Dons creep up L.A. Times’ ladder

Santa Barbara High’s baseball team, winner of 11 straight games, moved up five places in this week’s Southland Top-25, published on Monday by the L.A. Times.

The Dons (15-1-1) made their debut last week at No. 17 in the rankings, which include all teams in CIF’s Southern and L.A. City sections.

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Santa Barbara went 3-0 during the week and outscored its opponents 28-9. The Dons avenged their only loss of the season on Tuesday by defeating crosstown rival San Marcos before doing it again, albeit by a smaller margin, on Friday. Santa Barbara then won its second game in the Chatsworth Tournament on Saturday by beating L.A. City Section school Cleveland 10-1.

The Dons play Channel League foe Dos Pueblos twice this week before returning to Chatsworth Tournament play on Saturday against Granada Hills. Santa Barbara is scheduled to face tournament-host Chatsworth, No. 13 in the L.A. Times’ poll, on May 1.