Taconic (Pittsfield, Mass.) finished its season undefeated (19-0) with a 14-10 win over Medfield in the Massachusetts Division 3 state finals over the weekend. The victory helped the Braves rise to the No. 1 spot in the final small school national high school baseball rankings. The rankings are based solely on the results of the MaxPreps computer ratings.
Behind Taconic were Wayne Country Day (Goldsboro, N.C.), the 2A champion from the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association; Mount Paran Christian (Kennesaw, Ga.), the champion of the Georgia Class A Private Schools tournament, and Roff (Okla.), the Oklahoma Class B state champion.
Roff was the only small school also included in the MaxPreps Top 25 national baseball rankings, finishing the year at No. 9. The Tigers went 33-0 and won the Oklahoma Class B title with a 12-2 victory over Red Oak.
The small school rankings are based on the MaxPreps Computer rantings
and include teams that play in state playoff divisions that include
schools with less than 1,000 students. Teams are listed with their
season record and their MaxPreps computer rating.
Yerington finished sixth in the final small school baseball rankings after winning the Nevada 2A North title.
Photo by Ed Andersen
1. Taconic (Pittsfield, Mass.) Rating: 32.76 |
Record: 19-0
Division 3 state champion
2. Wayne Country Day (Goldsboro, N.C.)
Rating: 30.42 |
Record: 20-1
NCISAA 2A champion
3. Mount Paran Christian (Kennesaw, Ga.)
Rating: 29.24 |
Record: 29-4
Class A Private state champion
4. Orono (Maine)
Rating: 28.77 |
Record: 17-2
Class C state champion
5. Roff (Okla.)
Rating: 28.59 |
Record: 33-0
Class B state champion
6. Yerington (Nev.)
Rating: 28.38 |
Record: 15-1
Class 2A North champion
7. Hopkins Academy (Hadley, Mass.)
Rating: 28.23 |
Record: 14-1
Division 4 state champions
8. Freeburg (Ill.)
Rating: 27.99 |
Record: 36-3
Class 2A state champions
9. The First Academy (Orlando, Fla.)
Rating: 27.79 |
Record: 31-1
Class 3A state champions
10. Normal University (Normal, Ill.)
Rating: 27.66 |
Record: 32-4
11. Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield, Ill.)
Rating: 27.39 |
Record: 33-3
12. Bolles (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Rating: 27.07 |
Record: 25-5
13. Sterlington (La.)
Rating: 26.95 |
Record: 33-5
Class 3A state champion
14. Lebanon (Va.)
Rating: 26.94 |
Record: 19-0
Class 2 state champion
15. University Liggett (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.)
Rating: 26.15 |
Record: 31-5
Division 3 state champion
16. Austin Prep (Reading, Mass.)
Rating: 25.83 |
Record: 20-3
17. Lakeland Christian (Lakeland, Fla.)
Rating: 25.75 |
Record: 26-2
18. Fort Cobb-Broxton (Fort Cobb, Okla.)
Rating: 25.61 |
Record: 32-2
Class 1A state champion
19. St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park, Fla.)
Rating: 25.55 |
Record: 24-7
20. Hayfield (Minn.)
Rating: 25.15 |
Record: 26-0
Class A state champion
21. London (Corpus Christi, Texas)
Rating: 24.95 |
Record: 33-6
Rating: 24.90 | Record: 18-2
Class 1A state champion
23. Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Rating: 24.84 |
Record: 19-5
24. Booneville (Miss.)
Rating: 24.83 |
Record: 26-11
Class 3A state champion
25. Danville (Ky.)
Rating: 24.56 |
Record: 40-4
