Florida's Sickles, Texas' Lake Creek join rankings behind hot starts.
Leander (Texas) continues to climb up the MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings behind the bat of
Baylea Brandon. The LUS commit has hit 10 home runs and is batting .514 in 56 at bats this spring as the Lions jump to No. 2 this week.
Tampa-based
Sickles join the MaxPreps Top 25 after an impressive 6-0 start to the season. Junior
Robyn Herron has 65 striekouts in 28 innings pitched.
Lake Creek (Montgomery, Texas) is also newcomer to the rankings this week as the Lions are 15-0 and hitting .409 as a team with 16 total home runs.
Action continues to heat up as several ranked teams begin their 2021 seasons.
Sophia Nugent and Los Alamitos begin their season Friday.
File photo by Heston Quan
Record: 0-0
| Last week: 1
Season opens March 25
2. Leander (Texas)
Record: 19-0 | Last week: 5
The Lions have tossed 12 shutouts and allowed 11 runs in first 19 games.
3. Lakewood Ranch (Bradenton, Fla.)
Record: 11-1 | Last week: 2
The Mustangs lost their first game since 2019 on Friday, but quickly bounced back with two big wins on Saturday.
4. Marist (Chicago)
Record: 0-0
| Last week: 3
Season opens April 5
5. Norco (Calif.)
Record: 0-0
| Last week: 4
Season opens March 19
6. Park Vista (Lake Worth, Fla.)Record: 11-0 | Last week: 6
The team is batting an impressive .419 in 272 plate appearances.
7. Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville, Ala.)
Record: 14-1 | Last week: 7
The Huskies have rolled off five-straight since a 6-3 loss to Helena on March 5.
8. Los Alamitos (Calif.)
Record: 0-0
| Last week: 8
Season opens March 19
9. Trenton (Fla.)
Record: 6-0 | Last week: 9
In a battle of undefeated teams, the Tigers knocked off Dixie County 3-1 on Friday.
10. Eastern Alamance (Mebane, N.C.)
Record: 0-0
| Last week: 7
Season opens March 16
11. O'Connor (Phoenix)
Record: 0-0
| Last week: 11
Season opens March 17
12. Crown Point (Ind.)
Record: 0-0
| Last week: 10
Season opens April 3
13. Westlake (Westlake Village, Calif.)
Record: 0-0
| Last week: 11
Season opens March 20
14. Spring-Ford (Royersford, Pa.)
Record: 0-0
| Last week: 14
Season opens April 5
15. Gahr (Cerritos, Calif.)
Record: 0-0
| Last week: 15
Season opens March 22
16. Saugus (Calif.)
Record: 0-0
| Last week: 16
Season opens March 31
17. Warren (San Antonio)
Record: 11-0 | Last week: 18
Sophomore
Ayla Gonzales is hitting .639. She also has 10 stolen bases.
Record: 14-2 | Last week: 19
The Eagles have not allowed a run in 10 straight games.
19. Sickles (Tampa)
Record: 6-0 | Last week: NR
Record: 15-0 | Last week: NR
Texas A&M commit
Emiley Kennedy has hit five home runs. She is also 5-0 in the circle.
Record: 9-1 | Last week: 23
The Patriots have won five straight since an early loss to seventh-ranked Hewitt-Trussville on Feb. 25.
22. Glen Allen (Va.)
Record: 0-0
| Last week: 20
Season opens April 13
23. Crescenta Valley (La Crescenta, Calif.)
Record: 0-0
| Last week: 21
Season opens April 15
24. Williamsburg (Ohio)
Record: 0-0
| Last week: 22
Season opens March 27
Record: 0-0 | Last week: 25
Season begins TBD
