Bay Area News Group softball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 ST. FRANCIS (23-2)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Beat Presentation 19-2, Sacred Heart Cathedral 10-0
Up next: Wednesday at Mitty, 4:45 p.m.
No. 2 WILLOW GLEN (23-0)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Beat Santa Teresa 9-3, Leland 17-2, Salinas 2-1, Leland
Up next: Tuesday at Leigh, 4 p.m.
No. 3 CAPUCHINO (18-6)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Beat Burlingame 10-0, Aragon 9-4, Milpitas 15-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Carlmont, 5 p.m.
No. 4 LIBERTY (16-4)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Beat Freedom 6-5 (8 innings), 10-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Heritage, 4 p.m.
No. 5 CASTRO VALLEY (16-3)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Beat Alameda 3-2, Bishop O’Dowd 14-3
Up next: TBA
No. 6 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (19-6)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Beat Live Oak 7-3, Mitty 2-0, Presentation 19-0, lost 5-3 to King’s Academy
Up next: Wednesday at St. Ignatius, 4 p.m.
No. 7 MILLS (19-3-1)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Beat Sequoia 13-3, Menlo-Atherton 14-3
Up next: Wednesday at Terra Nova, 4 p.m.
No. 8 LIVE OAK (20-2)
Previous ranking: 8
Last week: Lost 7-3 to Valley Christian, beat Silver Creek 13-1, Prospect 1-0, Pioneer 13-1
Up next: Wednesday vs. Piedmont Hills, 4 p.m.
No. 9 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (13-6-1)
Previous ranking: 9
Last week: Lost 2-0 to Valley Christian, beat St. Ignatius 2-1
Up next: Wednesday at St. Francis, 4:45 p.m.
No. 10 NOTRE DAME-BELMONT (17-4-1)
Previous ranking: 11
Last week: Beat Terra Nova 11-0, Sequoia 11-1, Menlo-Atherton 11-0
Up next: Tuesday at Half Moon Bay, 4 p.m.
No. 11 GILROY (17-6)
Previous ranking: 12
Last week: Beat Sobrato 10-5, Santa Teresa 16-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Westmont, 4 p.m.
No. 12 CALIFORNIA (17-7)
Previous ranking: 10
Last week: Beat Dublin 18-7, lost 9-2 to Carondelet
Up next: Tuesday at Foothill, TBA
No. 13 ALAMEDA (14-9-1)
Previous ranking: 13
Last week: Lost 3-2 to Castro Valley, beat Encinal 7-2
Up next: Wednesday vs. Bishop O’Dowd, 4:30 p.m.
No. 14 SAN RAMON VALLEY (15-7-2)
Previous ranking: 15
Last week: Beat Amador Valley 5-4 (8 innings), Monte Vista 13-2
Up next: TBA
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No. 15 FOOTHILL (13-7-1)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Lost 10-0 to Carondelet, 4-3 to Amador Valley
Up next: Tuesday vs. California, TBA
No. 16 KING’S ACADEMY (15-7)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat San Mateo 6-0, Hillsdale 1-0, Valley Christian 5-3
Up next: Tuesday vs. Aragon, 4 p.m.
No. 17 CLAYTON VALLEY (13-6-1)
Previous ranking: 16
Last week: Beat Alhambra 6-5, lost 2-1 to College Park
Up next: Tuesday vs. Northgate, 4:30 p.m.
No. 18 LIVERMORE (16-8)
Previous ranking: 17
Last week: Beat Dougherty Valley 12-2, Granada 4-1
Up next: Tuesday at Carondelet, 4:30 p.m.
No. 19 JAMES LOGAN (16-6-1)
Previous ranking: 18
Last week: Beat Washington-Fremont 17-1, Irvington 12-2, Irvington by forfeit
Up next: Tuesday vs. Mission San Jose, 6 p.m.
No. 20 BISHOP O’DOWD (16-7)
Previous ranking: 19
Last week: Beat Encinal 8-2, lost 14-3 to Castro Valley
Up next: Wednesday at Alameda, 4 p.m.
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Editor’s note: Teams eligible for the Bay Area News Group rankings come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.