SBLive's 2021 Washington high school baseball rankings: Who are the top teams in every classification?

After discussions with baseball coaches throughout Washington, SBLive is releasing its Top 10 rankings for each classification as of April 21.

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports | Apr 21, 2021

SBLive's 2021 Washington high school baseball rankings: Who are the top teams in every classification? /

Almira Coulee Hartline baseball coach Mike Correia has probably never gone 693 days between coaching games, but, by his count, that many had passed between his team's first game of the spring 2021 season and the last time they played before the pandemic.

As teams start seasons with a short lead-up and compete for league and even district titles in the shortened 2021 season, there are plenty of storylines to track across the state. Will anyone catch up to talent-leaden Puyallup in 4A, or Bainbridge in 3A? Which team will separate itself from a top-heavy 2A pack? Will anyone beat Odessa's 1-2 punch of Jett Nelson and Tim DeWulf on the mound?

After discussions with baseball coaches throughout Washington, SBLive is releasing its Top 10 rankings for each classification as of April 21. These rankings will be updated again at the end of the season.

CLASS 4A BASEBALL RANKINGS

1. Puyallup

2. West Valley (Yakima)

3. Richland

4. Mount Si

5. Jackson

6. Camas

7. Olympia

8. Skyview

9. Central Valley

10. Tahoma

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CLASS 3A BASEBALL RANKINGS

1. Bainbridge

2. Arlington

3. O’Dea

4. Kennewick

5. Eastside Catholic

6. Gig Harbor

7. Ballard

8. Marysville-Getchell

9. Mt. Spokane

10. Kelso

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CLASS 2A BASEBALL RANKINGS

1. W.F. West

2. Selah

3. Tumwater

4. Fife

5. Columbia River

6. North Kitsap

7. Ephrata

8. Ellensburg

9. Port Angeles

10. Washougal

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CLASS 1A BASEBALL RANKINGS

1. University Prep

2. Cedar Park Christian

3. College Place

4. King’s Way

5. Freeman

6. Chelan

7. Connell

8. Bellevue Christian

9. Naches Valley

10. Montesano

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CLASS 2B BASEBALL RANKINGS

1. Colfax

2. Tri Cities Prep

3. Toutle Lake

4. Asotin

5. Brewster

6. St. George’s

7. Chewelah

8. Friday Harbor

9. Forks

10. Adna

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CLASS 1B BASEBALL RANKINGS

1. Odessa

2. Almira Coulee Hartline

3. Naselle

4. DeSales

5. Pomeroy

6. Curlew

7. Crosspoint

8. Touchet

9. Willapa Valley

10. Mossyrock

Published Apr 21, 2021

ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.