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High School  | Rankings | 5/9/2017

National HS Top 50: May 9

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As the season begins to wrap up with numerous states in state playoffs and many more starting this week, the teams at the top of the crop are beginning to crystallize. The southeast is the farthest ahead in terms of playoffs as many are in either the final four or the elite eight. 

The top five loses Winder-Barrow (Ga.) following its elimination in the Georgia state playoffs but it lands at No. 40 in the updated version of the rankings. Archbishop McCarthy (Fla.) moves up one spot to No. 3 with Huntington Beach (Calif.) and Shawnee (Okla.) staying the same, at Nos. 1 and 2 respectively. Huntington Beach won the Boras Classic over the weekend. 

West Monroe (La.) and Calvary Christian (Fla.) join the top five at Nos. 4 and 5, respectively. Calvary Christian finished off its undefeated regular season and looks ahead to the Florida state playoffs. West Monroe advanced to the final-four of the Louisiana state playoffs and looks every bit the part of one of the top five teams in the country.

Led by PG All-American Jacob Pearson, who is hitting a blistering .551 with ten home runs and 31 RBI, the offense and pitching have been clicking on all cylinders as West Monroe looks to finish off the season with a state championship.

New teams to the Top 50 include Gulfport (Miss.) at no. 32, Mill Creek (Ga.) at no. 44, and Moody (Tex.) at no. 50. Horizon (Ariz.) rejoins the Top 50, slotted in to no. 49, after being included earlier in the season.

Next week Perfect Game will not be updating the HS Top 50. Instead, the next edition will be on May 23rd. Everyone at PG is looking forward to the competitive state races nationwide and anticipate the end result as there is sure to be a ton of excellent baseball being played. Best of luck, everyone!


 RankPrevHSCitySt
11Huntington BeachHuntington BeachCA
22ShawneeShawneeOK
34Archbishop McCarthySouthwest RanchesFL
48West MonroeWest MonroeLA
57Calvary ChristianClearwaterFL
65Christopher ColumbusMiamiFL
76Rancho BernardoSan DiegoCA
812North GwinnettSuwaneeGA
911BuchananClovisCA
1010GreenbrierGreenbrierAR
1115George RanchFort Bend CountyTX
1216Oak GroveHattiesburgMS
1314Bishop GormanLas VegasNV
1417AllatoonaAcworthGA
1520CullmanCullmanAL
1618WakelandFriscoTX
179ParkviewLilburnGA
1819Riverdale BaptistUpper MarlboroMD
1921OwassoOwassoOK
2023A. Crawford MosleyLynn HavenFL
2127HelenaHelenaAL
2213Blessed Trinity CathRoswellGA
2322Colleyville HeritageColleyvilleTX
2426CanterburyFort MyersFL
2528EastlakeChula VistaCA
2629LamarHoustonTX
2733Harvard-WestlakeLos AngelesCA
2843La CuevaAlbuquerqueNM
2930St. John BoscoBellflowerCA
3034Lake TravisAustinTX
3131William Penn CharterPhiladelphiaPA
new 32 GulfportGulfportMS
3347PopeMariettaGA
3445SalineSalineMI
3541BlanchardBlanchardOK
3642New HanoverWilmingtonNC
3735IMG AcademyBradentonFL
3836OxfordOxfordMS
3937West OrangeWinter GardenFL
403Winder-BarrowWinderGA
4139JacksonMassillonOH
4250Jefferson CityJefferson CityMO
4332Spring HillColumbiaTN
new 44 Mill CreekHoschtonGA
4525St. Joseph RegionalMontvaleNJ
4644Deer CreekEdmondOK
4746EtiwandaEtiwandaCA
4848O'FallonO FallonIL
new 49 HorizonScottsdaleAZ
new 50 MoodyCorpus ChristiTX

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