Pacifica (Garden Grove, Calif.) won the Dave Kops Tournament of Champions in Bullhead City, Ariz. last week, going 6-0 and cementing the top-ranking in the MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings.
The Mariners knocked off defending tournament champion
Norco (Calif.) 6-1 in the finals. Freshman
Mattea Stern, junior
Catherine Benitez and senior
Annika Sogsti all had a pair of hits in the title game.
No. 7
Orange Beach (Ala.) is on the rise and has now taken over as the top-ranked team from Alabama. Junior and South Carolina commit
K.G. Favors is a beast at the plate and in the circle.
has climbed up the rankings to No. 10 after starting its season last week. Boise State commit
Shannon Keighran and Texas A&M pledge
Kate Munnerlyn are two to watch both in the circle and at the dish.
Florida has two new teams joining the MaxPreps Top 25. Clemson commit
Sarah Breaux has nine hits in 11 at-bats, leading
Doral Academy's (Doral, Fla.) offensive attack. The Firebirds land at No. 12.
Melbourne (Fla.) features one of the top pitchers in the country,
Jasmine Francik. The Florida State commit has already struck out 82 batters in 34 innings.
Texas A&M commit Kate Munnerlyn has helped Saint Francis climb to No. 10 in this week's MaxPreps Top25 softball rankings. (Photo: Larry Kauk)
Record: 9-0 |
Last week: 1
UCLA commit
Kaniya Bragg has three home runs to start the season. She has seven RBI along with
Micheala Meza to lead the team.
2. Katy (Texas)
Record: 19-1-1 |
Last week: 2
The Tigers finished last week 6-0-1 overall, including 4-0 in district play.
3. Bartow (Fla.)
Record: 4-0 |
Last week: 3
Shayla Narcisse,
Kyndal Cornelius and the Yellow Jackets have come out swinging, outscoring opponents 35-0.
4. Northwest Rankin (Brandon, Miss.)
Record: 7-0 |
Last week: 4
Eighth-grader
Jaliya Sullivan hit a home run during the Cougars' 10-5 win on Thursday.
5. Pace (Fla.)
Record: 6-0 |
Last week: 5
The Patriots have outscored the opponents 51-0 over the past five games.
Jayden Heavener and
Mallory Baker have 79 strikeouts.
6. Marist (Chicago)
Record: 0-0 |
Last week: 6
Season begins March 15.
7. Orange Beach (Ala.)
Record: 4-0 |
Last week: 12
Sophomore
Ava Hodo smashed two home runs in the Makos' 4-2 win on Saturday.
8. Kaukauna (Wis.)
Record: 0-0 |
Last week: 8
Season begins in April.
9. Jackson (Mill Creek, Wash.)
Record: 0-0 |
Last week: 9
Season begins March 11.
10. Saint Francis (Mountain View, Calif.)
Record: 1-0 |
Last week: 17
The Lancers racked up 15 hits and 13 runs in their season-opening win.
11. Austintown-Fitch (Youngstown, Ohio)
Record: 0-0 |
Last week: 11
Season begins March 23.
12. Doral Academy's (Doral, Fla.)
Record: 3-0 |
Last week: NR
UCF commit
Yessenia Lopez and FIU pledge
Meagan Villazon have been lights out so far this season in the circle.
13. Penn (Mishawaka, Ind.)
Record: 0-0 |
Last week: 13
Season begins March 21.
14. Summerville (S.C.)
Record: 1-0 |
Last week: 14
South Carolina commit
Ansley Bennett struck out 16 during the Green Wave's 6-4 opening win.
15. North DeSoto (Stonewall, La.)
Record: 13-0 |
Last week: 22
Maddy Stringer,
Raegan Henderson and
Sasha Falls went deep in a 7-4 win over John Curtis on Friday.
16. Melbourne (Fla.)
Record: 6-0 |
Last week: NR
Seniors
Alyssa Arnold,
Rylie Mecchella and
Alisha Thompson lead the Bulldogs to a 19-4 win on Monday.
17. Basha (Chandler, Ariz.)
Record: 7-1 |
Last week: NR
The Bears are back in the rankings after rolling off seven straight wins. University of New Mexico commit
Natalie Fritz pitched a complete game shutout in a 5-0 win over Red Mountain on Friday.
18. Gaylord (Mich.)
Record: 0-0 |
Last week: 18
Season begins in April.
19. Watkins Memorial (Pataskala, Ohio)
Record: 0-0 |
Last week: 19
Season begins March 16.
20. Sheldon (Eugene, Ore.)
Record: 0-0 |
Last week: 20
Season begins March 11.
21. Coral Springs Charter (Coral Springs, Fla.)
Record: 3-0 |
Last week: 21
Senior
Stephanie Basso hit a home run and drove in three runs.
Gio Gurgel also had two doubles during Panthers' 9-0 win on Friday.
22. Rio Mesa (Oxnard, Calif.)
Record: 3-0 |
Last week: 23
Analia Lopez threw a no-hitter and struck out 12 during the Spartans 12-0 win over Santa Barbara on Tuesday.
23. Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville, Ala.)
Record: 6-1 |
Last week: 7
The Huskies fell for the first time to Hoover on Tuesday. A big game is coming up on Wednesday against Thompson.
24. Guyer (Denton, Texas)
Record: 15-1 |
Last week: 15
The Wildcats dropped their first game of the season, 3-1 to Walnut Grove. The race for the top team in Texas is wide open.
25. Norco (Calif.)
Record: 8-2 |
Last week: NR
The Cougars had some monster wins at the Dave Kops TOC before falling in the championship to top-ranked Pacifica.
On the bubble: Hoover (Ala.), 9-1-1;
Huntington Beach (Calif.), 4-1;
Canyon del Oro (Tucson, Ariz.), 9-0;
Leander (Texas), 19-1;
Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.), 15-1
