State baseball coaches polls: Who do the coaches think are the teams to beat to start the year?
Published 10:26 am Thursday, April 3, 2025
- Scappoose's Joe Fagan throws a pitch during an Indians game against St. Helens last season. (Wade Evanson)
Below is the first regular-season preseason statewide Baseball Coaches Polls in all classifications, brought to you by the OSAAtoday.
Please note: these polls are for generating interest and discussion only and have no impact on the OSAA’s RPI and Colley ratings that form the basis of the OSAA’s rankings for playoff purposes.
- First-place votes in parentheses
- Pre-season ranking in brackets
- Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Saturday
6A
1. West Linn (7) [2] 3-2 106
2. South Salem (3) [3] 4-0 86
3. Sunset (1) [1] 1-3 83
4. Jesuit [4] 3-1 72
5. Tualatin [6] 3-1-1 61
6. Lakeridge [8] 2-4 39
7. Sherwood [nr] 4-1 28
8. Clackamas [nr] 2-1 22
9. Sprague [9] 2-2 20
9. Sandy [nr] 4-0 20
Dropped out [3]
Pre-season No. 5 Barlow 1-5
Pre-season No. 7 Lake Oswego 1-5
Pre-season No. 10 McMinnville 3-2
Others receiving significant votes: Grant 4-2 14
5A
1. Thurston (10) [1] 4-2 109
2. Wilsonville 6-0 [5] 90
3. Ridgeview [3] 3-1 82
4. Summit [2] 2-3 49
5. Canby (1) [6] 3-1 48
6. Bend [10] 5-1 45
7. Silverton [9] 5-0 33
8. La Salle Prep [nr] 4-2 32
9. Ashland [10] 2-2 23
10. Crescent Valley [7] 1-3 20
Dropped out [2]:
Pre-season No. 4 West Albany 1-4
Pre-season No. 8 Central 2-4
Others receiving significant votes: Putnam 4-0 16
4A
1. Junction City (9) [4] 4-0 112
2. Marist Catholic (1) [3] 4-0 108
3. Newport [8] 4-1 82
4. Philomath [6] 2-1-1 71
5. Scappoose (1) [1] 2-3 54
6. Pendleton / Nixyaawii [5] 2-4 53
7. Tillamook [nr] 5-1 51
8. Henley (1) [2] 2-2-1 50
9. North Bend [nr] 3-2 23
10. Hidden Valley / New Hope Christian [nr] 5-1 20
Dropped out [3]
Pre-season No. 6 North Marion / Gervais 0-4
Pre-season No. 9 The Dalles / Dufur 2-3
Pre-season No. 10 La Grande 1-4
Others receiving significant votes: The Dalles / Dufur 2-3 15
3A
1. Blanchet Catholic (8) [4] 4-0 93
2. Warrenton (2) [1] 2-1 89
3. Taft [2] 3-2 57
4. Yamhill-Carlton [nr] 4-1 49
5. Cascade Christian [9] 3-2 43
5. Sisters [6] 2-2 43
7. La Pine [nr] 4-2 26
8. Banks [3] 2-3 25
9. Valley Catholic [nr] 2-2 21
10. South Umpqua [7] 3-2 19
Dropped out [3]:
Pre-season No. 5 Pleasant Hill 3-2
Pre-season No. 8 Santiam Christian 3-3
Pre-season No. 10 Brookings-Harbor 2-2
Others receiving significant votes: Brookings-Harbor 2-2 15; Creswell 4-1 12; North Valley 3-3 10; Burns / Crane 2-2 9
2A/1A
1. Umpqua Valley Christian (9) [1] 5-1 121
2. Kennedy (2) [3] 5-0 104
3. Culver (2) [7] 5-0 95
4. Knappa [2] 1-1 56
5. Myrtle Point / Pacific [nr] 7-1 52
5. Union / Cove [nr] 5-0 52
7. St. Paul [4] 1-1 45
8. Heppner / Ione [6] 2-2 35
9. Clatskanie [9] 2-2 20
10. Gaston [nr] 4-1 17
Dropped out [3]:
Pre-season No. 5 Regis 2-3
Pre-season No. 8 Reedsport 2-0
Pre-season No. 10 Country Christian / North Clackamas Christian 1-3
Others receiving significant votes: Portland Christian 1-0 15; Country Christian / North Clackamas Christian 1-3 13; Toledo 4-2 13; Reedsport 2-0 13