Whose on top in East County preps?

The San Diego Section playoffs are looking like a fit for East County baseball and softball teams. Twenty teams are entered in the Division I playoffs for baseball, eight advancing to the prestigious Open Division and the next 12 teams contending for the Division I championship.

Granite Hills (15-5), Grossmont (13-10), Christian (10-12), Santana (5-17) and Steele Canyon (4-18) are all guaranteed playoff berths regardless of their regular season or league finish. Granite Hills is contending for elite Open Division inclusion while Grossmont, Christian, Santana and Steele Canyon look to take their best shot at the Division I title.

Other East County teams contenting for division titles include
Valhalla (No. 1 in Division III), Monte Vista (No. 2 in Division IV), Mountain Empire (No. 1 in Division V), Mt. Miguel (No. 2 in Division V) and Liberty Charter (No. 3 in Division V-AA).

Top softball contenders include Granite Hills, El Capitan, Santana and Helix, all of which look to have Division I playoff seeds sewn up after the division is split off to form the Open Division.

Christian (No. 2 in Division II), Liberty Charter (No. 4 in Division IV) and El Cajon Valley (No. 3
in Division V-AA) also look to be CIF finalist contenders.

Grossmont Conference Standings
BASEBALL

Grossmont Hills League:
Granite Hills 7-2 (16-5)
Grossmont 7-2 (13-11)
Helix 4-4 (10-12)
Santana 4-5 (6-17)
Steele Canyon 0-9 (4-19)
Grossmont Valley League:
Valhalla 6-0 (16-6)
Monte Vista 5-1 (17-6-1)
West Hills 4-2 (9-13)
El Capitan 3-3 (14-9)
Mt. Miguel 0-6 (9-14)
El Cajon Valley 0-6 (9-11)

SOFTBALL
Grossmont Hills League:
Granite Hills 6-1 (11-8)
Steele Canyon 5-2 (14-6-1)
El Capitan 4-4 (11-10-4)
Valhalla 3-4 (4-19)
Helix 2-5 (8-13)
Santana 2-5 (9-13)
Grossmont Valley League:
West Hills 6-0 (14-9-1)
Grossmont 4-1 (8-9-2)
El Cajon Valley 3-3 (12-8)
Monte Vista 1-4 (3-15)
Mt. Miguel 0-6 (6-12)

San Diego Section
Baseball Rankings
(MaxPreps through April 29)

DIVISION I
1. St. Augustine 19-4
2. Rancho Bernardo 17-5
3. Cathedral Catholic 18-5
4. Torrey Pines 17-7
5. Patrick Henry 17-6-1
6. Granite Hills 15-5
7. Carlsbad 13-9
8. Eastlake 16-5
9. San Marcos 12-9
10. La Costa Canyon 8-12-1
11. Sage Creek 13-9-1
12. Del Norte 12-11
13. La Jolla Country Day 13-8-1
14. Grossmont 13-10
15. Poway 14-9
16. Mission Hills 13-8-1
17. Christian 10-12
18. Montgomery 7-12
19. Santana 5-17
20. Steele Canyon 4-18

DIVISION II
1. Santa Fe Christian 18-4
2. Point Loma 12-6-4
3. Bonita Vista 16-6-1
4. Maranatha Christian 15-7
5. Coronado 13-9
6. Madison 10-12-1
7. San Pasqual 13-11
8. Mt. Carmel 13-10
9. Helix 10-12
10. Scripps Ranch 10-14
11. Classical Academy 10-12
12. Rancho Buena Vista 10-12-1
13. Vista 11-13
14. Oceanside 11-10-2
15. Westview 9-14
16. West Hills 9-12
17. Francis Parker 4-13
18. Fallbrook 6-17
19. San Dieguito Academy 6-17
20. Canyon Crest Academy 5-18

DIVISION III
1. Valhalla 15-6
2. El Camino 17-8
3. Southwest El Centro 17-7
4. La Jolla 16-6
5. Brawley 14-6-2
6. San Ysidro 16-8
7. El Capitan 13-9
8. Mission Vista 13-9
9. Mater Dei Catholic 13-10
10. Calexico 12-8-1
11. Mission Bay 14-9
12. Clairemont 13-10-1
13. Mira Mesa 12-11
14. Escondido 10-12
15. Ramona 9-12-1
16. Otay Ranch 6-17
17. Bishop’s 7-14-1
18. Olympian 8-14
19. Holtville 4-12
20. Mar Vista 5-18-1

