Cerritos, Mt. SAC emerge as SoCal powers In CCCSIA Baseball Top 25 Poll #2
(LOS ANGELES) -- Still undefeated Santa Rosa Junior College (19-0) remains #1 in the second 2025 California Community College Sports Information Association (CCCSIA) State Baseball Top 25 poll, but the rest of the rankings had a massive seismic shift.
Four new teams joined, four dropped out, and two squads entered the top 10 in #9 West Valley, a leap of five slots, and #10 Golden West as the Rustlers bolted up 10 spots.
SRJC received all 16 first-place votes as the Bear Cubs swept their second straight Big 8 Conference series, this time over #18 Cosumnes River.
The South Coast is moving on up as Cerritos took the Lyft to #2 as SoCal's new top-rated team while Mt. San Antonio grabbed an Uber up two blocks to #4. Winners of 11 in a row, the Falcons swept Compton, then Pasadena City, but the Mounties, currently on a 13-game win streak, have kept pace with 3-game series sweeps over El Camino and East Los Angeles. Both squads are 6-0 to top the SCC.
Fresno City skipped up two to #3 as the Rams are on fire, winning 14 consecutive and starting Central Valley play at 9-0.
Three Orange Empire teams still are part of the top 10 as Riverside City rock-climbed three pegs to #5 while #7 Cypress and #8 Saddleback fell out of the top 3. The Tigers took two of three contests v. Saddleback to open OEC play.
Ohlone rose to #6, but after starting the season on a 12-game win streak, the Renegades are 5-3 in their last eight, including Saturday's 14-13 loss to Chabot, the highest point voted team not in the top 25. The Coast Conference and Bay Valley will finally begin their conference schedules this week.
Cypress, which fell five positions, recovered from losing a pair of games v. unranked Canyons by beginning Orange Empire play at 3-1, including Monday's 8-2 victory over Saddleback.
West Valley has won four straight to gain traction in the rankings. Golden West is on a 6-game win string, including an OEC-opening sweep over Irvine Valley.
More serious movement included Feather River using a 6-game win streak to soar skyward seven ratings to #11 as it leads the Golden Valley race at 7-2 while Skyline jumped up seven spots to #12. The Trojans have won 12 of their last 14, including triumphs over West Valley and #24 Monterey Peninsula.
Despite 15 teams among the two divisions, the Western State has just one team ranked in #16 Antelope Valley, which won two of three v. LA Valley.
Of the Top 25 newbies, #20 Cerro Coso joins #14 Chaffey to represent the Inland Empire Athletic Conference, including winning two of three v. AVC.
At #21, Sacramento City gives the Big 8 a ranking-best five teams along with Santa Rosa, #13 Sierra, #17 Folsom Lake, and #18 Cosumnes River. The Panthers have won five in a row, winning two straight v. Folsom Lake to take that series, and is currently second in the Big 8 standings at 5-1.
Two more Pacific Coast Athletic teams joined #15 Palomar as ranking newcomers #22 San Diego Mesa and #23 Grossmont. The Comets split a 2-game set v. Grossmont, then swept Mesa and have the PCAC lead at 5-1. Mesa took two from San Diego City and is tied with the Griffins for second place at 4-2.
Some Individual Highlights:
- Cerritos' pitching duo of Derek Valdez and Noah Andrunas are a combined 14-0, both are tied for the state lead in wins with seven each. Andrunas leads all pitchers in strikeouts with 54 in 44 IP.
- Ohlone first baseman Will Anderson is tied for the state RBI lead with 45, including a 5-for-6, 3 HR, 10 RBI day v. Barstow on Feb. 14.
- Grossmont third baseman Nico Newhan has three 2-home run games and tops the state with 10 dingers.
- Feather River centerfielder Anthony Zepeda has both the North Region's highest batting average (.479) and highest on-base percentage (.592).
- Pasadena centerfielder Tyler Garcia hit home runs in four consecutive games (five in all).
- Fresno lefty Michael Klein tops the state in saves with six, three of those are the 3-inning variety.
The SIA poll takes place every other week during the 2025 season.
