Minnesota Top 25: The Star Tribune’s statewide high school baseball rankings
As section tournaments get underway, a new No. 1 team leads the list: Blaine, with only two regular-season losses.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
The regular season has concluded, and a new team lands in the No. 1 spot of the Minnesota Star Tribune Top 25 statewide baseball rankings.
One of the state’s most surprising squads, Blaine (18-2), takes over the top position. The Bengals are riding an eight-game winning streak entering section tournament play.
Senior lefthanded pitcher Carson Timm is 6-0 with a 0.67 ERA, and the Northwest Suburban Conference champions are allowing a Class 4A-low 2.3 runs per game. Timm is also hitting .375.
South Suburban champion Shakopee (17-3) climbs to the No. 2 spot. The Sabers have lost twice since opening day.
Suburban East Conference powers Mounds View (15-5) and Cretin-Derham Hall (16-4) are third and fourth.
Wayzata (15-5) has overcome its sluggish start and is peaking at the right time. The Trojans have won 11 of their past 12 games to climb to No. 5.
Farmington (15-5) holds down the sixth spot. The top six are all No. 1 seeds in their section tournaments.
Class 3A Mankato East (17-3) moves up to the No. 8 position. The Cougars finished the regular season winning eight consecutive games, yielding more than two runs only three times during that span.
The Minnesota Top 25
Note: Schools are Class 4A unless noted. Records are through Saturday.
1. Blaine (18-2) Last week: No. 2
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2. Shakopee (17-3) Last week: No. 5
3. Mounds View (15-5) Last week: No. 3
4. Cretin-Derham Hall (16-4) Last week: No. 1
5. Wayzata (15-5) Last week: No. 8
6. Farmington (15-5): Last week: No. 6
7. Prior Lake (14-6) Last week: No. 11
8. Mankato East (17-3, 3A) Last week: No. 12
9. Andover (15-5) Last week: No. 4
10. St. Michael-Albertville (14-5) Last week: No. 7
11. Stillwater (13-7) Last week: No. 17
12. White Bear Lake (14-6) Last week: No. 18
13. Totino-Grace (14-6, 3A) Last week: No. 10
14. Perham (16-1, 2A) Last week: No. 15
15. St. Cloud Cathedral (18-1, 2A) Last week: No. 16
16. Chaska (14-6) Last week: No. 23
17. Duluth Marshall (16-2, 2A) Last week: No. 13
18. Esko (17-2, 2A) Last week: No. 14
19. Rockford (16-3, 2A) Last week: No. 19
20. Owatonna (16-4) Last week: No. 20
21. Two Rivers (17-3) Last week: No. 21
22. Chanhassen (14-6) Last week: No. 22
23. St. Anthony (18-2, 3A) Last week: No. 24
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