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Each week, azcentral sports will rank the Super 10 Arizona high school baseball teams.
Through May 6
No. 1 Chandler Hamilton 21-10
The Huskies’ huge playoff run boost them back to where they started this season.
No. 2 Tempe Corona del Sol 23-6
No more sleeper, these spoilers have clinched a semifinal berth in the 6A playoffs.
No. 3 Phoenix Horizon 25-6-1
Has to battle through the loser’s bracket to try to win the 6A championship, starting with Tuesday’s game against Gilbert Perry.
No. 4 Gilbert Campo Verde 19-13
Has come out of nowhere to reach the 5A semifinals.
No. 5 Glendale Raymond S. Kellis 20-11
Another double-digit loss team that clinched a final four spot in 5A.
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No. 6 Scottsdale Chaparral 23-6-2
Faces a must-win 5A playoff game Tuesday against Scottsdale district-rival Phoenix Arcadia.
No. 7 Phoenix Pinnacle 23-8
Will have to get rid of the taste of 10-2 playoff loss to Corona del Sol and get ready for No.13-seed Anthem Boulder Creek.
No. 8 Tempe Marcos de Niza 21-8
On a six-game win streak into the 4A semifinals and breaking into the Super 10 for the first time.
No. 9 Nogales 26-4
Playing in a 4A semifinal this week.
No. 10 Glendale Raymond S. Kellis 20-11
Has won seven in a row to get into the final four round in 5A.
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Through April 29
No. 1 Chandler Basha, 24-3-1
Staying strong, but last year the Bears got tripped up when the 6A tournament moved into the eight-team, double-elimination portion and lost two in a row.
No. 2 Glendale Mountain Ridge, 21-9-1
Eliminated Mountain Pointe on Friday with another strong pitching performance from junior lefty Matthew Liboratore.
No. 3 Phoenix Pinnacle, 22-7
This team is getting hot at the right time in 6A, knocking off a dangerous Sandra Day O’Connor team 3-2.
No. 4 Phoenix Horizon, 24-5-1
The Huskies will see if they can cool off Hamilton’s suddenly hot bats in a Wednesday playoff showdown at Maryvale Baseball Park.
No. 5 Scottsdale Chaparral, 22-5-1
Junior OF Griffin Hampton is swinging a hot bat, batting .425 with 24 RBIs.
No. 6 Peoria Sunrise Mountain, 24-5
Another Decker coming through at the plate with Kody hitting .492.
No. 7 Tempe Corona del Sol, 21-6
Beat Chandler 1-0 and will see Anthem Boulder Creek next in the 6A tournament.
No. 8 Hamilton, 19-10
These guys came out swinging in the playoffs, run-ruling Tolleson and Sunnyside.
No. 9 Gilbert Perry, 17-11
Has won five in a row and has nothing to lose as it moves into the double-elimination format in 6A.
No. 10 Gilbert Campo Verde, 18-13
Moves into the Super 10 for the first time after beating higher seeds Queen Creek and Arcadia in the playoffs.
Through April 22
Baseball Super 10
No. 1 Chandler Basha (23-3-1)
Hottest team in the state coming into the post-season with a 14-game winning streak and pitching has been superb.
No. 2 Mountain Ridge (20-8-1)
With Matt Libetore on the mound, this team can go far in 6A.
No. 3 (Phoenix Pinnacle 20-7)
Got a huge pick-me-up on Friday with a double-header sweep of rival Phoenix Horizon, just in time for the playoffs.
No. 4 Horizon (22-5-1)
Will try to bounce back from the two losses to Pinnacle. Has the offense and pitching to win it all in 6A.
No. 5 Phoenix Sandra Day O’Connor (18-9)
Dangerous team this time of year that split games last week with rival Glendale Mountain Ridge.
No. 6 Scottsdale Chaparral (20-5-2)
It won’t be a given this team cruised through the 5A title after receiving a wake-up call last week from Phoenix Arcadia.
