PREP POLLS : Esperanza Ends Season Atop Baseball Poll

Esperanza High School’s baseball team is top-ranked in the final Orange County Sportswriters’ Assn. poll, becoming the only team to win the county’s mythical championship twice in the past eight years.

Esperanza (23-2) follows Tustin (1990), Laguna Hills (1989), El Dorado (1988), Esperanza (1987), Sonora (1986), Mater Dei (1985) and Capistrano Valley (1984) as the county champion.

The writers’ final poll:

Pos. School (League): Record

1. Esperanza (Empire): 23-2

2. Ocean View (Sunset): 16-7

3. El Dorado (Empire): 19-6

4. Fountain Valley (Sunset): 19-6

5. Sunny Hills (Freeway): 19-6

6. Dana Hills (South Coast): 19-7

7. Tustin (Sea View): 17-7

8. Santiago (Garden Grove): 20-6

9. La Quinta (Garden Grove): 20-7

10. El Modena (Century): 17-6

Others receiving votes: Brea-Olinda (14-11) and Katella (15-10).

Final Softball

Writers’ and Coaches’ Poll

Pos. School (League): Record

1. Irvine (South Coast): 20-3

2. Kennedy (Garden Grove): 21-3

3. Foothill (Century): 20-2

4. Fountain Valley (Sunset): 18-4

5. Garden Grove (Garden Grove): 19-5

6. La Habra (Freeway): 20-3

7. Mater Dei (Angelus): 19-6

8. Canyon (Century): 21-5

9. Woodbridge (Sea View): 20-6

10. Katella (Empire): 15-6

Also receiving votes: University (Sea View): 20-6.