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The Orange County high school softball rankings for this week.
Notable this week: Orange Lutheran, which hasn’t played since the Dave Kops Tournament of Champions, becomes the third different No. 1 team as parity sweeps the county. The Lancers’ lone defeat came against Norco in the quarterfinals in Bullhead City, Ariz. … Canyon, the county’s preseason No. 1 team, moves to No. 2 after its win against previously top-ranked El Modena.
SOFTBALL TOP 25
(Records through Sunday, March 23)
1. Orange Lutheran (7-1): The Lancers play their first game since March 8 when they play host to JSerra on Friday in their Trinity League opener.
Previous ranking: 2
2. Canyon (10-3): Freshman catcher Ava DiGiambattista and third baseman Sophia Sandoval are hitting .424 and .419, respectively.
Previous ranking: 3
3. El Modena (10-2): Boise State commit Kaitlyn Galasso is hitting .475 with five doubles, four home runs and 14 RBIs.
Previous ranking: 1
4. Huntington Beach (7-0): Bree Carlson is hitting .654 for the Oilers, who play host to Los Alamitos on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Previous ranking: 5
5. Aliso Niguel (10-5-1): Cal State San Marcos commit Ella Haugo is hitting .429 with 11 extra-base hits for the Wolverines, who reached the Gold Bracket for this week’s Dugard Classic.
Previous ranking: 6
6. Pacifica (8-4): UC Davis commit Ellena Ediss earned two wins last week as the Mariners started 2-0 in the Crestview League.
Previous ranking: 9
7. Rosary (9-2-1): No. 2 batter Jenna Caldera is hitting .548 with 17 runs scored for the Royals, who went 3-1-1 at the Bishop Gorman showcase in Nevada.
Previous ranking: 7
8. Fullerton (8-4): Sophomore Katelyn Mathews is 6-0 with an 0.85 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 41 innings.
Previous ranking: 11
9. Mater Dei (8-7-1): The Monarchs’ offense showed life in an 8-3 win against San Juan Hills at the Dugard Classic.
Previous ranking: 4
10. Santa Margarita (8-3-1) Sophomore Lyla Morales allowed one unearned run and two hits in four innings in a 13-1 win against Newport Harbor at the Dugard Classic.
Previous ranking: 10
11. JSerra (8-6)
Previous ranking: 8
12. Cypress (10-4)
Previous ranking: 13
13. Capistrano Valley (8-4)
Previous ranking: 12
14. La Habra (10-6)
Previous ranking: 23
15. Villa Park (6-7)
Previous ranking: 14
16. Los Alamitos (2-7)
Previous ranking: 15
17. Whittier Christian (12-4)
Previous ranking: 17
18. Sonora (10-2)
Previous ranking: 16
19. Marina (7-5)
Previous ranking: 18
20. Tesoro (5-4)
Previous ranking: 21
21. Mission Viejo (7-5)
Previous ranking: 19
22. Esperanza (3-6)
Previous ranking: 20
23. El Dorado (10-5)
Previous ranking: 22
24. Fountain Valley (6-5)
Previous ranking: 24
25. Woodbridge (5-4-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Also considered (listed alphabetically): Brea Olinda (6-3); Edison (5-7); Sunny Hills (7-5); Yorba Linda (6-6)
Please send feedback on the softball rankings to Dan Albano at dalbano@scng.com or @ocvarsityguy on X or Instagram
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