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A showdown between two of the top teams in the country will take place in the Texas Class 6A regional finals this week.
Oak Ridge (Conroe, Texas), ranked No. 6 overall, will take on Dallas Jesuit, ranked No. 7, on June 6 for the right to advance to the state tournament. Both teams lost their first game of their regional semifinal series before winning two in a row to advance to the regional final.
JSerra Catholic, meanwhile, saw its season come to an early end after a surprising loss to Hart (Newhall) in the Southern Section quarterfinals. The Lions remain in the rankings, however, due to a previous win over Mississippi state champion DeSoto Central at the National High School Invitational.
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Dallas Jesuit players will certainly be excited to take on Oak Ridge this week in a huge Texas matchup.
1. (last week 1) Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.), 34-2
Georgia Class 6A state champion. Season over.
2. (3) Canyon del Oro (Tucson, Ariz.), 32-2
Arizona Division II state champion. Season over.
3. (4) San Dimas (Calif.), 31-0
Jacob Castillo pitched a no-hitter with 13 strikeouts in a 17-0 win over Garden Grove in the Southern Section Division 3 playoffs. San Dimas had a tougher time against Santa Monica, winning 1-0 on a three-hitter by Peter Lambert.
4. (6) Oxford (Miss.), 35-1
Mississippi Class 5A state champion. Season over.
5. (7) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 32-3
Nevada Division I state champion. Season over.
6. (2) Oak Ridge (Conroe, Texas), 29-2
Oak Ridge lost for just the second time this season in falling to Rockwall 1-0 in the first game of their semifinal series. However, Oak Ridge rebounded to win 8-3 and 6-2 to advance to the regional final. Luken Baker picked up the 8-3 win as he struck out 12 in seven innings.
7. (5) Dallas Jesuit (Texas), 33-3-2
The Rangers needed three games to get past Lake Travis (Austin), as they lost the first game of the regional semifinals 3-2 before winning 9-6 and 1-0. Dallas Jesuit will face Oak Ridge in the Region 2 final.
8. (9) Buford (Ga.), 32-2
Georgia Class 4A state champion. Season over.
9. (10) Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), 28-1
The Ironmen opened the Non-Public North A sectional playoffs with a 7-0 win over DePaul and a 10-0 victory over Bergen Catholic in the semifinals.
10. (11) College Park (Pleasant Hill, Calif.), 24-4
College Park opened the playoffs with a 3-2 win over Berkeley and a 7-2 win over Liberty (Brentwood). Joe DeMers picked up his 11th win of the season (11-1) against Liberty.
11. (12) Alexander (Laredo, Texas), 28-3
Alexander defeated Reagan 9-2 in the first game of the three-game series in the Region 4 semifinals, but the second two games of the series were postponed until Monday.
12. (13) Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati), 29-3
The Crusaders won their first two playoff games, beating Lakota West 5-0 in the first round of the Division I tournament and edging Mason 7-4 in the quarterfinals.
13. (14) Columbus (Miami), 27-5
Florida Class 8A state champion. Season over.
14. (15) Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 27-5
Florida Class 5A state champion. Season over.
15. (16) Venice (Fla.), 29-3
Florida Class 6A state champion. Season over.
16. (17) Buchanan (Clovis, Calif.), 29-4
California Central Section Division I champion. Season over.
17. (18) Edwardsville (Ill.), 34-1
Edwardsville keeps on winning, beating Triad 6-4, Waterloo 7-2 and Pekin 17-0 last week.
18. (19) Saint Francis (Mountain View, Calif.), 29-5
The Lancers captured the Central Coast Section Open Division title with a 5-2 win over Los Gatos. Saint Francis also defeated Soquel 7-1 in the semifinals.
19. (20) Barbe (Lake Charles, La.), 34-10
Louisiana Class 5A state champion. Season over.
20. (22) Jasper (Ind.), 26-1
Jasper opened the postseason with a 2-1 win over Heritage Hills (Lincoln City) and an 8-3 victory over Southridge (Huntingburg).
21. (25) Providence (Charlotte, N.C.), 29-3
Providence advanced to the Class 4A state championship game against Milbrook with an 8-4, 5-0 sweep of Butler in the semifinals.
22. (27) Keller (Texas), 26-4-1
Keller beat Frenship 7-5 and 9-0 to advance to the regional finals of the Texas Class 6A state playoffs.
23. (29) Chicago Mt. Carmel, 32-4
Mt. Carmel finished the regular season with a 9-2 win over Argo and then defeated Whitney Young 12-2 in the first round of postseason play.
24. (24) Reagan (San Antonio), 30-5
Reagan lost to Alexander (Laredo) 9-2 in the first game of its three-game series, but the second two games were postponed until Monday.
25. (26) Park Vista (Lake Worth, Fla.), 28-3
Season over.
The Next 25
26. (28) Flower Mound (Texas), 29-6
Season over.
27. (30) Boca Raton (Fla.), 23-3
Season over.
28. (31) Olympia (Orlando, Fla.), 27-2
Season over.
29. (32) Mosley (Lynn Haven, Fla.), 28-4
Season over.
30. (33) Sulphur (La.), 35-3
Season over.
31. (34) South Caldwell (Hudson, N.C.), 26-1
Season over.
32. (35) Whitewater (Fayetteville, Ga.), 29-7
Season over.
33. (36) Hardin Valley Academy (Knoxville, Tenn.), 30-15
Tennessee Class 3A state champion. Season over.
34. (37) Farragut (Knoxville, Tenn.), 41-8
Season over.
35. (38) DeSoto Central (Southaven, Miss.), 28-9
Mississippi Class 6A state champion. Season over.
36. (8) JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), 26-5-1
The top-seeded Lions were eliminated from the Southern Section Division 1 playoffs with a 10-6 loss to Hart (Newhall).
37. (39) Houston (Germantown, Tenn.), 31-10
Season over.
38. (40) Bartlett (Tenn.), 33-9
Season over.
39. (NR) McCracken County (Paducah, Ky.), 33-2
McCracken County's only two losses are to Bartlett.
40. (41) Cullman (Ala.), 45-10
Alabama Class 6A state champion. Season over.
41. (42) Mesquite (Gilbert, Ariz.), 24-9
Arizona Division I state champion. Season over.
42. (43) Owasso (Okla.) 28-5
Oklahoma Class 6A state champion. Season over.
43. (44) Pleasant Grove (Utah), 27-3
Utah Class 5A state champion. Season over.
44. (45) St. Rita (Chicago), 31-6
St. Rita topped Hubbard 12-0 to begin the postseason and then knocked off Lyons Township, 16-6.
45. (NR) Greenbrier (Evans, Ga.), 29-4
Greenbrier captured the Georgia Class 5A state championship over Gainesville.
46. (NR) Martin (Arlington, Texas), 25-4
Martin advanced to the regional finals with a series win over Carroll (Southlake).
47. (47) Walton (Marietta, Ga.), 30-7
Season over.
48. (48) Catholic (Baton Rouge, La.), 37-5
Season over.
49. (49) Oviedo (Fla.), 24-5-1
Florida Class 7A state champion.
50. (50) Wando (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.), 25-8
South Carolina Class 4A state champion. Season over.
Dropped out: 21. Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), 23. Indianapolis Cathedral (Indiana), 45. Deer Park (Texas).