CCCSIA State Baseball Top 25 Poll #2
| Rank | Team, Conference | Points | Last Rank |
| 1. | Santa Rosa JC, Big 8 (16 1st votes), 19-0 | 400 | 1 |
| 2. | Cerritos, South Coast, 17-2 | 373 | 4 |
| 3. | Fresno City, Central Valley, 16-2 | 353 | 5 |
| 4. | Mt. San Antonio, South Coast, 17-3 | 350 | 6 |
| 5. | Riverside City, Orange Empire, 14-5 | 293 | 8 |
| 6. | Ohlone, Coast South, 17-3 | 285 | 7 |
| 7. | Cypress, Orange Empire, 14-5 | 271 | 2 |
| 8. | Saddleback, Orange Empire, 13-7 | 246 | 3 |
| 9. | West Valley, Coast South, 9-5 | 223 | 14 |
| 10. | Golden West, Orange Empire, 14-6 | 219 | 20 |
| 11. | Feather River, Golden Valley, 17-6 | 214 | 18 |
| 12. | Skyline, Coast North, 14-5 | 199 | 19 |
| 13. | Sierra, Big 8, 13-5 | 194 | 9 |
| 14. | Chaffey, Inland Empire Athletic, 14-4-1 | 185 | 16 |
| 15. | Palomar, Pacific Coast Athletic, 13-7 | 184 | 12 |
| 16. | Antelope Valley, Western State South, 15-4 | 152 | 13 |
| 17. | Folsom Lake, Big 8, 13-6 | 130 | 10 |
| 18 | Cosumnes River, Big 8, 13-7 | 117 | 11 |
| 19. | Santa Ana, Orange Empire, 13-6 | 102 | 21 |
| 20. | Cerro Coso, Inland Empire Athletic, 14-7 | 91 | NR |
| 21. | Sacramento City, Big 8, 14-8 | 82 | NR |
| 22. | San Diego Mesa, Pacific Coast Athletic, 13-6 | 62 | NR |
| 23. | Grossmont, Pacific Coast Athletic, 12-6 | 53 | NR |
| 24. | Monterey Peninsula, Coast South, 12-7 | 52 | 15 |
| 25. | Butte, Golden Valley, 15-9 | 47 | 17 |
Dropped Out of Rankings: Fullerton (#22), Irvine Valley (#23), Cuesta (#24), Sequoias (#25)
Also Receiving Votes: Chabot 46, Lassen 37, San Joaquin Delta 36, El Camino 35, Southwestern 31, Glendale 24, Long Beach CC 23, Desert 20, Fullerton 18, Santa Barbara CC 13, Pasadena CC 10, Irvine Valley 10, Marin 6, San Mateo 5, Cuesta 5, Allan Hancock 2, San Diego CC 1, Sequoias 1.
| CCCBCA RANKINGS (Mar. 12) | ||||||
| North Region | South Region | |||||
| RK | College | Record | RK | College | Record | |
| 1. | Santa Rosa | 20-1 | 1. | Cerritos | 17-4 | |
| 2. | Fresno City | 16-3 | 2. | Mt. San Antonio | 18-3 | |
| 3. | West Valley | 16-6 | 3. | Palomar | 13-7 | |
| 4. | Cosumnes River | 14-8 | 4. | Riverside City | 14-5 | |
| 5. | Skyline | 15-5 | 5. | Cypress | 15-5 | |
| 6. | Sierra | 15-5 | 6. | Saddleback | 13-8 | |
| 7. | Feather River | 17-6 | 7. | Glendale | 13-8-1 | |
| 8. | Butte | 16-9 | 8. | Chaffey | 16-4-1 | |
| 9. | Lassen | 14-7-1 | 9. | Grossmont | 12-6 | |
| 10. | Sacramento City | 15-9 | 10. | Golden West | 14-6 | |
| 11. | Marin | 12-8-1 | 11. | San Diego Mesa | 13-7 | |
| 12. | Chabot | 14-7 | 12. | Santa Ana | 13-6 | |
| 13. | Canada | 11-10 | 13. | Southwestern | 12-8 | |
| 14. | Monterey Peninsula | 12-9 | 14. | Fullerton | 12-11 | |
| 15. | Ohlone | 18-4 | 15. | Antelope Valley | 16-4 | |
| 16. | San Joaquin Delta | 13-10 | 16. | El Camino | 15-7 | |
| 17. | San Mateo | 12-8 | 17. | Cerro Coso | 15-7 | |
| 18. | Folsom Lake | 15-6 | 18. | Allan Hancock | 10-10 | |
| 19. | Los Medanos | 10-10 | 19. | Irvine Valley | 12-9 | |
| 20. | Solano | 8-12 | 20. | L.A. Pierce | 11-8 | |
Release by Robert Lewis, CCCSIA Executive Board