Base RANKINGS: Defiance takes over top spot in Division II

By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor

The Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association has released its third set of polls for the 2012 season, and we have a new leader in Division II as Defiance has taken over from New Richmond.

The other No. 1s from a week ago – D1 Grove City, D3 Ontario, and D4 Hopewell-Loudon – remain the same.

Teams are listed by ranking followed by school, number of first-place votes (if applicable), vote total, and record. Your third OHSBCA rankings from April 30:

DIVISION I
1. Grove City (18) 267 17-1
2. Centerville (1) 177 18-2
3. Archbishop Moeller (2) 168 15-4
4. Avon (4) 144 18-0
5. Mason (2) 15-4
6. Anthony Wayne 96 17-1
7. Jackson (1) 87 15-1
8. Brecksville-Broadview Heights 79 16-3
9. Elder 76 17-6
10. Hudson 65 16-1
11. Ashland (1) 63 15-2
12. Mayfield 53 15-2
13. Strongsville 50 14-2
14. St. Xavier 36 13-2
15. Chardon 28 13-2
16. Springboro 24 16-4
17. Walsh Jesuit 18 14-2
18. St. John's Jesuit 15 n/a
19. Norwalk 13 17-4
19. Brunswick 13 14-3

Others receiving votes: Olentangy Orange (11), Harrison (10), Avon Lake (10), Kings (10), Thomas Worthington (8), Wayne (6), Anderson (5), Boardman (4), Zanesville (3), Lincoln (2), Lakota East (1), Talawanda (1), Butler (1)

DIVISION II
1. Defiance (29) 315 17-1
2. Jonathan Alder (1) 196 14-3
3. Edison (1) 186 17-2
4. Bellevue 183 18-4
5. St. Francis De Sales 178 16-4
6. Cambridge 119 19-4
7. Wapakoneta 101 14-3
7. New Richmond (1) 101 16-1
9. Sheridan 85 15-4
10. Canfield 68 11-3
11. Big Walnut 62 15-4
12. Bethel-Tate 60 16-5
13. Ravenna 34 11-4
14. Tippecanoe 21 13-6
15. Granville 15 14-4
16. Gallia Academy 14 19-6
17. Firelands 5 13-6
18. Athens 4 14-4
18. Canton South 4 13-5
20. River View 3 17-5

Others receiving votes: Archbishop Hoban (2), Jefferson Area (2), Tallmadge (1), Steubenville (1)

DIVISION III
1. Ontario (23) 265 19-0
2. Grand Valley (2) 194 15-0
3. Carlisle (1) 167 20-2
4. Summit Country Day (1) 152 18-2
5. Madison Senior 134 19-4
6. Portsmouth West 123 16-2
7. Wheelersburg (1) 84 18-2
8. Canton Central Catholic (1) 60 n/a
9. Versailles 51 16-5
10. Bloom-Carroll 48 14-2
11. Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy 42 15-6
11. Lima Central Catholic 42 14-4
13. Piketon 39 15-5
14. Coldwater 37 14-6
15. Madeira 29 17-5
16. Hillsdale 24 14-6
17. Tuslaw 16 13-5
18. Badin 15 12-6
18. Fredericktown 15 13-3
20. Adena 10 10-3

Others receiving votes: Independence (9), Zane Trace (7), Edison (5), Portsmouth (5), Garaway (5), Northridge (4), Ridgewood (4), Oak Harbor (2), St. Clairsville (2), Orrville (2), Madison Plains (2), Waynesville (1)

DIVISION IV
1. Hopewell-Loudon (8) 249 17-1
2. Tinora (2) 204 13-2
3. Bethel 185 18-3
4. Southern (14) 181 20-0
5. Leipsic (2) 143 18-2
6. Newark Catholic (1) 127 12-5
7. Seven Hills 113 17-3
8. John F. Kennedy 77 12-0
9. Buckeye Central 62 18-5
10. Hiland (1) 52 9-3
11. Minster (1) 45 14-4
12. North Central 39 15-3
13. Cincinnati Christian (1) 34 10-3
14. Fairport Harding (1) 32 14-2
15. Cuyahoga Heights 28 14-3
16. St. John's 20 14-3
17. Tuscarawas Central Catholic 15 15-5
18. Seneca East 13 15-5
19. Columbus Grove 8 16-6
20. Notre Dame 7 14-3
20. Ottawa Hills 7 n/a
20. Christian Academy 7 17-4

Others receiving votes: Fisher Catholic (6), Rittman (6), Badger (5), Southeastern Local (4), Bradford (4), Southern (4), Lehman Catholic (4), Kalida (3), Fort Loramie (3), Tree Of Life Christian (3), Valley (2), Toronto (2), Eastern (2), Fayetteville-Perry (1), Northwood (1)