With one month left in the City Section baseball season, Birmingham has earned the No. 1 ranking with an 8-6 record and 4-0 mark in the City’s toughest league, the West Valley League.
1. BIRMINGHAM (8-6). Impressive one-two pitching duo in Allen Olmos and freshman Carlos Acuna.
2. VENICE (10-1). Gondoliers are headed to Western League title.
3. BELL (9-2). Defending champs are getting their pitching in order.
4. EL CAMINO REAL (8-5). Holding down second place in West Valley League.
5. SUN VALLEY POLY (9-5). Headed to showdown games with Sylmar in Valley Mission League.
6. SYLMAR (6-3). Pitching will keep Spartans in contention.
7. CLEVELAND (6-6). Joshua Pearlstein is having big season hitting.
8. BANNING (7-4). Marine League’s first-place team.
9. GARFIELD (8-2). Won four straight Eastern League games.
10. CHATSWORTH (6-6-1). Beware of Chancellors in March.