Youth baseball coach gets lifetime ban, son five-year suspension
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The high school baseball season is approaching an end, with plenty of teams winning championships and programs turning into dynasties.
With more and more states wrapping up play, this week’s composite will be a look at the best team in every state that sanctions the sport. Through success and championships, difficulty of schedule, star talent and more, USA TODAY Sports is diving into the best of the best.
See the full list below. Wyoming, which does not sanction high school baseball, is not listed. Iowa, which plays summer baseball and is still near the beginning of its season, is included.
Alabama high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Hewitt-Trussville
Alaska high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Soldotna
Arizona high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Hamilton (Chandler)
Arkansas high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Valley View (Jonesboro)
California high school baseball
Top-ranked team: St. John Bosco (Bellflower)
Colorado high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Regis Jesuit (Aurora)
Connecticut high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Fairfield Prep
Delaware high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Caesar Rodney (Camden)
Florida high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Marjory Stoneman Douglas (Parkland)
Georgia high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Etowah (Woodstock)
Hawaii high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Kamehameha Kapalama (Honolulu)
Idaho high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Sandpoint
Illinois high school baseball
Top-ranked team: St. Laurence (Burbank)
Indiana high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Center Grove (Greenwood)
Iowa high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Roland-Story (Story City)
Kansas high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Mulvane
Kentucky high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Trinity (Louisville)
Louisiana high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Catholic High School (Baton Rouge)
Maine high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Washington Academy (East Machias)
Maryland high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Sherwood (Sandy Spring)
Massachusetts high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Boston College High
Michigan high school baseball
Top-ranked team: St. Mary’s Prep (Orchard Lake)
Minnesota high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Farmington
Mississippi high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Magnolia Heights (Senatobia)
Missouri high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Blue Springs South
Montana high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Beaverhead (Dillon)
Nebraska high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Lincoln East
Nevada high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
New Hampshire high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Trinity (Manchester)
New Jersey high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Delbarton (Morristown)
New Mexico high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Piedra Vista (Farmington)
New York high school baseball
Top-ranked team: The Stony Brook School
North Carolina high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Providence
North Dakota high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Kindred
Ohio high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Olentangy Orange (Lewis Center)
Oklahoma high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Tuttle
Oregon high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Clackamas
Pennsylvania high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Malvern Prep
Rhode Island high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Bishop Hendricken (Warwick)
South Carolina high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Dorman (Roebuck)
South Dakota high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Brandon Valley
Tennessee high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Crockett County (Alamo)
Texas high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Tomball
Utah high school baseball
Top-ranked team: American Fork
Vermont high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Essex (Essex Junction)
Virginia high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Paul VI (Chantilly)
Washington high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Richland
West Virginia high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Bridgeport
Wisconsin high school baseball
Top-ranked team: Germantown
