Final Orange County softball top 25 rankings, May 20

• 

  Godinez’s CIF-SS Division 4 champion softball team rises in the final Orange County rankings by Dan Albano for 2019. (Photo by Dan Albano, Orange County Register/SCNG)

of

Expand

Dan Albano’s Orange County softball rankings:

ORANGE COUNTY TOP 25

(Records through Sunday; PRV is previous ranking)

1.Huntington Beach (19-9; PRV: 1)

Oilers’ final margin against Norco in Division 1 semifinals was a bit deceiving. They lost 9-2 but took a 2-1 lead into the fifth inning.

2. Santa Margarita (25-4; PRV: 2)

Eagles’ comeback effort against Great Oak looks even better after Wolfpack played eventual champion Norco tough in Division 1 final.

3. Orange Lutheran (23-7-1; PRV: 3)

Lancers’ wild 2019 included a 15-0 victory against eventual Division 1 runner-up Great Oak in late February.

4. Los Alamitos (19-9; PRV: 4)

Suggested No. 1 offseason goal for the Griffins: Improve an offense that was shut out five times.

5. Pacifica (17-4-1; PRV: 5)

Mariners’ coaching vacancy looks attractive with Bickar, Brito and Kloss back in 2020.

6. Cypress (24-8-1, PRV: 10)

Senior-laden Centurions flew under the radar most of the spring but showed their talent the last 2 1/2 weeks in Division 2.

7. Esperanza (19-9; PRV: 6)

Coach Ed Tunstall calling sophomore Hannah Coor the best outfielder he has seen in his nearly 20 years at Esperanza.

8. Mater Dei (15-11-1; PRV: 7)

Monarchs set to return the most talent among the Trinity League’s Big 3.

9. Marina (16-9; PRV: 8)

Young Vikings should be inspired that Cypress went from a first-round loss in ’18 to champs in ’19.

10. Edison (16-10, PRV: 9)

Battle-tested Chargers would have made wild Division 2 even more exciting.

11. Canyon (19-9-1; PRV: 11)

12. El Modena (21-9-1; PRV: 13)

13. Dana Hills (18-5-1; PRV: 12)

14. San Clemente (16-10, PRV: 14)

15. Aliso Niguel (17-9; PRV: 15)

16. Sonora (22-4; PRV: 16)

17. Godinez (26-4; PRV: 23)

18. Kennedy (16-8; PRV: 17)

19. Whittier Christian (22-4; PRV: 18)

20. La Habra (12-9-2; PRV: 19)

21. El Dorado (14-11; PRV: 20)

22. Foothill (15-12; PRV: 21)

23. Villa Park (15-11; PRV: 22)

24. Santiago (26-2, PRV: 25)

25. Brea Olinda (13-13; PRV: 24)

Please send feedback on rankings to Dan Albano at dalbano@scng.com or @ocvarsityguy on Twitter

Posted by https://goo.gl/TXzGV5