Never count out
Del Oro (Loomis). The Golden Eagles had one of the most impressive weeks of this high school softball season, beating three ranked teams.
On Wednesday, Clemson commit
Maddie Moore hit two home runs and drove in three as D.O. knocked off top-ranked
Rocklin 4-2. These two rivals have played 37 times since 2005, Del Oro holds a 22-15 lead. They play at least twice more this year and whoever wins the series could determine the top spot in the final MaxPreps Top 25 Sac-Joaquin Section softball rankings.
is a team on the rise. The Tigers lone loss was to No. 6
St. Francis (Sacramento). Sophomore
Samantha Stoll has a 1.75 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 36 innings pitched. She is also batting .400 at the plate.
It's another big week of softball starting on Monday. In a battle of schools just over three miles apart,
Folsom takes the long journey over to
Vista del Lago (Folsom) to see who is the top softball team in the city of Folsom.
Five more games to watchMondayNo. 4
Elk Grove at No. 19
RosevilleNo. 10
Oakdale at No. 11
EscalonTuesdayNo. 6
St. Francis (Sacramento) at No. 3
Sheldon (Sacramento)Wednesday
No. 8
Central Catholic (Modesto) at No. 11
EscalonFriday No. 7
Folsom at No. 1
Rocklin
Samantha Stoll, Inderkum
Photo by David Steutel
Record: 9-1 |
Last week: 1
The Thunder bounced back beating Oak Ridge 6-0. Freshman
Sydney Barker hit her second home run of the season.
2. Vanden (Fairfield)
Record: 9-0 |
Last week: 2
Freshman
Mia Zabat had a three hit game against Fairfield last week as the Vikings moved to 9-0.
3. Sheldon (Sacramento)
Record: 4-8 |
Last week: 3
Sheldon had to forfeit six wins because of a misstep involving the transfer of a student-athlete. The Huskies bounced back as junior
Jazzy Fines had four hits in a 5-2 nine-inning win over Elk Grove.
4. Elk Grove
Record: 12-3 |
Last week: 4
The Herd have three big games this week starting Monday at No. 19 Roseville.
5. Del Oro (Loomis)
Record: 8-1 |
Last week: 5
The Golden Eagles have one the top lineups in the section and state. Junior
Jenna Birch has four home runs and senior
Maddie Moore has three.
6. St. Francis (Sacramento)
Record: 8-1 |
Last week: 6
A monster week ahead for the Troubadours, as top of the Delta League will be on the line Tuesday at Sheldon.
7. Folsom
Record: 4-3 |
Last week: 8
City of Folsom bragging right on the line as the Bulldogs play at No. 18 Vista del Lago on Monday.
8. Central Catholic (Modesto)
Record: 4-0 |
Last week: 13
Sophomore
Randi Roelling is 4-0 in the circle with a 0.32 ERA and 53 strikeouts.
9. Oakmont (Roseville)
Record: 7-2 |
Last week: 11
The Vikings bounced back with big wins over Ponderosa and Cordova.
10. Oakdale
Record: 5-1 |
Last week: 17
Avery Brown and
Alexa Aguilar both had four hits in win over Gregori on Saturday.
11. Escalon
Record: 8-0 |
Last week: 18
Senior
Malia Babasa is hitting .560 with three home runs as the Cougars have huge games coming up.
12. Merced
Record: 5-1 |
Last week: 25
Trisha McCleskey threw a complete game shutout as the Bears beat Atwater 10-0 on Wednesday.
13. Lincoln
Record: 8-4 |
Last week: 22
The Zebras have shown they are a team to take seriously. Sophomore
Alessandra Ramirez hit a grand slam in a 16-0 win over Placer.
14. Inderkum (Sacramento)
Record: 7-1 |
Last week: NR
Senior
Annelise Garcia has five home runs as the Tigers jump into the rankings after an impressive 7-1 start.
15. Rosemont (Sacramento)
Record: 8-2 |
Last week: 23
Jyden Miles is batting .649 with three home runs. The Wolverines' two losses are against top 10 teams.
16. Cordova (Rancho Cordova)
Record: 4-2 |
Last week: 14
The Lancers look to bounce back Monday against a tough Rio Americano team.
17. Ponderosa (Shingle Springs)
Record: 4-3 |
Last week: 16
Freshman
Chase Mueller hit a grand slam and had six total hits as the Bruins went 2-1 last week.
18. Vista del Lago (Folsom)
Record: 4-2 |
Last week: 20
Tayler Biehl and
Sammy Smith had two hits each as the Eagles beat Roseville 4-2 on Tuesday.
19. Roseville
Record: 6-3 |
Last week: 10
The Tigers face two Top 25 teams this week, starting off with Elk Grove on Monday.
20. Linden
Record: 6-2 |
Last week: NR
Senior
Hannah Ortega has a 0.36 ERA and and 75 strikeouts in 39 innings pitched.
21. Lincoln (Stockton)
Record: 8-2 |
Last week: 7
The Trojans dropped two games last week but still sit at top of a very tough Tri-City Athletic League.
22. McClatchy (Sacramento)
Record: 3-1 |
Last week: 11
The Lions dropped after losing a 4-2 decision to Inderkum. There are still plenty of big games ahead.
23. Granite Bay
Record: 6-5 |
Last week: 21
The Grizzlies are hard to read as shown by their record. There are no easy games in the Sierra Foothill League.
24. Franklin (Elk Grove)
Record: 4-5 |
Preseason ranking: NR
All four of the Wildcats losses to teams within the Sac-Joaquin Section are to teams within the Top 20.
25. Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove)
Record: 6-5 |
Last week: 24
The Eagles have been up and down but all five losses have been to teams ahead of them in the rankings.
