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The Orange County high school softball rankings for this week, as of Monday, April 28.
Notable this week: Rosary and Orange Lutheran remain No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, as they challenge for league titles. Both teams can clinch at least a share of their league titles this week. … Fullerton climbs one spot to No. 3 on the strength of a recent win against No. 4 Pacifica. … Cypress, the fourth place team in the Crestview League, rises two spots to No. 12.
SOFTBALL TOP 25
(Records through Sunday, April 27)
1. Rosary (22-2-1): The Royals, who have won 13 consecutive games, can clinch at least a share of the Pacific Coast League title by beating Irvine on Monday.
Previous ranking: 1
2. Orange Lutheran (20-3): Kai Minor is hitting .535 with 16 doubles and 28 RBIs for the Lancers, who can clinch at league a share of the Trinity League crown by beating JSerra on Tuesday.
Previous ranking: 2
3. Fullerton (18-7): Hayley Brock is hitting .430 with 11 doubles and 23 RBIs for the Indians, who lost to Long Beach Poly last week.
Previous ranking: 4
4. Pacifica (15-8): The Mariners can boost their chances of winning the Crestview League title with a win at Canyon on Wednesday.
Previous ranking: 5
5. Canyon (18-7): The Comanches beat El Modena 8-1 last week to win the teams’ season-series in the Crestview League.
Previous ranking: 6
6. El Modena (16-7): Kaitlyn Galasso leads the Vanguards’ offense in average (.458), home runs (nine) and RBIs (25).
Previous ranking: 3
7. Mater Dei (14-10-1): The Monarchs play at Santa Margarita on Tuesday for sole possession of second place in the Trinity League.
Previous ranking: 7
8. Santa Margarita (17-7-1): Sawyer Denser struck out 10 and went 2 for 3 with an RBI in a 5-3 win against JSerra last week.
Previous ranking: 8
9. JSerra (13-12): Liliana Escobar has 168 strikeouts in 97 innings for the Lions, who need win at least one of their final three games to finish .500.
Previous ranking: 9
10. La Habra (19-7): Alyssa Hernandez hit her eighth home run Friday for the Highlanders, who have cliched the Freeway League title.
Previous ranking: 10
11. Los Alamitos (13-10)
Previous ranking: 11
12. Cypress (15-9)
Previous ranking: 14
13. Huntington Beach (15-7)
Previous ranking: 12
14. Whittier Christian (20-5)
Previous ranking: 13
15. Marina (12-11)
Previous ranking: 16
16. Tesoro (11-7)
Previous ranking: 15
17. Capistrano Valley (14-10)
Previous ranking: 18
18. Aliso Niguel (13-11-1)
Previous ranking: 19
19. Mission Viejo (11-13)
Previous ranking: 17
20. El Dorado (15-10)
Previous ranking: 20
21. Sonora (15-7)
Previous ranking: 21
22. Villa Park (12-13)
Previous ranking: 23
23. Brea Olinda (16-4)
Previous ranking: 24
24. San Clemente (18-6-1)
Previous ranking: 25
25. Edison (11-12)
Previous ranking: not ranked
Also considered: Esperanza (6-19)
Please send feedback on the softball rankings to Dan Albano at dalbano@scng.com or @ocvarsityguy on X or Instagram
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