The Times’ high school baseball rankings

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

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

1. SHERMAN OAKS NOTRE DAME (5-0) Wins over JSerra, Orange Lutheran, Mater Dei, Yucaipa (22)

2. HARVARD-WESTLAKE (5-0) Sophomore Kai Caranto is eight for 14 (4)

3. AYALA (2-0) Ty Borgogno is four for nine (5)

4. THOUSAND OAKS (5-0) Roc Riggio has five home runs (7)

5. ORANGE LUTHERAN (3-1) Louis Rodriguez is a pitcher to watch (3)

6. WEST RANCH (5-0) Logan Mandel has 10 hits in five games (10)

7. DANA HILLS (5-0) Ian May’s pitching, hitting lead Dolphins (23)

8. SERVITE (2-0) Friars’ pitching staff is very good (12)

9. ETIWANDA (4-0) Abraham Zapata is 11 for 15 hitting (21)

10. CHAMINADE (3-1) Freshman Miles Ghossein is off to strong start (17)

11. SIERRA CANYON (2-0) Jaden Noot struck out six in debut (13)

12. YUCAIPA (3-2) Hitting well but pitching trouble (2)

13. SANTA MARGARITA (3-2) Ethan Flanagan is heating up (6)

14. KING (5-1) Evan Yates is delivering at the plate (19)

15. VISTA MURRIETA (4-1) Kade Johnstone is the hottest hitter (NR)

16. DAMIEN (1-1) Play vs. St. Francis on Thursday (9)

17. JSERRA (2-3) Eric Silva becomes eligible next month (1)

18. HUNTINGTON BEACH (2-1) Oilers still hitting home runs (8)

19. CORONA (0-1) Showdown game on Monday with Ayala (18)

20. GLENDORA (3-1) Carson Collett leading hitting attack (20)

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Josh Wood of El Camino Real strikes out nine in 1-0 win over Bishop Alemany

Senior right-hander Josh Wood of El Camino Real High has made two impressive starts in the 2021 baseball season.

March 27, 2021

21. MOORPARK (4-0) Jake Thrift off to a good start on the mound (NR)

22. BISHOP AMAT (1-1) Next up is St. John Bosco on Monday (24)

23. SIMI VALLEY (3-0) Ryan Orsini is the hitting leader (NR)

24. HART (4-1) Catcher Matt Quintanar is 12 for 17 hitting (NR)

25. CORONA DEL MAR (1-0) Opened with 4-0 win over La Mirada (NR)