Prep Baseball Report

St. Louis University High stays perfect as the new No. 1 team in Missouri



St. Louis University High remains the only unbeaten school in Missouri, overtaking Rock Bridge as the new No. 1 team. Led by sixteen combined wins on the mound from Sasha Kuebel, Mitchell Klug, and Brian Howard, the Jr. Billikens keep rolling. Staley moves up to No. 2 after a perfect week. Rock Bridge, after a tough loss to then No. 8 CBC and big win against then No. 2 Francis Howell move down two spots to No. 3, followed by Francis Howell at No. 4 and CBC at No. 5.

 

Rank Last Team Record Comment
1 3 SLUH 18-0 Jr. Bills' still unbeaten after wins over DeSmet and Chaminade; tests against No. 5 CBC and Vianney 
2 4 Staley 23-2 6 straight wins for the Falcons, big matchup against No. 7 Liberty this week
3 1 Rock Bridge 24-2 Bruins go 3-1 on the week including  8-4 loss to No. 5 CBC and 13-3 trouncing of No. 3 Francis Howell; RHP John Miles improves to 6-0
4 2 Francis Howell 23-3 2-1 week for Howell but suffered loss against No.2 Rock Bridge; C Gordie Gundaker steps up with Munson out: 7-8, 9 RBI
5 7 CBC 15-4 Huge win for the Cadets over No. 1 Rock Bridge led by Brennan Devers and Mike Ehrhard; tough home loss against rival Vianney
6 8 Kennett 16-2 Indians win Botheel Conference tourny with 9-1 victory over Malden's Tanner Murphy 
7 10 Liberty 20-3 2 straight wins for the Blue Jays over Blue Springs keep them moving up the rankings
8 13 Lee's Summit West 19-4 Lee's Summit has a perfect week with wins over Ray-Pec, North Kansas City and Central (St. Joseph)
9 14 Webb City 16-4 Cardinals bounce back with undefeated week; decisive wins over Nixa, Seneca and Joplin
10 15 Savannah 17-2 Narrowly beat Benton, 11-10, and easily handled Smithville and Bishop LeBlond
11 18 Crystal City 15-4 Crystal City keeps to hammer their opponents; wins over Charleston and St. Vincent
12 19 Pacific 16-2 Have now won nine of their last 10 games; picked up win over previously ranked Helias
13 9 Cape Notre Dame 13-3 Notre Dame closes out 2-1 week with 10-0 win over Kelly on Senior Day
14 25 Westminster 17-3 Three more wins for the Wildcats over Priory, Lutheran South and Clayton
15 22 Willard 19-4 Winning streak now at 5 games,  outscoring opponents 17-5 runs last week
16 17 Boonville 13-3 After a pulling out a close win on the road against Blue Oaks, the Pirates were three-hit at home by Oak Grove
17 23 Kickapoo 15-6 A 3-1 week including a win over Branson; loss came against Hillcrest
18 20 Farmington 18-3 2-1 on the week, with loss coming to MAAA Tourney Champs Ste. Genevieve. Farmington finished 3rd in tournament
19 5 Parkway South 19-3-1 1-2 week drops Parkway South in the rankings; Patriots lose to Eureka and sub-.500 Kirkwood
20 6 Oakville  17-6 Five game week for Oakville leaves them 2-3. All three losses come within conference including two to Lindbergh
21 24 Valle Catholic 17-4 1-1 on the week, MAAA Tourney Champs Ste. Genevieve ends 10 game win streak. No 1 seed for discticts 
22 NR Vianney 19-6 Vianney re-enters the rankins, winners of 6 straight, with big win over No. 5 CBC
23 NR St. Pius X (Kansas City) 12-3 3-0 on the week, Caleb Baker continues to carry Pius at the plate and on the mound.
24 NR Ladue 19-5 Ladue joins the Top 25 after going 3-1 and scoring 46 runs last week. Lex Kaplan lead offense going 8-for-12 with on the week
25 21 Oran 16-1 Oran is handed their first loss of the season by Charleston in extra innings