Bethel Park, Serra Catholic, California join Trib HSSN state baseball rankings

By: Don Rebel
Saturday, April 20, 2019 | 11:18 AM

There were big changes to the weekly Trib HSSN PIAA baseball rankings with 10 teams falling out of the Top 5 from a week ago.

The biggest change came in Class 3A where four teams had rough weeks and were bumped out of our pre-holiday rankings.

The WPIAL had one team ousted in Class 2A, Neshannock, but three district teams joined the statewide limelight this week — Bethel Park in 6A, Serra Catholic in 2A and California in A are now ranked among the best in the state.

All of the top-ranked teams remain intact with one big exception. Three losses dropped the top-ranked team in Class 6A from No. 1 to completely out of the Top 5.

Here is this week’s Trib HSSN PIAA baseball Top 5 in each of the six classifications through Friday’s games.

Class 6A

Team, record, previous

1. Garnet Valley, 8-0, 2

2. Bethlehem Liberty, 11-1, 3

3. Neshaminy, 7-0 NR

4. Bethel Park, 8-2, NR

5. Parkland, 9-2, 4

Out: Williamsport, Landisville Hempfield

Class 5A

1. Archbishop Carroll, 10-2, 1

2. West Allegheny, 9-1, 4

3. Lampeter-Strasburg, 10-1, 5

4. Blue Mountain, 8-1, 2

5. Phoenixville, 8-1, 3

Out: None

Class 4A

1. Lower Moreland, 7-0, 1

2. North Schuylkill, 9-0, 3

3. East Pennsboro, 9-1, 2

4. Valley View, 5-2, 5

5. Selinsgrove, 6-0, NR

Out: Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast

Class 3A

1. Montoursville, 7-0, 1

2. Neumann-Goretti, 6-2, NR

3. Mount Union, 11-0, NR

4. Athens, 7-0, NR

5. Ligonier Valley, 9-0, NR

Out: Biglerville, Hughesville, Lancaster Catholic, Forest Hills

Class 2A

1. Wilmington, 8-1, 1

2. Lackawanna Trail, 6-0, 2

3. Shenango, 11-1, 3

4. Wilmington, 8-1, 5

5. Serra Catholic, 10-1, NR

Out: Neshannock

Class A

1. Vincentian Academy, 5-0, 1

2. West Middlesex, 7-0, 3

3. Delco Christian, 4-0, NR

4. Faith Christian, 6-1, 2

5. California, 7-1, NR

Out: Cochranton, Montgomery

Tags: Bethel Park, California, Ligonier Valley, Shenango, Vincentian Academy, West Allegheny