High School Top 50 (June 16)

[caption id="attachment_173039" align="alignnone" width="640"] Colton Welker (Photo by Cliff Welch)[/caption] Despite the loss of lefthander Jesus Luzardo, who needed Tommy John surgery in the middle of the season, Stoneman Douglas High (Parkland, Fla.) sits atop of the High School Top 50 this week. Douglas was led by Colton Welker, who batted .500 and was drafted in the fourth round last week by the Rockies. Douglas narrowly edged out Buchanan and Archbishop McCarthy for the top ranking. These rankings are compiled via a committee poll. Committee members include representatives from the Baseball Coaches Association (BCA) and Baseball America. They give heavy weight to state champions and teams with competitive schedules.

Rank	School	Record	Previous Rank
1.	Stoneman Douglas High, Parkland, Fla.	27-2	2
2.	Buchanan High, Clovis, CA	30-1	3
3.	Archbishop McCarthy, Southwest Ranches, Fla.	29-2	4
4.	Walton High, Marietta, Ga.	28-4	5
5.	Basic High, Henderson, Nev.	36-4	6
6.	Bryant (Ark.) High	28-2	7
7.	Canterbury High, Fort Myers, Fla.	31-1	8
8.	Verdigris High, Claremore, Okla.	33-2	10
9.	De La Salle High, Concord, Calif.	25-3	11
10.	Barbe High, Lake Charles, La.	35-6	12
11.	North Davidson High, Lexington, N.C.	28-2	13
12.	Hamilton High, Chandler, Ariz.	27-7	14
13.	Redondo Union High, Redondo Beach, Calif.	31-2	18
14.	Christian Heritage Academy, Del City, Okla.	34-3	15
15.	Houston County High, Warner Robins, Ga.	29-8	16
16.	Steinbrenner High, Lutz, Fla.	27-5	20
17.	Dallas Jesuit Prep	36-8	NR
18.	Jefferson High, Shenandoah Junction, W.Va.	33-3	22
19.	Oxford (Miss.) High	28-8	21
20.	Gaither High, Tampa, Fla.	24-6	25
21.	Murrieta (Calif.) Mesa High	27-7	NR
22.	McCracken County High, Paducah, Ky.	37-5	NR
23.	Teurlings Catholic High, Lafayette, La.	35-4	NR
24.	St. Francis HS, Mountain View	27-8	NR
25.	Cherokee Trail High, Aurora, Colo.	22-5	NR
26.	Shawnee Mission East HS, Prairie Village, Kan.	21-4	NR
27.	Grapevine (Texas) High	35-6	NR
28.	Chantilly (Va.) High	27-2	NR
29.	Pope High, Marietta, Ga.	28-6	NR
30.	El Camino Real High, Woodland Hills, Calif.	28-7	NR
31.	Magnolia (Ark.) High	22-6	NR
32.	St. Thomas Aquinas High, Overland Park, Kan.	21-4	NR
33.	Elk Grove (Calif.) High	26-10	NR
34.	Carlsbad (N.M.) High	25-6	NR
35.	Shenendehowa High, Clifton Park, N.Y.	21-5	NR
36.	Seton Hall Prep, West Orange, N.J.	28-3	NR
37.	Locust (Ga.) Grove High	33-5	NR
38.	Lady Bird Johnson High, San Antonio	32-6	NR
39.	Riverdale Baptist High, Upper Marlboro, Md.	32-3	NR
40.	Zionsville (Ind.) HS	30-4	NR
41.	JSerra High, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.	27-7	NR
42.	Madison (Miss.) Central High	27-10	NR
43.	St. Mary's Catholic High, Neenah, Wisc.	24-0	NR
44.	Creighton Prep, Omaha, Neb.	28-4	NR
45.	Calvary Christian High, Fort Lauderdale	21-9	NR
46.	Westminster School, Atlanta	30-6	NR
47.	Selah (Wash.) High	25-1	NR
48.	Mountain Ridge High, Glendale, Ariz.	26-6	NR
49.	Defiance (Ohio) HS	29-2	NR
50.	Buford (Ga.) HS	32-5	NR