High school softball rankings April 9, 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 (13-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat LIvermore 5-0, Amador Valley 8-2
Up next: Wednesday at Archbishop Mitty, 4 p.m.
No. 2 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (11-1)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Beat Amador Valley 7-2, Livermore 9-5
Up next: Wednesday vs. St. Francis, 4 p.m.
No. 3 ALAMEDA (11-1)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Beat Encinal 6-1, Capuchino 11-1, Oakdale 1-0
Up next: April 17 vs. Bishop O’Dowd, 4:30 p.m.
No. 4 LIVERMORE (11-3)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat Kimbal 11-0, Carondelet 15-0, lost to St. Francis 5-0, Archbishop Mitty 9-5
Up next: Tuesday vs. San Ramon Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 5 CALIFORNIA (6-2)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Did not play
Up next: Tuesday at Amador Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 6 FOOTHILL (8-3)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Did not play
Up next: Tuesday at Monte Vista, 4 p.m.
No. 7 WILLOW GLEN (8-4)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Lost to Branham 3-2, beat Live Oak 5-0, Carlmont 9-4, Maria Carrillo 9-0
Up next: Wednesday vs. Westmont, 4 p.m.
No. 8 HILLSDALE (14-1)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Beat University Prep 3-0, Menlo-Atherton 14-4, Los Gatos 7-2
Up next: Tuesday vs. Capuchino, 4 p.m.
No. 9 BENICIA (7-0)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Did not play
Up next: Thursday vs. College Park, 4:30 p.m.
No. 10 SAN RAMON VALLEY (7-4)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Lost to Casa Grande 4-1, 8-0
Up next: Tuesday at Livermore, 4 p.m.
No. 11 AMADOR VALLEY (6-5)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Lost to Archbishop Mitty 7-2, St. Francis 8-2.
Up next: Tuesday vs. California, 4 p.m.
No. 12 LIBERTY (8-2)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Beat Freedom 9-5
Up next: Tuesday vs. Antioch, 4 p.m.
No. 13 BRANHAM (12-6)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Beat Westmont 14-0, Willow Glen 3-2, Leigh 12-1
Up next: Wednesday vs. Sobrato, 4 p.m.
No. 14 GILROY (9-4)
Previous ranking: 15
Since last ranking: Beat Leland 11-1
Up next: Wednesday at Santa Teresa, 4 p.m.
No. 15 DUBLIN (8-4-1)
Previous ranking: 17
Since last ranking: Beat Gregori 1-0, tied Vintage 2-2, beat Big Valley Christian-Modesto 12-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. Carondelet, 4 p.m.
No. 16 LOS GATOS (12-3)
Previous ranking: 16
Since last ranking: Beat Milpitas 5-3, Wilcox 11-1, Menlo-Atherton 9-1, lost to Hillsdale 7-2
Up next: April 17 at Los Altos, 4 p.m.
No. 17 FREEDOM (5-4)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Lost to LIberty 9-5
Up next: Tuesday at Pittsburg, 4 p.m.
No. 18 JAMES LOGAN (11-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat McQueen 13-2, Damonte Ranch 11-0, Churchill County-Nevada 12-0, Douglas-Nevada 3-0, Bishop Manogue 6-1.
Up next:Tuesday vs. Mission San Jose, 4 p.m.
No. 19 COLLEGE PARK (4-3)
Previous ranking: 18
Since last ranking: Did not play
Up next: Tuesday at Arroyo, 4 p.m.
No. 20 GUNN (12-1)
Previous ranking: 20
Since last ranking: Did not play
Up next: Tuesday at Lynbrook, 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 Darren Sabedra and Nathan Canilao.