CBS MaxPreps Xcellent 50 Baseball Rankings for May 31:North Davidson Knights at #7 in the Nation and looking for a 4-A Title

The North Davidson Knights still in the running for a NCHSAA 4-A Baseball Title and this week they are #7 in the Nation in the CBS/MaxPreps High School Baseball Poll….
North Davidson needed three games to knock off defending Class 4A state champion Providence in the regional round. North Davidson lost the first game 7-2, but bounced back to win the next two, 5-1 and 3-2. North Davidson will play Green Hope in the final.

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1. (1) Deer Park (Texas), 36-1
2. (2) Buchanan (Clovis, Calif.), 29-1
3. (3) Stoneman Douglas (Parkland, Fla.), 27-2
4. (5) Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 29-2
5. (6) Canterbury (Fort Myers, Fla.), 31-1
6. (7) Walton (Marietta, Ga.), 32-4
7. (8) North Davidson (Lexington, N.C.), 27-2
8. (13) Rockledge (Fla.), 28-2
9. (14) Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette, La.), 35-4
10. (15) Barbe (Lake Charles, La.), 34-6
11. (18) Brother Rice (Chicago), 34-3
12. (20) JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), 27-6
13. (NR) Midland Lee (Midland, Texas), 28-9
14. (4) Coppell (Texas), 33-4
15. (22) Johnson (San Antonio), 29-5
16. (16) West Orange (Winter Garden, Fla.), 27-3
17. (9) Providence (Charlotte, N.C.), 27-4
18. (17) South Caldwell (Hudson, N.C.), 28-2
19. (19) University (Orange City, Fla.), 23-4-1
20. (21) Bolles (Jacksonville, Fla.), 27-3
21. (23) Bryant (Ark.), 28-2
22. (24) Greenup County (Greenup, Ky.), 36-1
23. (26) Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.), 27-7
24. (28) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), 23-3
25. (33) St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.), 23-3

Teams 26-50

26. (27) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), 19-5
27. (25) Plainfield North (Plainfield, Ill.), 30-3
28. (31) Mountain Ridge (Glendale, Ariz.), 26-6
29. (35) Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.), 29-2
30. (34) Catholic-B.R. (Baton Rouge, La.), 31-7
31. (37) Basic (Henderson, Nev.), 36-4
32. (38) Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa, Ala.), 40-10
33. (NR) Locust Grove (Ga.), 33-5
34. (41) Westminster (Atlanta), 30-6
35. (43) Dallas Jesuit (Dallas), 33-8-2
36. (42) Blessed Trinity (Roswell, Ga.), 33-4
37. (30) Buford (Ga.), 32-5
38. (32) O’Fallon (Ill.), 32-5
39. (45) Russellville (Ala.), 47-7
40. (46) Steinbrenner (Lutz, Fla.), 27-5
41. (47) Gaither (Tampa, Fla.), 20-9
42. (44) Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.), 24-4
43. (48) Venice (Fla.), 26-6
44. (NR) Alamo Heights (San Antonio), 25-7
45. (11) Calallen (Corpus Christi, Texas), 27-4
46. (NR) Boerne-Champion (Boerne, Texas), 33-8
47. (NR) Prestonwood Christian (Plano, Texas), 35-1
48. (NR) Hanover (Mechanicsville, Va.), 19-1
49. (NR) Siegel (Murfreesboro, Tenn.), 31-9
50. (NR) East (Shawnee Mission, Kan.), 17-4

Dropped out: No. 10 St. Thomas Catholic (Houston), No. 12 Jackson (Massillon, Ohio), No. 29 Staley (Kansas City, Mo.), No. 36 Orange Lutheran (Calif.), No. 39 Farragut (Knoxville, Tenn.), No. 40 Saline (Mich.), No. 49 El Toro (Lake Forest, Calif.), No. 50 Naaman Forest (Garland, Texas).

Jim Stout
Media Manager, Eastern U.S.
CBS MaxPreps, Inc.