No. 1
Barbers Hill (Mt. Belvieu) begins postseason play Friday against
Angleton in the Texas Class 5A Division 1 playoffs after closing out the regular season with a 30-3 record.
Junior LSU commit
Macie Bryant is on fire with a 21-0 record, 240 strikeouts and a 0.37 ERA for the Eagles.
On the other side of the bracket is No. 6
Melissa, which knocked off Barbers Hill 4-2 in the 2025 state championship game. Due in part to that victory, the Cardinals were crowned national champions.
In South Carolina, No. 7
Gray Collegiate Academy (West Columbia) won all four of its games last week to improve to 22-0. Five-star senior
Aspen Boulware hit her seventh home run of the season and drove in 11 runs last week.
In the circle for the War Eagles was sophomore star
Mackenzie Sease, who moved to 9-0. She threw a five-inning no-hitter with 10 strikeouts Monday and blasted a three-run home run. On the season the four-star has a 0.77 ERA and a .485 batting average.
Barbers Hill celebrates a home run last week against Nederland. The Eagles have five hitters batting at least .400 as they head into the postseason. (PHOTO: Rafael Lopez)
Record: 30-3 |
Last week: 1
Scores: Def. Nederland 1-0
Next: April 24 at Angleton
2. Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta, Calif.)
Record: 20-0 |
Last week: 2
Scores: Def. Temecula Valley 19-1, def. Temecula Valley 18-0
Next: Today at Vista Murrieta
3. Calvary Baptist Academy (Shreveport, La.)
Record: 33-1 |
Last week: 3
Scores: Def. Simsboro 15-0
Next: Today vs. Fisher
4. Lake Creek (Montgomery, Texas)
Record: 30-1 |
Last week: 4
Scores: Def. Brenham 4-1
Next: April 23 vs. West Fork
5. Orange Beach (Ala.)
Record: 30-1 |
Last week: 5
Next: Today vs. St. Michael Catholic
6. Melissa (Texas)
Record: 27-2 |
Last week: 6
Scores: Def. McKinney North 17-0, def. Walnut Grove 15-0
Next: April 23 at Texas
7. Gray Collegiate Academy (West Columbia, S.C.)
Record: 22-0 |
Last week: 7
Scores: Def. North Augusta 3-2, def. Brookland-Cayce 14-0, def. A.C. Flora 15-2, def. Airport 14-0
Next: April 23 vs. South Aiken
8. Norco (Calif.)
Record: 19-2 |
Last week: 8
Scores: Def. Santiago 12-2, def. Corona 9-0
Next: April 22 vs. Centennial
9. South Warren (Bowling Green, Ky.)
Record: 25-0 |
Last week: 9
Scores: Def. Assumption 15-0, def. Bowling Green 12-2, def. Bowling Green 14-2, def. Allen County-Scottsville 20-1
Next: Today at Greenwood
10. Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.)
Record: 34-1-2 |
Last week: 10
Scores: Def. Hillcrest 12-2, def. Hillcrest 16-1, def. Chelsea 4-3, def. Saraland 2-1, def. Etowah 10-0, def. Plainview 4-3
Next: Today vs. Springville
11. Midway (Waco, Texas)
Record: 25-4-1 |
Last week: 11
Scores: Def. Bryan 20-1, def. Copperas Cove 6-0
Next: April 22 at Duncanville
12. Kenton Ridge (Springfield, Ohio)
Record: 15-0 |
Last week: 12
Scores: Def. Benjamin Logan 4-0, def. Bellefontaine 15-0, def. Shawnee 13-1, def. Tecumseh 10-0
Next: April 22 at Tecumseh
13. Fullerton (Calif.)
Record: 20-2 |
Last week: 13
Scores: Def. Valencia 21-0, def. Segerstrom 10-2
Next: April 24 vs. Garden Grove
14. Destiny Christian Academy (Sacramento, Calif.)
Record: 17-0 |
Last week: 16
Scores: Def. Casa Roble 31-0, def. Natomas 19-0
Next: Today at Rio Linda
15. Ponderosa (Shingle Springs, Calif.)
Record: 21-0 |
Last week: 17
Scores: Def. Cordova 11-0 def. Bella Vista 9-1, def. Rosemont 12-1, def. Christian Brothers 3-0
Next: April 22 at Rio Americano
16. Marist (Chicago, Ill.)
Record: 17-0 |
Last week: 20
Scores: Def. Benet Academy 15-0, def. Lincoln-Way Central 15-0, def. Lake Park 2-1, def. Nazareth Academy 13-0
Next: April 22 at Nazareth Academy
17. Kingwood (Texas)
Record: 29-3 |
Last week: 21
Scores: Def. Summer Creek 11-0, def. Goose Creek Memorial 10-0
Next: April 24 vs. Brazoswood
18. Taunton (Mass.)
Record: 10-0 |
Last week: 22
Scores: Def. Canton 15-2, def. Dighton-Rehoboth Regional 18-10
Next: April 26 vs. La Salle Academy
19. Weddington (Matthews, N.C.)
Record: 16-0 |
Last week: 23
Scores: Def. Cuthbertson 12-2, def. Legion Collegiate Academy 3-1, def. Porter Ridge 9-2
Next: Today at Piedmont
20. St. James (Murrells Inlet, S.C.)
Record: 21-0 |
Last week: 24
Scores: Def. North Myrtle Beach 9-1, def. Socastee 17-5
Next: April 22 vs. Socastee
21. Byron Nelson (Trophy Club, Texas)
Record: 30-3-1 |
Last week: 25
Scores: Def. Bell 6-0, def. Keller Central 11-3
Next: April 24 vs. Weatherford
22. Queen Creek (Ariz.)
Record: 24-1 |
Last week: 29
Scores: Def. Williams Field 17-0
Next: Today at Desert Ridge
23. Etiwanda (Calif.)
Record: 19-1 |
Last week: 30
Scores: Def. Chino Hills 11-9, def. Rancho Cucamonga 12-2
Next: Today at Upland
24. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Record: 19-1 |
Last week: NR
Scores: Def. West Broward 10-7, def. Archbishop McCarthy 11-1, def. Monarch 16-0, def. Fort Lauderdale 10-0
Next: Today vs. West Broward
25. Katy (Texas)
Record: 29-5 |
Last week: 47
Scores: Def. Tompkins 13-1, def. Mayde Creek 20-0
Next: April 23 vs. George Ranch
Dropped out: No. 14
La Salle Academy (New York, R.I.), No. 15
Wetumpka (Ala.), No. 18
Doral Academy (Doral, Fla.), No. 19
Desert Mountain (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
