Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for April 23, 2024

By: Don Rebel

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | 10:50 PM

With good weather this past week, there were a lot of high school baseball games played across the state, which has led to plenty of changes to the Trib HSSN state baseball rankings.

In all, there were 11 teams that fell out of the top 5 in the six classifications, with Class 6A and 5A taking the biggest hit with seven of the 10 teams out from last week and seven new squads hoping to remain among the elite in Pa. for a while.

It was a rough week for schools named Hempfield.

Hempfield Area in Greensburg and Hempfield High in Landisville both dropped out of the Class 6A rankings.

It was also a tough week for top-ranked teams as three of them are now former No. 1 teams with Shaler in 5A, Bellefonte in 4A and Sharpsville in 2A being replaced by Mechanicsburg, Cathedral Prep and Serra Catholic.

Remaining on top from last week is LaSalle College in 6A, Riverside in 3A and Southern Fulton in A.

Here are the latest HSSN state baseball rankings for the 2024 season. Teams are listed with overall record, district and last week’s ranking.

Class 6A

1. LaSalle College (11-2) (12) (1)

2. Plymouth Whitemarsh (9-0) (1) (NR)

3. Red Lion (11-0) (3) (NR)

4. Parkland (10-2) (11) (NR)

5. Neshaminy (8-1) (1) (NR)

Out: North Allegheny (7), Hempfield (7), Landisville Hempfield (3), Methacton (1)

Class 5A

1. Mechanicsburg (9-0) (3) (NR)

2. Upper Dublin (6-1) (1) (NR)

3. Monsignor Bonner (9-3) (12) (2)

4. Abington Heights (8-1) (2) (3)

5. Pittston (10-1) (2) (NR)

Out: Shaler (7), Hershey (3), Strath Haven (1)

Class 4A

1. Cathedral Prep (9-1) (10) (2)

2. Bellefonte (9-1) (6) (1)

3. Dallas (8-1) (2) (4)

4. Bermudian Springs (9-1) (3) (3)

5. Thomas Jefferson (13-1) (7) (5)

Out: Thomas Jefferson (7)

Class 3A

1. Riverside (9-0) (7) (1)

2. Punxsutawney (8-1) (9) (2)

3. Salisbury Township (12-1) (11) (NR)

4. Fairview (8-2) (10) (4)

5. Martinsburg Central (10-2) (6) (5)

Out: Forest Hills (6)

Class 2A

1. Serra Catholic (11-0) (7) (3)

2. Seton LaSalle (10-1) (7) (NR)

3. Sharpsville (6-2) (10) (1)

4. Halifax (10-1) (3) (2)

5. Bald Eagle (9-2) (6) (4)

Out: Richland (6)

Class A

1. Southern Fulton (12-0) (5) (1)

2. Clarion (6-1) (9) (2)

3. Union (7-0) (7) (NR)

4. Eden Christian Academy (11-2) (7) (3)

5. Dock Mennonite (4-1) (1) (4)

Out: DuBois Central Catholic (9)