OSAAtoday - Baseball coaches polls: May 6

May 6 Statewide Baseball Coaches Polls

OSAAtoday presents its weekly statewide Boys Baseball Coaches Polls in all classifications. Thanks to all the coaches who took the time and had the expertise to contribute their opinions to this endeavor.

Please email johnt@osaa.org if you are a boys varsity head baseball coach who did not vote this time but would like to going forward.

Look for the polls every week during the spring season.

Please note: these polls are for generating interest and discussion only and have no impact on the OSAA’s RPI and Colley ratings that form the basis of the OSAA’s rankings for playoff purposes.

Baseball

1. Jesuit (14) [1] 18-3 140

2. Century [4] 19-3 105

3. Westview [3] 18-3 104

4. McMinnville [6] 19-3 87

5. South Salem [5] 15-4 84

6. Clackamas [9] 17-6 74

7. West Linn [2] 14-8 41

8. Bend [7] 15-5 33

9. South Eugene [10] 15-7 26

10. Grant [nr] 17-4 18

First-place votes in parentheses

Last ranking in brackets

Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Sunday evening.

Others receiving significant votes: Central Catholic (15); Roseburg (12)

Notes: Grant beat Lincoln 9-4 and 3-2 to take sole possession of first place in the Portland Interscholastic League. The Generals have won 16 in a row. ... West Linn dropped the first two games of a three-game set against Tigard, but won the third game 4-2 to keep a 1 1/2-game lead over the Tigers in the Three Rivers League. ... Century took two of three from McMinnville to force a tie with the Grizzlies atop the Pacific Conference. ... South Salem split two games with Sprague to maintain its one-game lead in the Mountain Valley Conference. ... Jesuit plays at Clackamas on Monday, is home for West Linn on Tuesday and goes to McMinnville on Wednesday. ... McMinnville visits West Linn on Thursday.

1. Churchill (5) [2] 20-3 84

2. Central (3) [3] 15-4 81

3. Crescent Valley [1] 18-3 73

4. Silverton (1) [4] 15-4 57

5. Thurston [5] 17-45 50

6. West Albany [6] 12-6 44

7. Wilsonville [10] 15-8 35

8. Ashland [10] 13-8 14

9. Crater [nr] 9-13 12

10. Pendleton [nr] 10-7 11

First-place votes in parentheses

Last ranking in brackets

Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Sunday evening.

Others receiving significant votes: Redmond (9)

Notes: Crescent Valley falls from the No. 1 spot after losing back-to-back games to Central. ... Churchill completed a three-game sweep of Thurston and holds a one-game lead over the Colts in the Midwestern League. ... Wilsonville outscored Putnam 32-6 in a three-game sweep to move into first place in the Northwest Oregon Conference. After winning 11 in a row, Putnam has lost five consecutive games and dropped out of the top 10. ... Silverton and Crescent Valley-- tied for first place in the Mid-Willamette Conference with Central -- meet for games Monday and Wednesday. ... Redmond goes to Pendleton on Tuesday in a battle of co-Intermountain Conference leaders.

1. North Marion (10) [1] 21-2 100

2. Henley [4] 19-2 79

3. Banks [3] 19-3 76

4. Hidden Valley [2] 21-2 74

5. Gladstone [7] 15-8 44

6. La Grande [5] 12-8 43

7. Newport [6] 17-4 42

8. Baker / Powder Valley [8] 18-3 31

8. Junction City [9] 16-4 31

10. Sweet Home [nr] 14-7 10

First-place votes in parentheses

Last ranking in brackets

Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Sunday evening.

Others receiving significant votes: None

Notes: Baker / Powder Valley swept a doubleheader from La Grande, 3-2 and 7-0, to tie the Tigers for first place in the Greater Oregon League. ... North Marion plays at Gladstone on Tuesday; the teams are tied atop the Tri-Valley Conference. ... Henley and Hidden Valley meet for a single game Wednesday and a doubleheader Saturday. The Hornets lead Hidden Valley by one game in the Skyline Conference. ... Newport and Sweet Home play a three-game series Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Newport has a one-game lead on the Huskies in the Oregon West Conference.

1. Brookings-Harbor (6) [1] 21-1 76

2. Pleasant Hill (2) [2] 14-3 65

3. La Pine [2] 13-5 63

4. Santiam Christian [3] 15-5 59

5. Warrenton [5] 14-3 49

6. Rainier [7] 12-6 36

7. Irrigon [5] 17-3 33

8. Joseph / Enterprise / Wallowa / Elgin [7] 12-5 20

9. Taft [10] 12-10 18

10. Horizon Christian, Tualatin [nr] 11-4 13

First-place votes in parentheses

Last ranking in brackets

Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Sunday evening.

Others receiving significant votes: None

Notes: Pleasant Hill beat visiting Santiam Christian 13-3 and won at La Pine 4-2 to open a two-game lead in Special District 3. ... Santiam Christian goes to La Pine on Friday. ... Brookings-Harbor has three games with Sutherlin this week. The Bruins lead Sutherlin by two games in Special District 3. ... Irrigon plays host to Vale for a doubleheader Friday. In Special District 5, Irrigon is 9-1 and Vale is 8-1. ... Warrenton goes to Rainier for a doubleheader Tuesday. Warrenton leads the Columbians by two games in Special District 2.

2A/1A

1. Knappa (4) [2] 19-1 89

2. Reedsport (2) [1] 17-1 82

3. Umpqua Valley Christian / Melrose Christian (3) [3] 19-1 73

4. Kennedy [5] 19-2 68

5. Monroe [4] 18-1 55

6. Neah-Kah-Nie [6] 17-5 39

7. Grant Union / Prairie City [8] 14-6 28

8. Lakeview [nr] 11-4 17

9. Santiam [7] 13-6 16

10. Regis [10] 16-4 13

First-place votes in parentheses

Last ranking in brackets

Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Sunday evening.

Others receiving significant votes: Toledo (10); Glide (10); North Douglas (10)

Notes: Knappa won three games over Portland Christian to extend its winning streak against Oregon teams to 54. The Loggers will be tested this week with three games against Neah-Kah-Nie. They lead the Pirates by two games in Special District 1. ... Reedsport has won 17 in a row. ... Umpqua Valley Christian took three games from Glide to open a 3 1/2-game lead in Special District 4. ... Monroe defeated visiting Regis 16-6 on Friday to push its lead in Special District 3 to 2 1/2 games.