New high school teams take the top spot in The Fresno Bee baseball and softball rankings

Anthony Galaviz
·2 min read

Following Clovis’ loss to Clovis North in the championship game of the Fresno Easter Classic, the Cougars kicked it up a notch.

Clovis are winners of seven straight, including a sweep over Clovis North in a Tri-River Athletic Conference three-game series.

The sweep sends Clovis to atop of The Fresno Bee rankings.

Clovis North drops to No. 3 behind Liberty-Bakersfield.

The Cougars next meet Clovis East in another three-game series. The Timberwolves dropped out of the rankings after losing nine straight.

Sanger West enters the rankings at 15-7. The Hornets have a two-game series against No. 21 Fresno, starting Tuesday.

On the softball side, Buchanan dropped from No. 1 to No. 7 after losing three straight to No. 5 Central, No. 24 Clovis West and No. 6 Clovis North.

St. Joseph takes over the top spot.

Top 25 rankings

Baseball

Records through Monday

1. Clovis 16-4 Pvs: 4

2. Liberty-Bakersfield 18-4 Pvs: 2

3 Clovis North 15-5 Pvs: 1

4. Frontier 17-5 Pvs: 3

5. Bakersfield Christian 16-5 Pvs: 6

6. Cabrillo 19-1 Pvs: 7

7. Redwood 18-5 Pvs: 9

8. Pioneer Valley 15-5 Pvs: 10

9. Kingsburg 15-7 Pvs: 5

10. Clovis West 15-5 Pvs: 11

11. Bullard 16-6 Pvs: 14

12. Liberty-Madera Ranchos 20-2 Pvs: 8

13. Central Valley Christian 16-6 Pvs: 12

14. Sanger 13-7 Pvs: 15

15. Kerman 14-7 Pvs: 16

16. Lemoore 14-7 Pvs: 17

17. Yosemite 14-6 Pvs: 18

18. Fowler 16-5 Pvs: 19

19. Stockdale 12-10 Pvs: 20

20. Exeter 15-6 Pvs: 21

21. Fresno 13-8 Pvs: 22

22. Hanford 12-9 Pvs: 23

23. Independence 12-10 Pvs: 24

24. Righetti 11-8 Pvs: 25

25. Sanger West 16-7 NR

Softball

1. St. Joseph 17-2-1 Pvs: 2

2. Centennial 18-5 Pvs: 3

3. Liberty-Bakersfield 16-6 Pvs: 4

4. Bakersfield Christian 17-1 Pvs: 5

5. Central 13-5-1 Pvs: 6

6. Clovis North 15-5 Pvs: 7

7. Buchanan 16-4-1 Pvs: 1

8. Kingsburg 14-4-1 Pvs: 8

9. Frontier 16-3 Pvs: 9

10. Taft 20-2-1 Pvs: 10

11. Bullard 15-6 Pvs: 12

12. Sanger 15-6 Pvs: 11

13. Liberty-Madera Ranchos 16-6 Pvs: 13

14. Tulare Union 14-4-2 Pvs: 16

15. El Diamante 13-7 Pvs: 14

16. Wasco 15-6 Pvs: 17

17. Fowler 16-5 Pvs: 18

18. Woodlake 17-2 Pvs: 19

19. Sanger West 18-5-1 Pvs: 20

20. Mission Oak 14-6 Pvs: 21

21. Redwood 12-8-2 Pvs: 23

22. Shafter 13-7-1 Pvs: 24

23. Madera 13-7-1 Pvs: 25

24. Clovis West 9-9 Pvs: NR

25. Righetti 10-7 Pvs: 22