Week 5 baseball rankings

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Credit: Seth Ellerbee

Credit: Seth Ellerbee

In Class 7A, Milton makes its debut in the top 10 after splitting a two-game series with Lambert and improving to 12-4. Etowah slipped out of the top 10 after losing its third-straight game in a close 5-4 matchup with Roswell. Despite Etowah’s talent, a 1-3 start in region play was enough to bump the Eagles.

Class 6A No. 1 Pope extended its winning streak to 10 games with a 5-0 victory over Northview on Wednesday. No. 2 Allatoona and No. 4 Harrison split a two-game series this past week and carry the same ranking into this upcoming week. No. 3 Winder-Barrow swept No. 8 Gainesville in a two-game series this week to validate its top 3 status. Northview debuts in the poll at No. 10 with a 13-3 start.

Class 5A’s top 10 remains identical to last week as all of the ranked teams added to their win column. No. 10 Loganville won its fifth straight game on Tuesday and has swung momentum following its 2-8 start.

Woodward Academy swept a 2-game series with Eastside this week and jumped the Eagles for No. 4 in Class 4A. No. 5 Redan defeated No. 6 Lovett 7-5 on Tuesday and North Murray knocked Calhoun out of the 3A top 10 with a 7-6 victory on Thursday.

In Class 2A, No. 5 Jeff Davis swept No. 10 Metter in a two-game series this week and the rankings went unchanged. Aquinas carries a 14-1 record into its first appearance in the Class A-Private top 10, while the Class A-Public poll saw no movement this week.

Class 7A

1. Walton (15-2)

2. Mill Creek (14-2)

3. North Gwinnett (16-0)

4. Parkview (12-3)

5. Brookwood (9-3)

6. Lassiter (12-4)

7. Woodstock (11-6)

8. Grayson (13-5)

9. South Forsyth (9-6)

10. Milton (12-4)

Class 6A

1. Pope (15-1)

2. Allatoona (13-2)

3. Winder-Barrow (13-1)

4. Harrison (12-4)

5. Johns Creek (9-6)

6. Dalton (13-4)

7. Lee County (11-4)

8. Gainesville (10-5)

9. Alpharetta (12-5)

10. Northview (13-3)

Class 5A

1. Starr’s Mill (14-1)

2. Veterans (15-5)

3. Locust Grove (15-3)

4. Buford (9-7)

5. Griffin (13-1)

6. Carrollton (15-3)

7. Harris County (12-3)

8. Kell (14-5)

9. Jones County (13-4)

10. Loganville (7-8)

Class 4A

1. Cartersville (13-4)

2. Blessed Trinity (13-3)

3. Cedartown (13-3)

4. Woodward Academy (10-3)

5. Jefferson (10-5)

6. Eastside (12-4)

7. Heritage-Catoosa (10-4)

8. Marist (7-10)

9. Oconee County (11-3)

10. Troup (11-8)

Class 3A

1. North Hall (12-4)

2. Pierce County (12-5)

3. Ringgold (13-4)

4. Westminster (8-4)

5. Redan (11-8)

6. Lovett (7-8)

7. Greater Atlanta Christian (10-6)

8. Pace Academy (10-3)

9.  Franklin County (9-6)

10. North Murray (10-3)

Class 2A

1. Benedictine (10-8)

2. Elbert County (13-3)

3. Heard County (9-5)

4. Harlem (14-4)

5. Jeff Davis (13-5)

6. Callaway (11-7)

7. Berrien (9-5)

8. Bacon County (13-6)

9. Rockmart (8-7)

10. Metter (7-4)

Class A-Private

1. Holy Innocents’ (15-2)

2. Tattnall Square (13-1)

3. Savannah Christian (15-1)

4. King’s Ridge (10-4)

5. Hebron Christian (8-5)

6. Mount de Sales (11-5)

7. Calvary Day (10-4)

8. George Walton Academy (8-8)

9. Aquinas (14-1)

10. First Presbyterian Day (8-9)

Class A-Public

1. Gordon Lee (12-3)

2. Bowdon (13-4)

3. Schley County (13-2)

4. Emanuel County Institute (11-2)

5. Trion (8-5)

6. Charlton County (11-3)

7. Lanier County (12-3)

8. Telfair County (8-5)

9. Irwin County (8-5)

10. Taylor County (13-1)