Irvine Valley's baseball team is off to a 10-1 start, hand made another leap in the California Community College Baseball Coaches state poll.
The Lasers won 10 straight games to start the year and then battled in a 4-2 defeat, the first of the season last Saturday at home.
Irvine Valley is scheduled to play again Tuesday at home against Grossmont at 1 p.m., weather permitting.
The following release and rankings are by CCCBCA publicist Robert Lewis
And photo by Home - JPWest Media
The Orange Empire Conference seems to have no weaknesses as the whole 8-team league made the cut for Week #4 of the CCCBCA Home Run 30 Rankings (Feb. 9-15).
Topped by Santa Ana at No. 5, the roll call of the OEC is Irvine Valley at eight, No. 16 Riverside City, No. 17 Cypress, 23rd Golden West, No. 25 Saddleback, new tied for 30th Fullerton and Orange Coast.
All eight squads are at least two games over .500 and the combined record of the conference is 64-26, a .711 win percentage.
West Valley hangs on to that coveted top spot for now.
Only two teams remain undefeated after three weeks of play in No. 2 Fresno City (11-0) and third-ranked Ohlone (12-0).
Palomar is the new South leader at No. 4.
The Big 8 boasts six teams in the Home Run 30 with San Joaquin Delta leading the bunch at No, 7, followed by Modesto at 10th, Sacramento City is No. 15, Folsom Lake No. 18, Santa Rosa JC No. 20, and Sierra at 24th.
Glendale fell two rungs on the ladder to to sixth overall.
El Camino slipped a bit to No. 9, but the rest of the South Coast is a polar opposite of the OEC as those other eight teams are all below .500.
The SCC has a combined record of just 34-65 (.343...yikes), including a rough 3-9 start to 2026 by defending 3C2A state champion Mt. San Antonio.
The biggest leaps were made by Skyline up 16 spots to now No. 11 and Modesto, up 15 slots.
Despite the OEC's success, Saddleback tumbled the most, down 15 positions.
The Bay Valley made noise with both Yuba at No. 26 and Los Medanos at No. 28 joining the rankings as well as Orange Empire's new members Fullerton and Orange Coast.
Seventeen SoCal teams and 15 North squads occupy places in the Home Run 30, which is 32 this week.
CCCBCA HOME RUN 30 RANKINGS #4
| RANK | TEAM, CONFERENCE | RECORD | NOTES | LAST WEEK'S RANK | UP/DOWN |
| 1. | WEST VALLEY, Coast South | 9-1 | The Vikings swept Lassen in a 2-game set. | #1 | Same |
| 2. | FRESNO CITY, Central Valley | 11-0 | The Rams latest victims are over Monterey Peninsula and a 2-game sweep v. Sacramento. | #2 | Same |
| 3. | OHLONE, Coast South | 12-0 | The Renegades edged Napa Valley, 3-2, then outscored Barstow in a 3-game sweep, 59-5. | #3 | Same |
| 4. | PALOMAR, Pacific Coast Athletic | 8-2 | The Comets win 2 or 3 v. Folsom Lake | #5 | Up 1 spot |
| 5. | SANTA ANA, Orange Empire | 9-1 | The Dons beat Chaffey, LA Valley, and Compton | #8 | Up 3 spots |
| 6. | GLENDALE, Western State South | 9-2 | The Vaqueros split a 2-game set v. LA Pierce | #4 | Down 2 spots |
| 7. | SAN JOAQUIN DELTA, Big 8 | 8-2 | The Mustangs beat Monterey Peninsula, blank Cabrillo as they extend win string to 8 | #13 | Up 6 spots |
| 8. | IRVINE VALLEY, Orange Empire | 10-1 | The Lasers win in 11 innings before splitting a 2-game set v. San Diego Mesa as the Olympians ended IVC's 10-game win streak. | #12 | Up 4 spots |
| 9. | EL CAMINO, South Coast | 8-2 | The Warriors lose to Southwestern, then win a walk-off v. Desert, 6-5 | #6 | Down 3 spots |
| 10. | MODESTO, Big 8 | 8-1 | The Pirates shut out Contra Costa, then rally for 2 in the 9th to beat Bakersfield, 8-7 | #25 | Up 15 spots |
| 11. | SKYLINE, Coast North | 9-2 | The Trojans perform their second consecutive 3-game sweep, this time over Solano, win string at 6 | #27 | Up 16 spots |
| 12. | SOUTHWESTERN, Pacific Coast Athletic | 8-2 | The Jaguars were sky high with wins over El Camino and Victor Valley, then see their 8-game win streak stopped by Orange Coast before being beaten again by Cerritos | #7 | Down 5 spots |
| 13. | ALLAN HANCOCK, Western State North | 8-2 | The Bulldogs lose to Canyons, then sweep Mt. San Antonio in a 2-game set | #15 | Up 2 spots |
| 14. | ANTELOPE VALLEY, Western State South | 9-2 | The Marauders win a 2-game set v. Cerro Coso, then beat Porterville in 11 innings, 8-7, on a 2-run HR by Jayden Steinhurst | #17 | Up 3 spots |
| 15. | SACRAMENTO CITY, Big 8 | 8-3 | The Panthers beat Reedley for their 7th win a row, then are swept in a 2-game set by Fresno | #9 | Down 6 spots |