DIVISION IV
1. University City 17-5
2. Monte Vista 16-6-1
3. Imperial 17-6
4. Valley Center 11-11
5. San Diego 14-10
6. Hilltop 9-14-1
7. Morse 10-12
8. Sweetwater 12-8
9. Escondido Charter 12-5
10. Lincoln 10-12-1
11. Palo Verde Valley 9-11-1
12. Central Union 8-13-1
13. Chula Vista 12-10
14. Foothills Christian 15-9
15. Canyon Hills 9-12
16. High Tech High Chula Vista 8-11-1
17. Southwest San Diego 5-14
18. Tri-City Christian 5-12
19. Castle Park 3-11
20. Pacific Ridge 6-15

DIVISION V
1. Mountain Empire 10-2
2. Mt. Miguel 9-13
3. Kearny 12-8
4. Coastal Academy 12-7
5. Orange Glen 11-5
6. El Cajon Valley 9-10
7. High Tech High San Diego 8-8
8. Hoover 7-11
9. Army-Navy Academy 4-11
10. Guajome Park Academy 5-10
11. Crawford 5-16
12. High Tech High North County 4-9
13. Bayfront Charter 6-10
14. Chula Vista Learning Community Charter 1-8
15. Gompers Prep Academy 2-9

DIVISION V-AA
1. Calvin Christian 15-2
2. Rock Academy 8-9
3. Liberty Charter 6-12
4. Borrego Springs 11-6
5. Bonsall 9-8
6. Victory Christian Academy 9-6
7. Ocean View Christian Academy 5-5
8. Calipatria 4-12
9. Vincent Memorial 4-6
10. St. Joseph Academy 2-9
11. Julian 3-4
12. Warner 0-10

San Diego Section Softball Rankings
(MaxPreps through April 29)

DIVISION I
1. Del Norte (18-3), 2. Mater Dei Catholic (21-3), 3. Poway (15-6-1), 4.
Cathedral Catholic (16-5), 5. Torrey Pines (16-4-2), 6. Rancho Bernardo (14-6-1), 7. La Costa Canyon (16-7), 8. Mission Hills (13-7-2), 9. Otay Ranch 11-9, 10. Bonita Vista 11-10-1, 11. Granite Hills (10-8), 12. Carlsbad (13-10), 13. Steele Canyon (14-5-1), 14. San Marcos (10-12), 15. Patrick Henry (13-10), 16. Rancho Buena Vista (12-8), 17. El Capitan (10-10-4), 18. Santana (8-13), 19. Helix (8-12), 20. Holtville (5-14-1)

DIVISION II
1. Eastlake (18-6), 2. Christian (17-5-1), 3. Imperial (19-3-1), 4. Calexico (11-10-1), 5. San Pasqual
(11-10), 6. West Hills (13-8-1), 7. Westview (13-8), 8. Mt. Carmel (13-9), 9. Clairemont (8-10-1), 10. Mar Vista (9-11-1), 11. Brawley (10-10), 12. Bayfront (9-8-1), 13. Olympian (8-15), 14. Mira Mesa (6-15), 15. Valhalla (4-18), 16. Canyon Hills (7-10), 17. El Camino (8-14), 18. Hilltop (7-16), 19. Ramona (7-16)

DIVISION III
1. Pt. Loma (13-8), 2. Mission Vista (17-6), 3. Escondido Charter (16-4), 4. Oceanside (12-5-1), 5. Sage Creek (15-8), 6. Foothills Christian (8-3), 7. Scripps Ranch (13-9), 8. Madison (11-8-1), 9. Grossmont (7-9-2), 10. University City (8-13-1), 11. Coronado (11-7-1), 12. Southwest El Centro (6-10-1), 13. Tri-City Christian (7-10), 14. San Dieguito Academy (5-12), 15. Central Union (5-14), 16. Mission Bay (4-13), 17. Canyon Crest Academy (4-17), 18. Valley Center (3-18-1), 19. San Diego (7-15), 20. Escondido (2-16)