High school softball rankings: No. 2 Lakewood Ranch, No. 5 Hewitt-Trussville lead MaxPreps Top 25 squads off to perfect starts

Six states have hit the diamond and started the 2021 high school softball season. And we have already seen some shakeups in the first regular season MaxPreps Top 25 softball rankings.

Fifth-ranked Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville, Ala.) is off to a hot start at 8-0. Junior Sarah Hindman tossed a complete-game, four-hitter in a 5-1 win over No. 24 ranked Bob Jones this past Thursday.


1. Chino Hills (Calif.)
Record: 0-0 | Last week: 1
Season opens March 25.

2. Lakewood Ranch (Bradenton, Fla.)
Record: 6-0 | Last week: 2
Mustangs have a .422 team batting average to start the season.

3. Marist (Chicago)
Record: 0-0 | Last week: 3
Season opens April 5.

4. Norco (Calif.)
Record: 0-0 | Last week: 4
Season opens March 19.

5. Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville, Ala.)
Record: 8-0 | Last week: 7
Huskies have outscored opponents 91-19 in first eight games.

6. Los Alamitos (Calif.)
Record: 0-0 | Last week: 6
Season opens March 19.

7. Eastern Alamance (Mebane, N.C.)
Record: 0-0 | Last week: 7
Season opens March 16.

8. Santa Fe (Texas)
Record: 2-0 | Last week: 8
Indians have tossed two shutouts to start the spring season.

9. O'Connor (Phoenix)
Record: 0-0 | Last week: 9
Season opens March 29.

10. Crown Point (Ind.)
Record: 0-0 | Last week: 10
Season opens April 3.

11. Westlake (Westlake Village, Calif.)
Record: 0-0 | Last week: 12
Season opens on March 15.

12. Spring-Ford (Royersford, Pa.)
Record: 0-0 | Last week: 14
Season opens April 5.

13. Gahr (Cerritos, Calif.)
Record: 0-0 | Last week: 15
Season opens April 13.

14. Park Vista (Lake Worth, Fla.)
Record: 5-0 | Last week: 16
The Cobras have scored nine runs or more in every game this young season. They have also allowed just two.

15. Saugus (Calif.)
Record: 0-0 | Last week: 17
Season opens April 27.

16. Mahopac (N.Y.)
Record: 0-0 | Last week: 18
Opening date TBD.

17. Trenton (Fla.)
Record: 3-0 | Last week: 19
Tigers are off to another flawless start in 2021.

18. Glen Allen (Va.)
Record: 0-0 | Last week: 20
Season opens April 13.

19. Cooper City (Fla.)
Record: 3-0 | Last week: 20
Junior Jordyn Hustey has not allowed a run in three starts.

20. Crescenta Valley (La Crescenta, Calif.)
Record: 0-0 | Last week: 24
Season opens April 13.

21. Williamsburg (Ohio)
Record: 0-0 | Last week: 25
Season opens March 27.

22. Alvin (Texas)
Record: 7-0 | Last week: NR
The Yellowjackets join the rankings after jumping to a 7-0 start.

23. Bob Jones (Madison, Ala.)
Record: 3-1 | Last week: NR
The Patriots lone loss is to fifth-ranked Hewitt-Trussville.

24. Notre Dame (Crowley, La.)
Record: 9-1 | Last week: 13
Junior Maci Bergeron already has 14 home runs in 10 games.

25. Helena (Ala.)
Record: 11-1 | Last week: NR
The Huskies join this week's rankings after an impressive 11-1 start.