High school softball rankings: Calvary Baptist Academy wins sixth straight state title, remains at No. 2 in MaxPreps Top 25

A future Georgia Bulldog, Anderson pitched a complete game with nine strikeouts in a 5-1 win over Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge) in the Division III Select title contest. She finished her career with 129 wins, 1,398 strikeouts and a 2.24 ERA. As a senior she won 30 games with 318 strikeouts and her ERA was a career-best 0.61.

Sophomore Baylor Bockhaus hit her 21st home run of the season in the state title game. Bockhaus along with juniors Loren Sivils and Mallory Carver all hit double-digit home runs in 2026.

In Texas, No. 16 Kingwood takes on No. 20 Katy in the Conference 6A Division 2 regional semifinal beginning Thursday in a best-of-three series.

Kingwood (33-3) has won 12 straight games with nine shutouts. In four postseason contests, six different Mustangs have slugged home runs. Sophomore pitcher Hunter Quentel has thrown complete games in each of her postseason outings, including a shutout in her last appearance.

Katy (31-5) won its three playoff games by a combined 38-0 score with six different sluggers going yard. In the circle, freshman Haley Schmitt won two of those games by pitching a combined seven innings of no-hit softball.

These teams met in the 2024 regional final as Kingwood won both games to move on to the state semifinals.

In the Conference 5A Division 1 bracket, No. 1 Barbers Hill (Mt. Belvieu) and No. 4 Melissa have both reached the round of 16 and could meet in the final for the second straight year. MaxPreps Top 25 softball rankings

1. Barbers Hill (Mt. Belvieu, Texas)
Record: 34-3 | Last week: 1
Scores: Def. College Station 1-0, 7-0
Next: Thursday vs. East View

2. Calvary Baptist Academy (Shreveport, La.)
Record: 37-1 | Last week: 2
Scores: Def. D'Arbonne Woods 12-2, def. Parkview Baptist 5-1
Division III Select state champion

3. Lake Creek (Montgomery, Texas)
Record: 34-1 | Last week: 3
Scores: Def. Santa Fe 8-0, 6-1, 6-4
Next: Saturday vs. Weiss

4. Melissa (Texas)
Record: 30-2 | Last week: 4
Scores: Def. Reedy 11-1
Next: Thursday vs. Midlothian

5. Orange Beach (Ala.)
Record: 40-1 | Last week: 5
Scores: Def. Satsuma 15-0, 16-1
Next: Playoffs (TBD)

6. Gray Collegiate Academy (West Columbia, S.C.)
Record: 25-0 | Last week: 6
Scores: Def. Gilbert 9-0
Next: Today vs. Brookland-Cayce

7. South Warren (Bowling Green, Ky.)
Record: 31-0 | Last week: 7
Scores: Def. Bowling Green 16-2, def. Greenwood 6-1
Next: Today at Warren Central

8. Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta, Calif.)
Record: 24-1 | Last week: 8
Scores: Def. Great Oak 13-0, 8-0, def. Chaparral 15-0
Next: Today vs. Chaparral

9. Norco (Calif.)
Record: 25-2 | Last week: 9
Scores: Def. Roosevelt 15-1, def. Santiago 11-0, def. Mater Dei Catholic 5-1, def. Corona 12-1
Next: Playoffs (TBD)

10. Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.)
Record: 42-1-2 | Last week: 10
Scores: Def. Tuscaloosa County 18-0, def. Hillcrest 16-1, 12-0
Next: Playoffs (TBD)

11. Midway (Waco, Texas)
Record: 29-4-1 | Last week: 11
Scores: Def. Rockwall-Heath 8-0, def. Rockwall-Heath 17-2
Next: Saturday vs. Bridgeland

12. Kenton Ridge (Springfield, Ohio)
Record: 23-0 | Last week: 12
Scores: Def. London 14-1, def. Graham Local 27-2, def. Jonathan Alder 17-1
Next: Wednesday vs. Jonathan Alder

13. Fullerton (Calif.)
Record: 23-2 | Last week: 13
Scores: Def. Kennedy 10-0, def. Valencia 26-0
Next: Today vs. Segerstrom

14. Destiny Christian Academy (Sacramento, Calif.)
Record: 22-0 | Last week: 14
Scores: Def. Sutter 14-3, def. El Camino 17-4, def. Dixon 14-0
Next: Today vs. Woodland

15. Ponderosa (Shingle Springs, Calif.)
Record: 24-0 | Last week: 15
Scores: Def. Inderkum 12-1, def. Rio Americano 15-1
Next: Thursday at Sheldon

16. Kingwood (Texas)
Record: 33-3 | Last week: 17
Scores: Def. Alvin 11-0, 8-0
Next: Thursday vs. No. 20 Katy

17. Weddington (Matthews, N.C.)
Record: 20-0 | Last week: 18
Scores: Def. Marvin Ridge 10-0, def. Piedmont 7-4
Next: Playoffs (TBD)

18. Queen Creek (Ariz.)
Record: 28-1 | Last week: 20
Scores: Def. Millennium 12-0
Next: Wednesday vs. Perry

19. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Record: 24-1 | Last week: 22
Scores: Def. Calvary Christian Academy 16-0, def. Coral Springs Charter 3-2
Next: Wednesday vs. Mater Lakes Academy

20. Katy (Texas)
Record: 31-5 | Last week: 23
Scores: Def. Memorial 10-0
Next: Thursday vs. No. 16 Kingwood

21. D.H. Conley (Greenville, N.C.)
Record: 20-1 | Last week: 24
Scores: Def. Jacksonville 19-0, def. J.H. Rose 12-0
Next: Playoffs (TBD)

22. Wetumpka (Ala.)
Record: 40-5 | Last week: 25
Next: Playoffs (TBD)

23. St. James (Murrells Inlet, S.C.)
Record: 24-1 | Last week: 19
Scores: Def. Aynor 3-1, def. Loris 13-3
Next: Wednesday vs. Chapin

24. Marist (Chicago, Ill.)
Record: | Last week: 16
Scores: Lost to Hanover Central 4-3, def. Marian Catholic 15-0, 18-0, def. Carmel 11-0, 15-4
Next: Today at Joliet Catholic

25. Doral Academy (Doral, Fla.)
Record: 23-2 | Last week: 27
Scores: Def. Flanagan 15-0
Next: Thursday vs. South Broward

Dropped out: No. 21 Etiwanda (Calif.)