Globe Top 20 baseball poll: St. John's (Shrewsbury) reclaims the top spot and Weymouth enters Top 10
Risers in the top 10 include No. 7 Plymouth North, No. 8 King Philip, No. 9 Lincoln-Sudbury, and No. 10 Weymouth, which enters the top 10 for the first time.
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New entrants include No. 17 Andover, which is off to a 3-1 start in the Merrimack Valley Conference, and No. 20 Hopkinton, which has battled through a tough schedule to a 6-3 mark that includes two tight losses to top-10 teams. Records based on scores reported to the Globe.
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The Globe's Top 20 baseball poll
The Globe poll as of April 25, 2025. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff.
No.
Team
Record
Previous
1.
St. John's (S)
9-1-0
2
2.
BC High
6-2-0
4
3.
Taunton
8-2-0
3
4.
Xaverian
8-2-0
1
5.
Braintree
6-1-0
5
6.
St. Mary's
7-1-0
6
7.
Plymouth North
6-0-0
8
8.
King Philip
10-0-0
9
9.
Lincoln-Sudbury
7-2-0
10
10.
Weymouth
5-3-0
12
11.
North Andover
5-1-0
13
12.
Walpole
3-5-0
7
13.
Wellesley
7-1-0
15
14.
Westford
5-2-0
14
15.
St. John's Prep
3-4-0
11
16.
Chelmsford
5-3-0
17
17.
Andover
3-1-0
–
18.
Duxbury
7-1-0
18
19.
North Quincy
6-3-0
19
20.
Hopkinton
6-3-0
–
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