High school softball rankings, April 8, 2025: Bay Area News Group top 20
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Bay Area News Group softball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Beat Cathedral Catholic-San Diego 6-3, Oaks Christian 6-1, lost 5-1 to Norco, beat Mater Dei-Chula Vista 8-6, lost 4-3 to Serra-San Juan Capistrano
Up next: Wednesday vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral, 4 p.m.
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Beat Gilroy 4-3, Monterey 5-0
Up next: April 15 vs. Valley Christian, 4 p.m.
No. 3 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (7-2)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Beat Presentation 25-1, lost 2-1 to Valley Christian
Up next: Wednesday at St. Ignatius, 4 p.m.
No. 4 NOTRE DAME-BELMONT (10-3-1)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Beat Sequoia 7-1, Terra Nova 6-2, Wilcox 10-1, Maria Carillo 12-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. Half Moon Bay, 4 p.m.
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Idle
Up next: Wednesday vs. Half Moon Bay, 4 p.m.
No. 6 ACALANES (8-1)
Previous ranking: 8
Last week: Idle
Up next: Tuesday vs. Benicia, 4:30 p.m.
Previous ranking: 10
Last week: Beat Piedmont Hills 6-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. Milpitas, 4 p.m.
No. 8 ST. IGNATIUS (9-3)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Lost 9-7 to Sacred Heart Cathedral, 4-0 to Hillsdale
Up next: Wednesday vs. Mitty, 4 p.m.
No. 9 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (12-3)
Previous ranking: 18
Last week: Beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 25-0, Woodside 12-2, Mitty 2-1
Up next: Wednesday at Shandon, 3:30 p.m.
No. 10 CASTRO VALLEY (8-3)
Previous ranking: 11
Last week: Beat Northgate 10-1, Liberty 7-2
Up next: Tuesday vs. James Logan, 4 p.m.
No. 11 ALAMEDA (7-3)
Previous ranking: 12
Last week: Beat Encinal 8-4, Bishop O’Dowd 5-4
Up next: Thursday at Livermore, 1 p.m.
No. 12 SAN RAMON VALLEY (7-3-1)
Previous ranking: 9
Last week: Lost 5-4 (8 innings) to Carondelet
Up next: Thursday vs. Amador Valley, 9:15 a.m.
No. 13 JAMES LOGAN (9-1-1)
Previous ranking: 13
Last week: Beat Newark Memorial 7-2, Washington-Fremont by forfeit, Mission San Jose by forfeit
Up next: Tuesday at Castro Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 14 CALIFORNIA (7-2)
Previous ranking: 15
Last week: Beat Carondelet 10-3, Foothill 10-2
Up next: Thursday vs. Liberty, 1:15 p.m.
No. 15 LIVERMORE (10-3)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Lost 3-2 to Granada, beat Dublin 10-0
Up next: Thursday vs. Alameda, 1 p.m.
No. 16 FOOTHILL (8-4-1)
Previous ranking: 16
Last week: Beat Amador Valley 2-1, lost 10-2 to California
Up next: April 15 vs. Monte Vista, 4 p.m.
No. 17 BISHOP O’DOWD (12-5)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: Beat Arroyo 10-5, lost 5-4 to Alameda
Up next: Wednesday vs. Mt. Eden, 4 p.m.
No. 18 SAN LEANDRO (12-1)
Previous ranking: 17
Last week: Beat De Anza 11-0
Up next: Tuesday at San Lorenzo, 4 p.m.
No. 19 SAN MATEO (8-3)
Previous ranking: 19
Last week: Idle
Up next: Tuesday vs. Aragon, 4 p.m.
No. 20 EL CERRITO (11-0)
Previous ranking: 20
Last week: Beat St. Patrick-St. Vincent 10-0
Up next: April 16 vs. Arroyo, 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.