Norco (Calif.) rises to No. 8 after winning the Michelle Carew Classic. The signature win for the Cougars came against then-No. 8
Fullerton by a score of 7-0.
Junior UCLA commit
Coral Williams pitched a complete game and allowed just two hits for Norco. Sophomore
Angelina Gonzales went yard twice and drove in three runs.
Orange Beach (Ala.) remains No. 1 after going 7-0 last week. Sophomore
M.K. McMullan leads the way with a 0.16 ERA in the circle. Over 88 innings, she has rung up 131 opposing hitters. Led by Arkansas signees
Katie King and
Ava Hodo, the Makos have five batters hitting over .400.
Lauren Klomp of No. 19
Ponderosa (Shingle Springs, Calif.) threw a no-hitter in a 3-0 win over
Inderkum (Sacramento) on Monday while striking out 11. The freshman improved to 10-0 with a 0.89 ERA and 118 strikeouts.
Sophomore
Kate McCartney and freshman
Trinidey Fuss are both batting over .600 for Ponderosa while combining to drive in 50 runs.
Queen Creek (Ariz.) has won all 20 of its games this season after a 2-0 win Monday and moves up to No. 22. Junior Oklahoma commit
Emma Reynolds leads the Bulldogs with a .651 batting average. Buffalo signee
Alexis Mendez has dominated with her arm, boasting a 9-0 record with a 0.42 ERA.

Arkansas signee Ava Hodo of No. 1 Orange Beach is batting .492 with 14 extra-base hits. Over her career with the Makos, the catcher has 73 home runs. (PHOTO: Holly Mapel)
MaxPreps Top 25 softball rankings
1. Orange Beach (Ala.)
Record: 26-0 |
Last week: 1
Scores: Def. Northview 3-0, def. Mineral Point 3-1, def. Valley View 12-0, def. Anthony Wayne 10-0, def. Dickson County 9-2, def. Blackman 10-0, def. McCracken County 13-3
Next: Today vs. Satsuma
2. Barbers Hill (Mt. Belvieu, Texas)
Record: 27-3 |
Last week: 4
Scores: Def. Port Arthur Memorial 17-0, def. Lee 17-0
Next: Today vs. Beaumont United
3. Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta, Calif.)
Record: 16-0 |
Last week: 5
Next: Today vs. Murrieta Valley
4. Calvary Baptist Academy (Shreveport, La.)
Record: 30-1 |
Last week: 2
Scores: Def. D'Arbonne Woods 5-3, lost to West Monroe 3-2
Next: Today vs. Stanley
5. Lake Creek (Montgomery, Texas)
Record: 25-1 |
Last week: 6
Scores: Def. Huntsville 15-6, def. A&M Consolidated 11-2
Next: Today vs. College Station
6. Melissa (Texas)
Record: 23-2 |
Last week: 7
Scores: Def. Sherman 14-0, def. Anna 20-1
Next: Today at Denison
7. Gray Collegiate Academy (West Columbia, S.C.)
Record: 18-0 |
Last week: 9
Scores: Def. Midland Valley 4-1, def. A.C. Flora 7-0
Next: April 14 vs. North Augusta
8. Norco (Calif.)
Record: 14-2 |
Last week: 12
Scores: Def. Millikan 4-0, def. Corona del Sol 9-0, def. Canyon 2-1, def. Orange Lutheran 2-0, def. No. 8 Fullerton 7-0
Next: Today at King
9. Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.)
Record: 26-1-2 |
Last week: 3
Scores: Def. Tuscaloosa County 5-4, def. Tuscaloosa County 8-3, lost to Wetumpka 3-2
Next: Today at Prattville
10. Midway (Waco, Texas)
Record: 22-4-1 |
Last week: 11
Scores: Def. Shoemaker 13-2, def. Temple 18-6
Next: Friday vs. Killeen
11. Desert Mountain (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Record: 16-1-1 |
Last week: 13
Scores: Def. Notre Dame Prep 15-0, def. Notre Dame Prep 13-6, def. O'Connor 3-1, def. Chaparral 7-2
Next: Wednesday at Chaparral
12. Kenton Ridge (Springfield, Ohio)
Record: 9-0 |
Last week: 14
Scores: Def. Hilliard Bradley 10-0, def. Symmes Valley 6-2, def. Ironton 11-2, def. Urbana 13-3
Next: Wednesday at Urbana
13. Fullerton (Calif.)
Record: 16-2 |
Last week: 8
Scores: Def. Chino Hills 7-5, def. El Modena 12-5, def. Mater Dei Catholic 1-0, def. Ganesha 9-4, lost to No. 12 Norco 7-0
Next: Wednesday at Garden Grove
14. La Salle Academy (Providence, R.I.)
Record: 3-0 |
Last week: 15
Scores: Def. Smithfield 12-0, def. Prout 13-3, def. Smithfield 8-0
Next: Today at St. Mary Academy-Bay View
15. Wetumpka (Ala.)
Record: 30-3 |
Last week: NR
Scores: Def. Pike Road 12-2, def. Stanhope Elmore 11-1, def. No. 3 Thompson 3-2, def. Holtville 5-4
Next: Thursday vs. Percy Julian
16. Destiny Christian Academy (Sacramento, Calif.)
Record: 9-0 |
Last week: 17
Next: Today vs. Dixon
17. Crown Point (Ind.)
Record: 1-0 |
Last week: 19
Next: Today vs. Valparaiso
18. Pace (Fla.)
Record: 16-2 |
Last week: 16
Scores: Def. Tate 13-3, lost to Niceville 5-2, def. Jay 13-1
Next: Today vs. South Warren
19. Ponderosa (Shingle Springs, Calif.)
Record: 16-0 |
Last week: 20
Scores: Def. Inderkum 3-0
Next: Wednesday at Woodcreek
20. Doral Academy (Doral, Fla.)
Record: 14-1 |
Last week: 21
Scores: Def. East Ridge 2-1, def. Oakleaf 15-0, def. Hagerty 5-0, def. Melbourne 4-1, def. Bartow 5-1
Next: Today at Somerset Academy
21. Glenwood (Chatham, Ill.)
Record: 8-0 |
Last week: 22
Scores: Def. Sacred Heart-Griffin 5-0, def. Lincoln 15-1
Next: Today vs. Jacksonville
22. Queen Creek (Ariz.)
Record: 20-0 |
Last week: 23
Scores: Def. Highland 13-5, def. HIghland 9-1, def. Perry 2-0
Next: Today at Gilbert
23. Kingwood (Texas)
Record: 25-3 |
Last week: 24
Scores: Def. Humble 14-0, def. Channelview 15-0
Next: Today at Atascocita
24. Taunton (Mass.)
Record: 5-0 |
Last week: 25
Scores: Def. Attleboro 5-0, def. North Attleborough 11-3, def. Franklin 10-7
Next: Wednesday vs. Stoughton
25. Vandebilt Catholic (Houma, La.)
Record: 24-0 |
Last week: 30
Scores: Def. Morgan City 18-0, def. Belle Chasse 14-2
Next: Today vs. Central Lafourche