Bay Area News Group softball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
No. 1 ST. FRANCIS (22-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat Valley Christian 13-3, 14-2
Up next: Wednesday at St. Ignatius, 4 p.m.
No. 2 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (18-3)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Beat Willow Glen 2-1, Sacred Heart Cathedral 13-3, 14-0
Up next: Tuesday at Gilroy, 4 p.m.
No. 3 BENICIA (19-1)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Beat Alhambra 2-0, College Park 5-2
Up next: Tuesday vs. Clayton Valley Charter, 4:30 p.m.
No. 4 WILLOW GLEN (19-6)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Lost to Archbishop Mitty 2-1, beat Leland 11-4, Branham 4-3, Leland 5-0
Up next: Wednesday at Live Oak, 4 p.m.
No. 5 LIVERMORE (19-5)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat Amador Valley 4-2, lost to Granada 5-3
Up next: Tuesday vs. San Ramon Valley, 4:30 p.m.
No. 6 GILROY (19-5)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Beat Live Oak 2-0, Leland 13-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Archbishop Mitty, 4 p.m.
No. 7 ALAMEDA (16-3)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Beat San Leandro 11-2, lost to Bishop O’Dowd 1-0, beat Arroyo 9-0
Up next: Wednesday vs. Arroyo, 4 p.m.
No. 8 HILLSDALE (22-4)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Beat Woodside 10-1, lost to Capuchino 1-0, beat Aragon 12-1
Up next: Tuesdayat Sequoia, 4 p.m.
No. 9 LIBERTY (16-3)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Beat Heritage 12-1, 11-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Antioch, 4 p.m.
No. 10 CALIFORNIA (15-7)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Beat Dougherty Valley 15-3, Carondelet 3-1
Up next: Tuesdayvs. Amador Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 11 JAMES LOGAN (19-2)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Beat Irvington 19-0, Mission San Jose 12-3
Up next: Tuesday at American, 4 p.m.
No. 12 COLLEGE PARK (11-7)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Beat Clayton Valley Charter 6-2, lost to Benicia 5-2
Up next: Tuesday vs. Alhambra, 5:30 p.m.
No. 13 BRANHAM (16-9)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Beat Westmont 11-0, lost to Willow Glen 4-3
Up next: Wednesday vs. Leigh, 4 p.m.
No. 14 LOS GATOS (17-6)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Beat Fremont-Sunnyvale 3-2, Milpitas 6-0
Up next:Wednesday at Wilcox, 5 p.m.
No. 15 BISHOP O’DOWD (17-7)
Previous ranking: 16
Since last ranking: Beat Alameda 1-0, Castro Valley 11-1, lost to Northgate 4-3
Up next: Wednesday vs. Alameda, 4 p.m.
No. 16 FREEDOM (13-6)
Previous ranking: 15
Since last ranking: Beat Deer Valley 22-2, 22-0
Up next: TBA
No. 17 GRANADA (12-9)
Previous ranking: 19
Since last ranking: Beat San Ramon Valley 7-0, Livermore 5-3
Up next: TBA
No. 18 DUBLIN (13-7-1)
Previous ranking: 17
Since last ranking: Beat Foothill 10-4, Dougherty Valley 12-1
Up next: TBA
No. 19 GUNN (21-1)
Previous ranking: 18
Since last ranking: Beat Monta Vista 14-4, Cupertino 4-3
Up next: Tuesday vs. Palo Alto, 4 p.m.
No. 20 THE KING’S ACADEMY (19-2)
Previous ranking: 20
Since last ranking: Beat Notre Dame-Belmont 1-0, Notre Dame-San Jose 13-2, Carlmont 6-1, Saratoga 10-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Mercy-Burlingame, 4 p.m.
Editor’s note: Teams eligible for the Bay Area News Group rankings come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. The rankings were compiled by BANG’s Joseph Dycus, Darren Sabedra and Nathan Canilao.
