Denton Guyer of Texas enters national picture as playoffs loom in the Lone Star State.
Summerville of South Carolina joins the top 10 in this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings. The Lady Wave have one of the top pitchers in the Class of 2025 in South Carolina commit
Ansley Bennett. The 2023 defending state champions have outscored opponents 155-13.
Playoffs, yes, playoffs are here in the state of Louisiana. No. 21
Calvary Baptist Academy (Shreveport, La.) opens as the No. 1 seed in the Division III Non-Select bracket. A deep postseason run is where teams cement themselves inside the Top 25.
The regular season in Texas is winding down as teams make a late push for playoff seeding.
Guyer (Denton) is a squad to keep an eye on in Class 6A. The Wildcats have two losses this season by a total of four runs. Class of 2026 ace and power hitter
Finley Montgomery is leading Guyer on its mission to finish a state title run this season.
Finley Montgomery of Denton Guyer has helped the Wildcats climb into the MaxPreps Top 25 softball rankings. The 19th ranked Wildcats are 26-2 as postseason in the Lone Star State is looming. (Photo: Michael Horbovetz)
Record: 29-1-1 |
Last week: 1
Cameryn Harrison struck out 12 and hit a home run as the Tigers have not allowed a run in six games.
2. Saint Francis (Mountain View, Calif.)
Record: 15-0 |
Last week: 2
The Lancers swept the two game series against Archbishop Mitty (San Jose) last week. Senior
Rebecca Quinn hit a walk-off two-run blast in the 10th inning of the second game to beat the Monarchs 10-8.
3. Northwest Rankin (Brandon, Miss.)
Record: 23-0 |
Last week: 3
Reese Collier homered and drove in five and
Jolie Hays stuck out 11 and tossed a no-hitter during the Cougars' 10-0 win over Pisgah (Sandhill) on Saturday.
4. Orange Beach (Ala.)
Record: 27-0 |
Last week: 4
Katie King had three hits and four RBI and
Teagan Revette added a home run during the Makos' 10-8 win over Baldwin County (Bay Minette) on Friday.
5. Melbourne (Fla.)
Record: 22-0 |
Last week: 5
Rylie Mecchella drove in three runs and
Jasmine Francik tossed her 18th career no-hitter as the Bulldogs beat Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens) 11-1 on Friday.
6. Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.)
Record: 15-3 |
Last week: 6
Brianne Weiss mowed down down 12 in the circle and sophomore
Madelyn Armendariz brought home the lone run as the Lancers topped JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano) 1-0 on Friday.
7. Pace (Fla.)
Record: 17-1 |
Last week: 7
Jayden Heavener and
Mallory Baker combined to strike out 15 during the Patriots' 4-0 win over Navarre on Friday.
8. Kaukauna (Wis.)
Record: 6-0 |
Last week: 8
The Galloping Ghosts have outscored opponents 67-4 to open the season.
9. Bartow (Fla.)
Record: 20-1 |
Last week: 9
Julia Heter smashed a home run and had three RBI as the Yellow Jackets' blanked Lake Wales 5-0 on Friday.
10. Summerville (S.C.)
Record: 18-0 |
Last week: 11
The Lady Wave have now shutout seven straight opponents.
11. Pacifica (Garden Grove, Calif.)
Record: 18-2 |
Last week: 12
The Mariners have won three straight games outscoring opponents 34-1.
12. Doral Academy (Doral, Fla.)
Record: 18-1 |
Last week: 13
Anabela Abdullah and
Isabella Pavlou each homered during the Firebirds' 8-1 victory on Monday over AIE (Miami Springs).
13. Watkins Memorial (Pataskala, Ohio)
Record: 10-0 |
Last week: 15
Carsyn Cassady struck out 14 and allowed just one hit as the Warriors' shutout Locking Heights (Pataskala) 11-0 on Monday.
14. Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville, Ala.)
Record: 22-4 |
Last week: 16
Sara Phillips and
Kate Hicks combined to strike out 15, and the bats were hot as the Huskies pounded Chelsea 12-0 on Monday.
15. Basha (Chandler, Ariz.)
Record: 21-2-1 |
Last week: 14
The Bears fell 8-7 to Xavier College Prep (Phoenix) on Thursday. The two meet again Tuesday.
16. Cedar Ridge (Round Rock, Texas)
Record: 24-1 |
Last week: 17
Caitlin Benningfield tossed a complete-game shutout.
London Collins and
Gabby Zulfekar had hot bats, during the Raiders' 11-0 win over Round Rock on Friday.
17. Bloomingdale (Valrico, Fla.)
Record: 20-0 |
Last week: 18
Amy Kinnard,
Bryanna Rawlings and
Lindsay Cable all went yard as the Bulls put up 17 runs on Thursday.
18. Norco (Calif.)
Record: 18-3 |
Last week: 20
Coral Williams and
Kimberly Neal allowed just one hit as the Cougars' shut down Corona 7-0 on Friday.
19. Guyer (Denton, Texas)
Record: 26-2 |
Last week: NR
Jordan Osborne,
Finley Montgomery and
Lauryn Jones combined to drive in 10 runs during the Wildcats' 13-3 victory over Allen on Friday.
20. Skyview (Vancouver, Wash.)
Record: 10-0-1 |
Last week: 19
The Storm finished off a double header sweep over Prairie (Vancouver) on Monday.
Maddie Milhorn stuck out 11 in the second game allowing one hit.
21. Calvary Baptist Academy (Shreveport, La.)
Record: 31-2 |
Last week: 14
The Lady Cavs begin the playoffs on Tuesday.
22. Marist (Chicago)
Record: 12-1 |
Last week: 24
Cameryn Lyons had a monster day on Monday during a 9-4 win over Joliet Catholic. She had three hits and drove in four runs.
23. Lake Central (St. John, Ind.)
Record: 12-0 |
Last week: 24
Lexi Iwema hit a big home run as the Indians topped Crown Creek 4-2 on Monday.
24. Melissa (Texas)
Record: 26-2-1 |
Last week: 25
Freshman
Hutton Adrian went deep and brought home four runs helping the Cardinals beat Denison 11-1 on Friday.
25. Austintown-Fitch (Youngstown, Ohio)
Record: 6-1 |
Last week: 10
The Falcons bounced back with two blowout wins after falling for the first time 2-1 to Canfield on Tuesday.
On the bubble: Carterville (Ill.), 20-1;
Xavier College Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.), 20-3-1;
Jackson (Mill Creek, Wash.), 12-1;
St. Thomas More (Lafayette, La.), 28-3-1;
Woodgrove (Purcellville, Va.), 10-0
