High school softball rankings April 23, 2024: Bay Area News Group Top 20
Bay Area News Group softball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
No. 1 ST. FRANCIS (17-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat Salinas 5-1, Sacred Heart Cathedral 17-0
Up next: Wednesday at Presentation, 4 p.m.
No. 2 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (13-3)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Beat St. Ignatius 8-0, 11-1
Up next: Wednesday at Valley Christian, 4 p.m.
No. 3 LIVERMORE (16-4)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat Carondelet 5-0, California 5-1, lost to Casa Grande 7-1, beat Sheldon-Sacramento 5-3
Up next: Tuesday vs. Foothill, 4 p.m.
No. 4 BENICIA (13-1)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Beat Clayton Valley Charter 5-0, Granada 14-10, Alhambra 9-1, Amador Valley 4-0, California 4-3
Up next: Tuesday at College Park, 4:30 p.m.
No. 5 WILLOW GLEN (14-4)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Beat Siobrato 7-1, Leigh 12-1, Notre Dame-Salinas 5-1, Hillsdale 5-4
Up next: Wednesday vs. Notre Dame Salinas, 4:30 p.m.
No. 6 ALAMEDA (12-2)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Lost to Bishop O’Dowd 2-1, beat Mt. Eden 2-1
Up next: Wednesday at Castro Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 7 AMADOR VALLEY (11-6)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Beat Monte Vista 6-3, Dougherty Valley 14-0, lost to Benicia 4-0, beat California 4-3
Up next: Tuesday at Carondelet, 4 p.m.
No. 8 HILLSDALE (18-3)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Beat Aragon 12-0, lost to Carlmont 6-4, beat Santa Teresa 7-4, lost to Willow Glen 5-4
Up next: Tuesday vs. San Mateo, 4 p.m.
No. 9 GILROY (15-5)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Beat Live Oak 6-0, Leigh 10-0, Westmont 15-2
Up next: Wednesday at Sobrato, 4 p.m.
No. 10 LIBERTY (12-3)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Beat Deer Valley 29-0, 30-0, lost to Granada 8-3
Up next: Tuesday vs. Pittsburg, 4 p.m.
No. 11 FOOTHILL (11-6)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Lost to Dougherty Valley 9-3, San Ramon Valley 5-1, beat Vintage 5-4
Up next: Tuesday at Livermore, 4 p.m.
No. 12 CALIFORNIA (10-7)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Beat Granada 4-3, lost to Freedom 2-1, Livermore 5-1, Benicia 4-3, Amador Valley 4-3, beat Clayton Valley Charter 12-2
Up next: Tuesday vs. Monte Vista
No. 13 BRANHAM (14-7)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Beat Leland 5-0
Up next: Wednesday vs. Live Oak, 4 p.m.
No. 14 FREEDOM (10-4)
Previous ranking: 17
Since last ranking: Beat Antioch 11-1, California 2-1, Antioch 13-2
Up next: Tuesday vs. Heritage, 4 p.m.
No. 15 DUBLIN (10-6-1)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Lost to San Ramon Valley 6-4, beat Monte Vista 5-3
Up next: Tuesday at Granada, 4 p.m.
No. 16 JAMES LOGAN (15-1)
Previous ranking: 18
Since last ranking: Beat Kennedy-Fremont 6-1, Moreau Catholic 11-1
Up next: Tuesday at Newark Memorial, 4 p.m.
No. 17 COLLEGE PARK (8-5)
Previous ranking: 15
Since last ranking: Beat Northgate 12-2, Alhambra 7-1, lost to Clayton Valley Charter 2-0, Granada 7-6
Up next: Tuesday vs. Benicia, 4:30 p.m.
No. 18 LOS GATOS (13-5)
Previous ranking: 16
Since last ranking: Beat Los Altos 9-3, lost to Maria Carrillo 3-2, Monterey 6-0
Up next:Wednesday at Mountain View, 4 p.m.
No. 19 GUNN (17-1)
Previous ranking: 19
Since last ranking: Beat Palo Alto 4-0, Menlo-Atherton 13-6
Up next: Tuesday at Saratoga, 4 p.m.
No. 20 SOBRATO (13-5)
Previous ranking: 20
Since last ranking: Beat Lincoln-San Jose 10-0, lost to Willow Glen 7-1, beat Leland 10-9
Up next: Wednesday vs. Gilroy, 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.