No. 7 Queen Creek (24-4)
Will give Chaparral a run in 5A, behind pitcher/infielder Haiden Hendrick, who is hitting .436 with a 7-0 record and 2.07 ERA.
No. 8 Peoria Sunrise Mountain (22-5)
Looks like the team to beat in the 4A tournament with a .373 team batting average.
No. 9 Tempe Corona del Sol (19-6)
After a loss to Phoenix Mountain Pointe, bounced back with a sweep of Gilbert Highland.
No. 10 Buckeye Verrado (23-6)
Another solid 5A team that can hit and pitch.?
Through April 9
No. 1 Chandler Basha (19-3-1)
Won three games to hold onto the top spot with Kyle Wullenweber pitching a three-hitter with 10 strikeouts in a run-ruled, five-inning win over Chandler.
No. 2 Mesa Skyline (16-6-1)
Makes big move after three teams ahead of the Coyotes stumbled. Boyd Vander Kooi had an impressive outing on the mound.
No. 3 Phoenix Sandra Day O’Connor (15-7)
Breaks through after splitting with Phoenix Horizon and blowing out Phoenix Pinnacle last week.
No. 4 Horizon (18-3-1)
Bounced back from a 3-1 loss to O’Connor with a 3-0 win two days later against the Eagles.
No. 5 Buckeye Verrado (20-4)
This 5A team scored a total of 45 runs in three games last week.
No. 6 Glendale Mountain Ridge (16-5-2)
Split games with Scottsdale Desert Mountain and beat Brophy Prep.
No. 7 Peoria Liberty (18-5)
On a roll after beating Scottsdale Chaparral 8-6. Has won five straight.
No. 8 Chaparral (16-4-2)
Just when it appeared the Firebirds were back on track in 5A, they lost to Peoria Liberty.
No. 9 Queen Creek (20-4)
Impressive week with three wins, including a two-game sweep of Gilbert Campo Verde.
No. 10 Nogales (21-1)
Has won 15 in a row, taking all four games last week.
Through April 1
No. 1 Chandler Basha (16-3-1)
First time on top after winning last seven, including a two-game sweep of Phoenix Brophy Prep.
No. 2 Chandler Hamilton (12-6-1)
Went 2-2 in North Carolina, posting two shutouts, playing some of the best high school teams in the nation.
No. 3 Phoenix Pinnacle (16-3)
Split with Scottsdale Desert Mountain last week to slip a notch.
No. 4 Phoenix Horizon (16-2-1)
Lost its only game and firm grasp of No. 1 in 6-1 loss to unranked Phoenix Desert Vista.
No. 5 Mesa Skyline (14-5-1)
Coyotes continue climb after three impressive wins, including 21-4 and 9-1 wins over Mesa Dobson.
No. 6 Buckeye Verrado (17-4)
Went 5-3 in a national tourney last week.
No. 7 Glendale Mountain Ridge (14-4-2)
Should be better down the stretch with pitching depth improving.
No. 8 Scottsdale Chaparral (14-3-1)
Swept Notre Dame Prep in two games last week.
No. 9 Nogales (17-1)
Only loss was to Chaparral.
No. 10 Peoria Sunrise Mountain (14-3)
Moving into the Super 10 riding on an eight-game win streak.
Through March 25
No. 1 Phoenix Horizon (16-1-1)
Back on top with five-game winning streak since losing to Stillwater, Okla., in its tournament semifinal.
No. 2 Phoenix Pinnacle (14-2)
Falls from the top after 2-1 loss to Phoenix Brophy Prep.
No. 3 Glendale Mountain Ridge (10-2-2)
The Lions should have All-Arizona pitcher Tommy Lowe throwing innings for the first time this season after dealing with diabetes.
No. 4 Buckeye Verrado (12-1)
Is this now the team to beat in 5A with nine straight wins that included a mercy-ruling of Scottsdale Chaparral.
No. 5 Chandler Hamilton (10-4-1)
Two two steps forward and one step back going 2-1 with a 5-4 loss to Gilbert Perry sandwiched between blowout wins over Phoenix Desert Vista (11-1) and Mesa Desert Ridge (9-1).
