Mater Dei Regains Lead in Prep Poll

Mater Dei High School, after a four-week absence, has regained the top ranking in the Orange County Sportswriters’ Assn. prep baseball poll.

Mater Dei (16-2) replaced El Dorado (18-3) as the top-ranked team after the Golden Hawks lost to fourth-ranked Los Alamitos, 2-0, last week. Los Alamitos defeated El Dorado twice in league play.

The poll:

Pos. School (League) Record 1. Mater Dei (Angelus) 16-2 2. El Dorado (Empire) 18-3 3. La Quinta (Garden Grove) 17-4 4. Los Alamitos (Empire) 17-5 5. Esperanza (Empire) 15-5 6. Servite (Angelus) 14-5 7. Saddleback (Sea View) 16-5 8. Canyon (Century) 14-7 9. La Habra (Freeway) 14-5 10. Pacifica (Garden Grove) 15-5

Others Receiving Votes: El Toro (13-9), Ocean View (12-8), Irvine (14-7), Westminster (14-8) and Huntington Beach (14-6).