No. 1 in this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings,
Barbers Hill (Mt. Belvieu) got the postseason underway in Texas with a sweep of
Angleton in the Conference 5A Division 1 bracket. Up next for the Eagles is
College Station in the round of 32.
Barbers Hill wasn't the only Texas powerhouse that breezed past its first playoff text. On the other side of the 5A-1 bracket, No. 4
Melissa swept
Texas (Texarkana) and now faces
Reedy (Frisco).
No. 3
Lake Creek (Montgomery) swept
West Fork (Kingwood) and will meet
Santa Fe in the Conference 5A Division 2 bracket. The Lions haven't lost since Feb. 26 when they fell to Barbers Hill 10-2.
The round of 32 begins in Texas on May 2.
In Louisiana, No. 2
Calvary Baptist Academy (Shreveport) made quick work of its first two opponents to advance to the Division III Select semifinals with a pair of shutouts. The Cavaliers are two wins away from winning their sixth straight state championship and take on
D'Arbonne Woods (Farmerville) on Friday.
Wetumpka handed Thompson its only loss of the season when these two schools squared off April 3. Junior
Lalah Culpepper pitched a complete game and had three hits in the 3-2 eight-inning victory.
Blakely Davis of Thompson celebrates with teammates after hitting a home run against Tuscaloosa County earlier this season. Davis is also a power hitter in the classroom, earning valedictorian honors for the school. (PHOTO: Travis Kirkland)
1. Barbers Hill (Mt. Belvieu, Texas)
Record: 32-3 |
Last week: 1
Scores: Def. Angleton 2-0, 3-0
Next: Saturday vs. College Station
2. Calvary Baptist Academy (Shreveport, La.)
Record: 35-1 |
Last week: 3
Scores: Def. Fisher 15-0, def. Bunkie 8-0
Next: Friday vs. D'Arbonne Woods
3. Lake Creek (Montgomery, Texas)
Record: 31-1 |
Last week: 4
Scores: Def. West Fork 10-0, 15-2
Next: Saturday vs. Santa Fe
4. Melissa (Texas)
Record: 29-2 |
Last week: 5
Scores: Def. Texas 16-0, 15-2
Next: Saturday vs. Reedy
5. Orange Beach (Ala.)
Record: 36-1 |
Last week: 6
Scores: Def. St. Michael Catholic 16-0, def. Spanish Fort 10-0, def. Brookwood 8-3, def. Sparkman 12-0, def. Prattville Christian Academy 16-0, def. Central 16-1, def. McAdory 8-2, def. Helena 16-0
Next: Playoffs (TBD)
6. Gray Collegiate Academy (West Columbia, S.C.)Record: 24-0 |
Last week: 7
Scores: Def. South Aiken 12-0, Def. Aiken 22-0
Next: Thursday vs. Gilbert
7. South Warren (Bowling Green, Ky.)Record: 29-0 |
Last week: 9
Scores: Def. Greenwood 17-4, def. Warren Central 19-0, def. Green Hill 5-4, def. Frederick Douglass 15-0, def. Scott County 10-0
Next: Today at Bowling Green
8. Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta, Calif.)
Record: 21-1 |
Last week: 2
Scores: Lost to Vista Murrieta 10-5, def. Vista Murrieta 11-2
Next: Today at Great Oak
9. Norco (Calif.)
Record: 21-2 |
Last week: 8
Scores: Def. Centennial 15-0, def. King 11-1
Next: Wednesday at Roosevelt
10. Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.)
Record: 37-1-2 |
Last week: 10
Scores: Def. Springville 11-1, def. Brookwood 13-2, def. St. Clair County 13-3
Next: Today at No. 25 Wetumpka
11. Midway (Waco, Texas)
Record: 27-4-1 |
Last week: 11
Scores: Def. Duncanville 4-0, 9-0
Next: Saturday vs. Rockwall-Heath
12. Kenton Ridge (Springfield, Ohio)Record: 19-0 |
Last week: 12
Scores: Def. Tecumseh 11-0, def. North Union 24-5, def. Lebanon 20-1, def. Centerville 12-2
Next: Today at London
13. Fullerton (Calif.)
Record: 21-2 |
Last week: 13
Scores: Def. Garden Grove 18-0
Next: Wednesday at Kennedy
14. Destiny Christian Academy (Sacramento, Calif.)Record: 19-0 |
Last week: 14
Scores: Def. Rio Linda 21-6, Def. Vanden 4-1
Next: Today at Sutter
15. Ponderosa (Shingle Springs, Calif.)Record: 22-0 |
Last week: 15
Scores: Def. Vista del Lago 7-0
Next: Wednesday vs. Inderkum
16. Marist (Chicago, Ill.)
Record: 19-0 |
Last week: 16
Scores: Def. Nazareth Academy 12-1, def. Crown Point 2-1
Next: Wednesday vs. Marian Catholic
17. Kingwood (Texas)
Record: 31-3 |
Last week: 17
Scores: Def. Brazoswood 5-1, 12-3
Next: Saturday vs. Alvin
18. Weddington (Matthews, N.C.)
Record: 18-0 |
Last week: 19
Scores: Def. High Point Christian Academy 3-1
Next: Playoffs (TBD)
19. St. James (Murrells Inlet, S.C.)
Record: 23-0 |
Last week: 20
Scores: Def. Socastee 15-0, 14-0
Next: Today at Aynor
20. Queen Creek (Queen Creek, Ariz.)Record: 27-1 |
Last week: 22
Scores: Def. Desert Ridge 15-0, 11-0, def. Casteel 20-1
Next: Playoffs (TBD)
21. Etiwanda (Calif.)
Record: 21-1 |
Last week: 23
Scores: Def. Los Osos 28-1
Next: Thursday at Chino Hills
22. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Record: 22-1 |
Last week: 24
Scores: Def. Pembroke Pines Charter 20-4, def. Coral Springs Charter 1-0
Next: Today vs. Calvary Christian Academy
23. Katy (Texas)
Record: 30-5 |
Last week: 25
Scores: Def. George Ranch 12-0, 16-0
Next: Saturday vs. Memorial
24. D.H. Conley (Greenville, N.C.)
Record: 18-1 |
Last week: 26
Scores: Def. South Central 7-1, def. New Bern 4-1
Next: Today vs. Jacksonville
25. Wetumpka (Ala.)
Record: 39-5 |
Last week: 27
Scores: Def. Pike Road 15-5, def. Tallassee 12-1, def. Saint James 11-10, def. Lee-Scott Academy 6-2, def. Elmore County 10-2, def. Brewbaker Tech 9-3
Next: Today vs. No. 10 Thompson
Dropped out: No. 18
Taunton (Mass.), No. 21
Byron Nelson (Trophy Club, Texas)