No. 6 Chandler Basha (13-3-1)
Moves into the Super 10 after winning its last four.
No. 7 Mesa Skyline (11-5-1)
Senior pitcher Boyd Vander Kooi is turning Skyline into a big story with six consecutive wins in 6A.
No. 8 Chaparral (12-3-2)
One of the strangest teams. Great one game. Struggles the next. How do you explain an 8-4 loss to Peoria Centennial after a 9-7 win over previously unbeaten Queen Creek?
No. 9 Queen Creek (15-1)
This is a big turnaround story after going 14-15 in coach Mikel Moreno’s first season last year.
No. 10 Tempe Corona del Sol (15-3)
Followed up an eight-inning 6-5 win over Mesa Mountain View with a 5-1 loss to Mountain Ridge.
Through March 18
No. 1 Phoenix Pinnacle (13-1)
Showed no weakness en route to Between The Lines national invitational tourney title at Horizon.
No. 2 Phoenix Horizon (13-1-1)
Lost its first game last week to a tough Stillwater team that Pinnacle beat by one in the final.
No. 3 Queen Creek (14-0)
This 5A team won the Bob Everett Classic last week, scoring 41 runs in four games.
No. 4 Tempe Corona del Sol (10-4)
Won its last four with most impressive coming against defending 6A champion Hamilton, 5-3, in eight innings.
No. 5 Chandler Hamilton (8-3-1)
Rough week, tying Glendale Mountain Ridge (2-2 in eight innings that was stopped due to darkness) and lost to Corona del Sol (5-3 in eight innings).
No. 6 Buckeye Verrado (8-1)
5A team had last week off, but has won five in a row that included a nine-inning, 5-1 win over Peoria Liberty, the only team to beat Pinnacle. Has given up just one run in four games.
No. 7 Glendale Mountain Ridge (9-2-2)
Starting to make its move with the 2-2, eight-inning tie vs. Hamilton, the team it lost to in last year’s 6A final.
No. 8 Scottsdale Chaparral (10-2-2)
Only losses were in blowouts — to Verrado (11-0, five innings) and unbeaten Broken Arrow (Okla., 10-1).
No. 9 Nogales (13-1)
This 4A team lost its only game to Chaparral.
No. 10 Peoria Liberty (12-4)
First-year coach Chris Raymond has 5A team on the right track, scoring 33 runs in the last three games and beating a tough Scottsdale Desert Mountain team 10-8.
Through March 11
No. 1 Phoenix Pinnacle (9-1)
Climbs to No. 1 on strength of 7-3 victory over Hamilton.
No. 2 Phoenix Horizon (9-0-1)
A slugfest 12-12 tie with Mountain Ridge causes Huskies to lose grip of No. 1.
No. 3 Chandler Hamilton (7-2)
Losses were to Horizon and Pinnacle.
No. 4 Queen Creek (9-0)
Has been the surprise team in the state so far with outstanding pitching.
No. 5 Vail Cienega (8-0)
Will need to show pitching depth with four games this week after having last week off.
No. 6 Buckeye Verrado (8-1)
This 5A team showed it belongs after run-ruling Chaparral 11-0 last week.
No. 7 Oro Valley Canyon del Oro (9-1)
This 4A team has won four in a row.
No. 8 Glendale Mountain Ridge (9-2-1)
Should get big boost with return of pitcher Tommy Lowe.
No. 9 Phoenix Sandra Day O’Connor (6-3)
Nolan Gorman’s hot bat gives the Eagles optimism in 6A.
No. 10 Scottsdale Chaparral (9-1-1)
Jacob Gonzalez had a pair of two-run homers in a rout of Page last week.
Through March 4
No. 1 Phoenix Horizon (8-0)
Went 3-0 on the week with impressive pitching, hitting and defense to remain No. 1.
No. 2 Chandler Hamilton (6-1)
Doesn’t move spots after winning three games. Huskies now yet to lose since dropping season opener to Horizon.
