Wednesday (7)

6. SHERMAN OAKS NOTRE DAME (6-1) Three-game series vs. Chaminade (8)

7. LA MIRADA (6-3) Jared Jones has 31 strikeouts in 19 2/3 innings (10)

8. CORONA (6-1) at Corona Santiago on Tuesday (11)

9. SANTA ANA MATER DEI (5-1) Suffered first loss to Edison (5)

10. YUCAIPA (5-1) vs. Carter on Thursday (12)

11. ARCADIA (6-0) Pacific League begins vs. Pasadena (13)

12. BIRMINGHAM (4-3) at Thousand Oaks on Wednesday (16)

13. ST. JOHN BOSCO (5-2) David Hays’ pitching, hitting lead Braves (NR)

14. OAKS CHRISTIAN (8-2) Sophomore Austin Dudas is 11 for 17 (NR)

15. BECKMAN (6-2) at Irvine on Tuesday (17)

16. FOOTHILL (6-2) at Servite on Monday (22)

17. SERVITE (7-2) Hitters are starting to warm up (19)

18. AGOURA (6-3) Aaron Suval has become true ace (NR)

19. SIMI VALLEY (6-2) Big league win over Camarillo (20)

20. ETIWANDA (4-2) Sophomore Geo Mejia is eight for 14 (14)

21. CAPISTRANO VALLEY (3-2-1) Rematch vs. Dana Hills on Tuesday (9)

22. JSERRA (4-6) Lost five games in Alabama (6)

23. BISHOP AMAT (4-3) at San Clemente on Tuesday (21)

24. ALHAMBRA (9-0) Victor De Leon struck out 15 (25)

25. CHAPARRAL (8-0) Andrew Moisello threw no-hitter (NR)

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