Updated: Sun., May. 16, 2010, 11:42 PM CHSAA baseball rankings
By DYLAN BUTLER Last Updated: 11:42 PM, May 16, 2010 Posted: 11:06 PM, May 16, 2010
There is one week left in the regular season and now is as good a time as any to have a change atop The Post’s CHSAA baseball rankings. Xaverian suffered its first loss of the season, a shocking 9-2 rout at home by Brooklyn rival Bishop Ford, and as a result drops from its perch for the first time all season.
Newly-crowned Staten Island champion St. Joseph by the Sea is our new No. 1 hours after clinching the division title following a 1-0 win against Cardinal Spellman Sunday.
No one dropped out of the rankings from last week, but there’s plenty of movement as the playoffs approach. 1. St. Joseph by the Sea (12-1) (Last week: 2)
It was going to be the showdown of the year on Staten Island – St. Joseph by the Sea vs. Monsignor Farrell at the College of Staten Island Monday afternoon. The bitter rivals will still play with plenty of emotion, but the game is essentially meaningless after the Vikings clinched the division title Sunday in The Bronx.
Next: @ No. 3 Monsignor Farrell (May 17, 4 p.m.) 2. Xaverian (14-1) (1)
The storm clouds were gathering and on Tuesday it resulted in a downpour at Shore Road. The Clippers have flirted with danger for weeks and it finally caught up with them in a 9-2 blowout by Bishop Ford. Undefeated no more, Xaverian will look to use that embarrassing loss as motivation in this final week of the regular season.
Next: @ Monsignor McClancy (May 17, 4 p.m.) 3. Monsignor Farrell (10-3) (4)
The Lions hopes of repeating as Staten Island champions were dashed Sunday with Sea’s win at Spellman. But in reality, it took a major hit when Nick Pavia outdueled Farrell ace Joe Fiori in a 2-0 Vikings win at CSI on April 23 for Sea’s second regular-season win over Farrell. The Lions will play for pride Monday, hoping to avoid a sweep by their rivals.
Next: No. 1 St. Joseph by the Sea (May 17, 4 p.m.) 4. St. Raymond’s (12-4) (5)
The red-hot Ravens control their own destiny following a 4-3 win against Iona Prep Sunday afternoon. St. Ray’s has a one- game lead on Xavier and has a two-game cushion on Regis in the Bronx/Manhattan division. As was the case the last two years, the hero Sunday was senior righthander Ricky Eusebio, who earned the save. He’ll start Monday against Regis.
Next: No. 9 Regis (May 17, 4 p.m.) 5. Fordham Prep (10-5) (3)
The Rams lost twice this week, falling to No. 3 Monsignor Farrell and No. 8 Xavier, but remain in the lead for the Bronx/Westchester division title. That’s because Iona Prep and Archbishop Stepinac, tied for second and one game behind Fordham Prep, both lost in crossover games, too. The Rams will play under the lights at Houlihan Park twice this week, including a matchup against Stepinac Tuesday that could decide the division.
Next: Mount St. Michael (May 17, 7 p.m.) 6. Bishop Ford (11-4) (7)
The giant killers did it again, ending Xaverian’s hopes of an undefeated season for a second straight year. But Ford didn’t act like it just won the intersectional title with its rout of the Clippers. Led by slugger Esteban Gomez and ace hurler Stephen Bove, Ford has higher aspirations. Next for the Falcons is finishing second in Brooklyn/Queens, something they can do with a win against No. 7 St. Francis Prep Tuesday.
Next: @ St. Edmund Prep (May 17, 4 p.m.) 7. St. Francis Prep (10-5) (6)
The Terriers bounced back nicely following a 7-4 loss to Monsignor McClancy last Monday to beat Christ the King and St. Edmund Prep to remain in the race for second place in Brooklyn/Queens. Why is second so important? That team gets a bye into the final round of qualifying for the Class A intersectional playoffs and avoids a pair of early elimination games.
Next: Christ the King (May 17, 4 p.m.) 8. Xavier (11-5) (10)
Xavier has won three in a row and remains in contention for a second consecutive Bronx/Manhattan division crown, one game behind first-place St. Ray’s. Sacred Heart-bound Rob Maguire spun a gem in a 2-1 win at Fordham Prep Tuesday and the offensively-challenged Knights exploded for 15 runs – that’s usually about a month’s worth – in a wild 15-13 victory against Stepinac.
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