This edition of the MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings includes several newly-crowned state champions making a late push into the national spotlight ahead of next week's final rankings.
Neshannock (New Castle) completed an incredible four-year run last Thursday with an 8-3 win over
South Williamsport in Pennsylvania's Class 2A state championship game.The Lancers are 100-1 since the start of the 2022 season with three state titles in that span and a 52-game win streak they will carry into 2026. Senior Providence commit
Addy Frye struck out 14 and blasted a home run in her final game — cementing her legacy as one of the state's most dominant players.
Kaukauna claimed its sixth state title in program history after edging
Kenosha Bradford (Kenosha) 1-0 in Wisconsin's Division 1 championship game. The Ghosts enter the MaxPreps Top 25 at No. 21.
Karly Meredith tossed a five-hit shutout and scored the game’s only run after
Lily Boyle drove her in with a RBI double — the team’s lone hit.
Bradford’s
Brooklynn Danielson was outstanding in defeat, allowing just one hit while striking out 18.
No. 25
Taunton used a big sixth inning to pull away for a 10-4 win over
Wachusett Regional (Holden) in the Division 1 state championship game in Massachusetts. The Tigers finished 25-0 in capturing their fifth-consecutive state crown. Senior pitcher and Georgetown commit
Catherine Larson homered in the second inning and later delivered a two-run double to seal the victory.
Over the past three seasons, Addy Frye of Neshannock is 59-0 on the mound with a 0.62 ERA. At the plate, she has blasted 21 home runs while batting .508. (FILE PHOTO: James Gregio)
38-1
| Last week: 1
Season complete. Conference 5A Division 1 state champions.
2. Orange Beach (Ala.)Record: 47-2
| Last week: 3
Season complete. Class 4A state champions.
3. Doral Academy (Doral, Fla.)Record: 31-1
| Last week: 4
Season complete. Class 6A state champions
4. Lake Creek (Montgomery, Texas)Record: 37-0
| Last week: 4
Season complete. Conference 5A Division 2 state champions.
5. Norco (Calif.)Record: 29-3
| Last week: 5
Season complete. Southern Section Division 1 champions.
6. Calvary Baptist Academy (Shreveport, La.)Record: 37-1
| Last week: 6
Season complete. Division III Select state champions.
7. Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.)Record: 47-6
| Last week: 7
Season complete. Class 7A state champions.
8. Coahoma (Texas)Record: 35-1
| Last week: 8
Season complete. Conference 3A Division 2 state champions.
9. Calvary Christian (Clearwater, Fla.)Record: 30-1
| Last week: 11
Season complete: Class 2A state champions.
10. Del Oro (Loomis, Calif.)Record: 31-2
| Last week: 24
Season complete. NorCal Division 1 champions.
11. Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills, Calif.)Record: 26-5
| Last week: 10
Season complete: Sac-Joaquin Section Division 1 champions.
12. Northwest Rankin (Brandon, Miss.)Record: 32-4
| Last week: 11
Season complete. Class 7A state champions.
13. Bishop O'Connell (Arlington, Va.)Record: 18-0
| Last week: 12
Season complete. Division 1 state champions.
14. Desert Mountain (Scottsdale, Ariz.)Record: 28-1-1
| Last week: 13
Season complete. Class 5A state champions.
15. Kingwood (Texas)Record: 37-4-1
| Last week: 14
Season complete. Conference 6A Division 2 state champions.
16. Neshannock (New Castle, Pa.)Record: 26-0
| Last week: 16
Gabby Quinn drove in four runs during the Class 2A state championship game victory.
17. Sam Houston (Lake Charles, La.)Record: 32-2
| Last week: 17
Season complete: Division 1 Non-Select state champions.
18. Centennial (Las Cruces, N.M.)Record: 30-0
| Last week: 18
Season complete. Class 5A state champions.
19. Palo Verde (Las Vegas, Nev.)Record: 25-0
| Last week: 25
Season complete. Class 5A state champions.
20. Catawba Ridge (Fort Mill, S.C.)Record: 31-2
| Last week: 20
Season complete. Class 5A Division 2 state champions.
21. Kaukauna (Wis.)Record: 28-0
| Last week: NR
Chloe Herzfedlt fielded a grounder and tossed it over to
Jozy Ebben to close out the Division 1 state championship game.
22. Byrnes (Florence, S.C.)Record: 30-4
| Last week: 22
Season complete. Class 5A Division 1 state champions.
23. Midway (Waco, Texas)Record: 32-3
| Last week: 23
Season complete. Conference 6A Division 1 state champions.
24. Taunton (Mass.)Record: 25-0
| Last week: 24
Brooke Aldrich drove in three runs to help the Tigers win the Division 1 state title.
25. Kenton Ridge (Springfield, Ohio)Record: 32-0
| Last week: 25
Season complete. Division IV state champions.
Next 25
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Moody (Ala.)27.
South Caldwell (Hudson, N.C.)28.
La Salle Academy (Providence, R.I.)29.
Barbers Hill (Mt. Belvieu, Texas)30.
Summerville (S.C.)31.
Pace (Fla.)32.
North DeSoto (Stonewall, La.)33.
Wellington (Fla.)34.
Wheelersburg (Ohio)35.
Crown Point (Ind.)36.
Skyview (Vancouver, Wash.)37.
Xavier College Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.)38.
Hernando (Miss.)39.
George County (Lucedale, Miss.)40.
Mater Dei Catholic (Chula Vista, Calif.)41.
Kenosha Bradford (Kenosha, Wis.)42.
Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) (Miami, Fla.)43.
Bentonville (Ark.)44.
Hunterdon Central (Flemington, N.J.)45.
Liberty Creek (Gallatin, Tenn.)46.
Curry (Jasper, Ala.)47.
Forney (Texas)48.
Canyon del Oro (Tucson, Ariz.)49.
Oswego (Ill.)50.
Bear River (Garland, Utah)
