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Bay Area News Group softball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 ST. FRANCIS (19-2)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Beat Gilroy 10-3 (8 innings), Los Gatos 12-2
Up next: Wednesday at Valley Christian, 4 p.m.
No. 2 WILLOW GLEN (17-0)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Beat Sobrato 11-8, Branham 10-0, King’s Academy 2-1 (10 innings)
Up next: Tuesday at Westmont, 4 p.m.
No. 3 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (15-4)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Idle
Up next: Wednesday at St. Francis, 4 p.m.
No. 4 LIBERTY (13-4)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Beat Deer Valley 17-1, 9-0 (forfeit), Monterey Trail 8-0
Up next: Tuesday at Pittsburg, 4 p.m.
No. 5 CAPUCHINO (13-6)
Previous ranking: 8
Last week: Beat Woodside 11-1, King’s Academy 10-0, lost 3-2 to Salinas, beat Inderkum 7-1, Elk Grove 4-3 (9 innings), lost 5-1 to Calaveras
Up next: Tuesday vs. San Mateo, 4 p.m.
No. 6 NOTRE DAME-BELMONT (14-3-1)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Beat Carlmont 3-2
Up next: Wednesday vs. Mercy, 4 p.m.
No. 7 CASTRO VALLEY (14-3)
Previous ranking: 10
Last week: Beat San Leandro 11-0
Up next: Friday vs. Encinal, 4 p.m.
No. 8 LIVE OAK (15-1)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Beat Lincoln-San Jose 5-0, Christopher 12-1, Lincoln-San Jose 8-6 (9 innings)
Up next: Wednesday at Oak Grove, 4 p.m.
No. 9 MILLS (15-3-1)
Previous ranking: 9
Last week: Beat Terra Nova 18-3, Menlo-Atherton 16-1, St. Ignatius 8-1
Up next: Wednesday vs. Notre Dame-San Jose, 4 p.m.
No. 10 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (10-5-1)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Idle
Up next: Wednesday vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral, 4 p.m.
No. 11 GILROY (13-6)
Previous ranking: 11
Last week: Lost 10-3 (8 innings) to St. Francis, 15-9 to Leigh, beat Santa Teresa 3-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. Branham, 4 p.m.
No. 12 CALIFORNIA (12-6)
Previous ranking: 17
Last week: Lost 6-4 to Granada, beat Livermore 3-2, beat Alameda 5-3
Up next: Tuesday at Monte Vista, 4 p.m.
No. 13 LIVERMORE (13-7)
Previous ranking: 12
Last week: Beat Carondelet 9-8, lost 3-2 to California
Up next: Tuesday at Foothill, 4 p.m.
No. 14 ALAMEDA (11-8-1)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Beat Arroyo 3-0, lost 5-3 to California
Up next: Wednesday vs. San Leandro, 4:30 p.m.
No. 15 SAN RAMON VALLEY (12-6-2)
Previous ranking: 15
Last week: Beat Dublin 15-1, Foothill 3-2
Up next: Tuesday vs. Dougherty Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 16 JAMES LOGAN (12-4-1)
Previous ranking: 16
Last week: Lost 10-8 (8 innings) to Amador Valley, 12-2 to Granada
Up next: Tuesday vs. Moreau Catholic, 4 p.m.
No. 17 FOOTHILL (11-5-1)
Previous ranking: 18
Last week: Beat Dougherty Valley 11-3, lost 3-2 to San Ramon Valley
Up next: Tuesday vs. Livermore, 4 p.m.
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No. 18 HILLSDALE (13-6-1)
Previous ranking: 20
Last week: Beat Aragon 6-0, Carlmont 2-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Burlingame, 4 p.m.
No. 19 BISHOP O’DOWD (14-5)
Previous ranking: 19
Last week: Idle
Up next: Wednesday at Berkeley, 4 p.m.
No. 20 ST. IGNATIUS (9-6)
Previous ranking: 13
Last week: Lost 8-1 to Mills
Up next: Tuesday vs. Presentation, 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.