| 16. | RIVERSIDE CITY, Orange Empire | 9-3 | The Tigers blank Pasadena, then split a 2-game set v. Ventura | #11 | Down 5 spots |
| 17. | CYPRESS, Orange Empire | 7-3 | The Chargers have won 4 straight, beating LA Valley, Cerritos and Long Beach last week | #19 | Up 2 spots |
| 18. | FOLSOM LAKE, Big 8 | 9-3 | The Falcons lose 2 of 3 v. Palomar | #24 | Up 6 spots |
| 19. | CITRUS, Western State South | 7-2 | The Owls rally with 2 in the 9th to walk-off Santa Barbara, then beat Pasadena to extend win streak to 6 | #23 | Up 4 spots |
| 20. | SANTA ROSA JC, Big 8 | 8-3 | The Bear Cubs win all three last week in 1-run affairs, beat San Mateo, 2-1, then Chabot 2-1 in 10 inn. and then Marin, 8-7, in 13 inn. on a walk-off double by Aiden Sakai | #21 | Up 1 spot |
| 21. | TAFT, Central Valley | 8-3 | The Cougars split a 2-game set v. Bakersfield | #26 | Up 5 spots |
| 22. | COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO, Coast North | 8-3 | The Bulldogs are edged by SRJC, beat American River, then lose to Feather River, 8-7, now 3-2 record in 1-run games | #14 | Down 8 spots |
| 23. | GOLDEN WEST, Orange Empire | 7-4 | The Rustlers sweep Sequoias in a 3-game series, won 4 straight | #20 | Down 3 spots |
| 24. | SIERRA, Big 8 | 6-3 | Did not play last week but saw other Big 8 schools thrive | #18 | Down 6 spots |
| 25. | SADDLEBACK, Orange Empire | 7-4 | The Bobcats lose 2 of 3 v. Cuesta, both defeats by 1 run, now 2-3 in games decided by a run | #10 | Down 15 spots |
| 26. | YUBA, Bay Valley | 8-3 | The 49ers defeat Butte, then sweep San Francisco in 2-game set to up win streak to 5. In the opener v. CCSF, they rally for 4 in the 9th and walk it off in the 10th, 8-7 | Not Ranked | |
| 27. | CABRILLO, Coast South | 7-4 | The Seahawks lose to Folsom Lake, beat Diablo Valley, then shut out by Delta | #28 | Up 3 spots |
| 28. | LOS MEDANOS, Bay Valley | 7-4 | The Mustangs win a 4-game series v. Redwoods, 3-1 | Not Ranked | |
| 29. | COLLEGE OF THE DESERT, Inland Empire Athletic | 7-3 | The Roadrunners' 5-game win streak is broken with close losses to Grossmont, 5-3, and El Camino, 6-5 | #30 | Up 1 spot |
| T30. | FULLERTON, Orange Empire | 8-5 | The Hornets beat Long Beach, Cerritos, lose to LA Harbor, then defeat Moorpark | Not Ranked | |
| T30. | GROSSMONT, Pacific Coast Athletic | 7-5 | The Griffins take a tour of the IEAC and go 3-1, beating Desert, San Bernardino Valley and splitting v. Mt. San Jacinto | #22 | Down 8 spots |
| T30. | ORANGE COAST, Orange Empire | 7-5 | The Pirates started the year 0-4, but since are on fire, beating Mt. San Jacinto, Southwestern, and Canyons | Not Ranked | |
| OTHERS | |||||
| FEATHER RIVER, Golden Valley | 8-6 | The Golden Eagles sweep Mendocino in a 3-game series, finish 4-0 week with 1-run win over San Mateo | |||
| LASSEN, Golden Valley | 8-6 | The Cougars lose a 2-game set v. West Valley | |||
| BAKERSFIELD, Western State South | 7-5 | The Renegades lose to Modesto, then Taft | State #29 | ||
| HARTNELL, Coast South | 6-5 | The Panthers split a 2-game set v. Coalinga, then blank Porterville | |||
| SAN DIEGO CITY, Pacific Coast Athletic | 6-5 | The Knights have won 4 of their last 5, beating LA Mission and LA Harbor | |||
| MT. SAN JACINTO, Inland Empire Athletic | 6-5 | The Eagles' 4-game win string snapped by Orange Coast, then split 2-game set v. Grossmont | |||
| MONTEREY PENINSULA, Coast South | 6-5 | The Lobos lose to Fresno, Delta, then break a 3-game losing skein with win over Diablo Valley | |||
| DIABLO VALLEY, Big 8 | 6-5 | The Vikings offense dries up in scoring just 1 run in each of their losses to Laney, Cabrillo and MPC | |||
| COLLEGE OF MARIN, Bay Valley | 4-4 | The Mariners sweep Butte in 3-game series, then lose in 13 inn. to Santa Rosa | |||
| COALINGA, Central Valley | 6-6 | The Falcons split a 2-game set v. Hartnell, then sweep Victor Valley in another 2-game series | |||
| REEDLEY, Central Valley | 6-6 | The Tigers lose to Cuesta, Sacramento, then stop a 3-game losing streak in a split of a 2-game set v. Gavilan | |||
| PORTERVILLE, Central Valley | 7-7 | The Pirates lose to Bakersfield, Hartnell, then AVC in 11 inn. | |||
| LOS ANGELES PIERCE, Western State North | 6-6 | The Brahmas defeat LA Mission, Glendale, then lose rematches v. both | |||
| BUTTE, Golden Valley | 6-8 | The Roadrunners lose to Yuba, then are swept in 3-game series v. Marin | State #16 |
