Baseball: Mater Dei breaks jinx and holds down No. 1 spot in rankings

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For the first time this season, one high school baseball team has stayed No. 1 in The Times’ top 25 rankings for consecutive weeks.

It’s Santa Ana Mater Dei, which breaks the jinx of the No. 1 team losing after being ranked No. 1. Loyola, Serra, Los Osos and Chaparral make their first appearances in the top 25.

1. MATER DEI (6-1)
2. FOUNTAIN VALLEY (9-1)
3. ANAHEIM CANYON (7-1)
4. CAPISTRANO VALLEY (10-3)
5. AGOURA (8-3)
6. CYPRESS (7-3)
7. NOGALES (11-0)
8. HARVARD-WESTLAKE (9-2)
9. REDLANDS EAST VALLEY (11-1-1)
10. BONITA (9-1)
11. EL TORO (7-4)
12. ORANGE LUTHERAN (8-4)
13. NORTHVIEW (8-2)
14. CHAMINADE (7-2)
15. VISTA MURRIETA (7-3)
16. LOYOLA (7-4)
17. GARDENA SERRA (10-3)
18. SAN CLEMENTE (8-3)
19. SOUTH HILLS (7-2)
20. GAHR (6-3)
21. VALENCIA (7-2)
22. QUARTZ HILL (8-4)
23. LONG BEACH POLY (9-5)
24. LOS OSOS (6-1)
25. CHAPARRAL (7-3)

-- Eric Sondheimer