No. 3 Queen Creek (5-0)
Former Arizona State player and assistant coach Mikel Moreno has a special group in 5A.
No. 4 Vail Cienega (8-0)
This 5A team is hitting .422 and has a 2.80 ERA.
No. 5 Scottsdale Chaparral (6-0-1)
Gave Nogales its first loss Saturday behind strong pitching from senior Casey Candiotti, who had a no-hitter through 6 2/3 inning.
No. 6 Gilbert Campo Verde (2-0)
Started season with wins over fellow Gilbert schools, Gilbert (8-3) and Highland (5-4).
No. 7 Peoria Liberty (6-2)
Has won five in a row since dropping a 3-1 decision to No. 1 Horizon.
No. 8 Phoenix Pinnacle (5-1)
Bounced back from a 5-4 loss to Liberty with a 10-0 rout of Glendale Mountain Ridge.
No. 9 Tempe Corona del Sol (5-2)
Climbs back in after winning five in a row by a combined score of 46-12.
No. 10 Oro Valley Canyon del Oro (5-0)
This 4A team has outscored its opponents 33-7.
Through Feb. 25
No. 1 Phoenix Horizon (5-0)
Beat defending 6A champion and then-No. 1 Chandler Hamilton 4-2 during a 5-0 week to open the season.
No. 2 Hamilton (3-1)
Bounced back from the Horizon loss with three straight wins and allowed a total of six runs in four games.
No. 3 Queen Creek (4-0)
The only team to go undefeated in Brophy Prep’s Adam Donnenfield Baseball Tournament.
No. 4 Vail Cienega (6-0)
Moves into the Super 10 after winning the Cowboy Up tournament, beating Oro Valley Ironwood Ridge and Tucson Salpointe in the final two games.
No. 5 Phoenix Pinnacle (3-0)
Beat Gilbert Perry and Phoenix Shadow Mountain twice, allowing a total of four runs.
No. 6 Scottsdale Chaparral (3-0-1)
The tie came in the opener in a 2-2 game shortened by darkness, facing arguable the best pitcher in the state, Mesa Skyline’s Boyd Vander Kooi.
No. 7 Glendale Mountain Ridge (3-1)
Will bounce back from the 9-5 loss to Scottsdale Desert Mountain that left a sour taste to end the first week.
No. 8 Gilbert Campo Verde (0-0)
Season gets going Tuesday at Gilbert.
No. 9 Ironwood Ridge (3-1)
Only loss was to unbeaten Cienega in the Cowboy Up tournament.
No. 10 Nogales (5-0)
This 4A team outscored its first five opponents 59-10.
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These are the initial rankings for the 2017 season.
Preseason
No. 1 Chandler Hamilton
The defending 6A champs return Big Schools Player of the Year Nick Brueser and everybody from the pitching staff but ace Zane Strand (now at ASU).
No. 2 Phoenix Sandra Day O’Connor
Great offensive team, led by All-Arizona junior third baseman Nolan Gorman.
No. 3 Glendale Mountain Ridge
Will miss pitcher Tommy Lowe to start the season, but still has big lefty Matthew Libertore to shut down offenses.
No. 4 Oro Valley Ironwood Ridge
Won 22 games last season behind Jacob Allen’s big bat. Expect more of the same in 5A.
No. 5 Tempe Corona del Sol
Experienced team that should give Hamilton a run in 6A.
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No. 6 Scottsdale Chaparral
Moves down to 5A, where it will have a good chance at winning state, behind All-Arizona infielder Jacob Gonzalez.
No. 7 Gilbert Perry
Very strong up the middle and possesses as good a middle infield (Trevor Hauver and Tommy Sacco) as you will find in Arizona.
No. 8 Phoenix Pinnacle
Top level pitching with Calvin Schapira and Jake Holmes.
No. 9 Chandler Basha
Gage Workman reclassified up a year, ready to break out with his best year yet for a team that struggled down the stretch last year because of injuries to the pitching staff.
No. 10 Gilbert Campo Verde
Stacked pitching staff hopes to lead Coyotes to the 5A crown.
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