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Tupelo's Time

Mississippi school jumps to top spot in Top 25




Tupelo (Miss.) takes over the top spot as American Heritage fell to Palm Beach Central. James River (Midlothian, Va.) took the biggest hit, falling out of the Top 25 from No. 14. The Rapids were beat by Midlothian rival Cosby High, who was No. 36 in the preseason. Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.) vaulted into the rankings after tearing through the Southeastern Baseball Classic in South Carolina and beating St. John's High (Washington, D.C.) on the road.

The staff of Baseball America and the National High School Baseball Coaches Association Ranking Committee compiles the top 25 rankings. In-season polls are conducted bi-weekly and released every Tuesday. The final poll will be released June 23. Records included are as of Sunday, April 13 and do not reflect ties.

BASEBALL AMERICA/HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION TOP 25
RankTeamRecordPrevious
1Tupelo (Miss.) HS24-02
2American Heritage HS, Plantation, Fla.20-21
3Sarasota (Fla.) HS19-23
4Bishop Gorman HS, Las Vegas25-14
5Moody HS, Corpus Christi, Texas23-25
6Brookwood HS, Snellville, Ga.16-16
7Lutheran HS, Orange, Calif.15-27
8Owasso (Okla.) HS22-08
9Valley Christian HS, San Jose, Calif.18-211
10Wilson HS, Long Beach, Calif.15-317
11Plant HS, Tampa21-212
12South Caldwell HS, Hudson, N.C.14-123
13Vista Murrieta HS, Murrieta, Calif.14-416
14Sunrise Mountain, Peoria,  Ariz.21-310
15Plano (Texas) West HS25-0NR
16Creighton Prep, Omaha15-0NR
17Paul VI, Fairfax, Va.16-0NR
18Washington HS, New York City21-022
19Calvert Hall HS, Baltimore13-325
20Nova HS, Davie, Fla20-319
21Cy-Fair HS, Cypress, Texas14-418
22Bartlett HS, Memphis, Tenn.13-49
23St. Xavier, Louisville12-1NR
24Jupiter (Fla.) HS18-413
25Harrison HS, Kennesaw, Ga.17-1NR
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