D.C. Beltway Area: Top 10 Baseball

Baseball Top 10
Rankings and records as of May 4

1. Westfield (15-1) — LW: 1
Went 2-0 on the week with wins over Centreville and Herndon. Pivotal clash with No. 3 Chantilly looms on Wednesday.

2. West Springfield (14-4) — LW: 4
Won three, including 5-1 triumph in marquee matchup with No. 7 Lake Braddock.

3. Chantilly (15-3) — LW: 6
Defeated Oakton and Robinson last week to run win streak to five. Have Oakton again on Monday before a huge showdown at No. 1 Westfield on Wednesday to close out the regular season.

4. Huntingtown (12-1-1) — LW: NR
Closed in on second Southern Maryland Athletic Conference title with a 4-0 week. Capped it with a 16-11 win over county rival and then-No. 9 Calvert on Friday.

5. Osbourn Park (13-2) — LW: 2
Won showdown against Osbourn 8-4 on Thursday, but upset by Liberty early in the week.

6. DeMatha (16-7) — LW: 3
Mixed week for the Stags — lost tough ones to Bishop O’Connell and Bishop Ireton, beat Bishop McNamara and finished week with win over Good Counsel.

7. Lake Braddock (14-4) — LW: 5
Sandwiched loss to No. 2 West Springfield with shutouts of West Potomac and Annandale.

8. Bowie (13-1) — LW: 10
Held serve through the week. Finished by topping Eleanor Roosevelt 5-4 in one of regular season’s tests.

9. Quince Orchard (13-4) — LW: 8
Lost to Wootton 8-4, but rebounded with 8-0 shutout of Blake.

10. North Point (14-3) — LW: NR
Went 4-0 on the week, including 9-7 win over then-No. 9 Calvert on Wednesday and 3-2, nine-inning win over defending Maryland 3A champion La Plata on Saturday.

Also Receiving Consideration
Damascus (11-2)
McLean (14-4)
Paint Branch (13-3)
Potomac Falls (13-3)
Saint John’s (15-4)
South County (13-4)
Walt Whitman (12-3)
Wootton (12-4)

**Rankings include teams from Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax County, Loudoun County, Montgomery County, Prince George’s County, Prince William County, the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference and the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference.

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