Author’s note: Teams, please update MaxPreps and GameChanger with full stats and game results. They are vital to ensure accurate rankings and roundups. Thank you.
Bay Area News Group softball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Beat Carlmont 10-0, St. Ignatius 10-0
Up next: Thursday vs. Cathedral Catholic-San Diego, 11 a.m.
No. 2 WILLOW GLEN (9-0)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Beat Santa Teresa 15-0, Hillsdale 2-0, Maria Carrillo 10-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Leland, 4 p.m.
No. 3 ST. IGNATIUS (9-1)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Beat Homestead 7-4, lost 10-0 to St. Francis
Up next: Friday at Sacred Heart Cathedral, 3 p.m.
No. 4 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (6-1)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Beat Branham 9-3
Up next: Wednesday vs. Presentation, 3:30 p.m.
No. 5 BISHOP O’DOWD (11-4)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Beat Encinal 9-4, lost 5-3 to Castro Valley, beat Pinole Valley 10-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Arroyo, 4 p.m.
No. 6 NOTRE DAME-BELMONT (6-3-1)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Beat Mills 6-3, lost 4-3 to Westmont, tied Monterey 1-1
Up next: Wednesday at Sequoia, 4 p.m.
No. 7 MILLS (9-2-1)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Lost 6-3 to Notre Dame-Belmont, beat Sequoia 13-3
Up next: April 9 vs. Half Moon Bay, 4 p.m.
No. 8 ACALANES (8-1)
Previous ranking: 9
Last week: Beat Campolindo 18-7, Las Lomas 9-5
Up next: April 8 vs. Benicia, 4:30 p.m.
No. 9 SAN RAMON VALLEY (7-2-1)
Previous ranking: 8
Last week: Lost 1-0 to Granada, beat Northgate 5-3
Up next: Tuesday at Monte Vista, 4 p.m.
No. 10 LIVE OAK (9-1)
Previous ranking: 10
Last week: Beat Silver Creek 14-4, Prospect 7-2
Up next: Wednesday at Piedmont Hills, 4 p.m.
No. 11 CASTRO VALLEY (7-2)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat Alameda 4-3, Bishop O’Dowd 5-3
Up next: Wednesday at Northgate, 4:30 p.m.
No. 12 ALAMEDA (5-3)
Previous ranking: 11
Last week: Lost 4-3 to Castro Valley
Up next: Tuesday vs. Encinal, 4:30 p.m.
No. 13 JAMES LOGAN (6-1-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat Kennedy-Fremont 11-0, tied Bishop Manogue-Reno 5-1, beat Churchill County-Fallon (Nev.) 5-1, beat Galena-Reno 4-3, Chico 4-3, Bishop Manogue 2-1
Up next: Tuesday at Newark Memorial, 4 p.m.
No. 14 LIVERMORE (7-2)
Previous ranking: 17
Last week: Beat Amador Valley 3-0, Dublin 6-4
Up next: Tuesday vs. Granada, 4 p.m.
No. 15 CALIFORNIA (5-2)
Previous ranking: 13
Last week: Beat Dougherty Valley 1-0, Clayton Valley 12-5
Up next: Tuesday vs. Carondelet, 4 p.m.
No. 16 FOOTHILL (7-3-1)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Beat Dublin 19-5
Up next: Tuesday at Amador Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 17 SAN LEANDRO (11-1)
Previous ranking: 15
Last week: Beat Berkeley 3-2
Up next: Wednesday at De Anza, 4 p.m.
No. 18 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (9-3)
Previous ranking: 16
Last week: Lost 10-7 (9 innings) to Capuchino
Up next: Wednesday vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral, 4 p.m.
No. 19 SAN MATEO (8-3)
Previous ranking: 18
Last week: Lost 5-1 to Capuchino, beat Presentation 7-0
Up next: April 8 vs. Aragon, 4 p.m.
No. 20 EL CERRITO (10-0)
Previous ranking: 19
Last week: Beat Kennedy-Richmond 20-2
Up next: Tuesday vs. St. Patrick-St. Vincent, 4 p.m.
Teams, please update MaxPreps and GameChanger with stats and game results. Thank you.
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.