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Bay Area News Group softball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 ST. FRANCIS (17-2)
Previous ranking: 1
Last week: Beat Mitty 3-1
Up next: Tuesday at Gilroy, 4 p.m.
No. 2 WILLOW GLEN (14-0)
Previous ranking: 2
Last week: Beat Valley Christian 10-3, Leigh 10-3
Up next: Tuesday at Sobrato, 4 p.m.
No. 3 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (15-4)
Previous ranking: 3
Last week: Lost 10-3 to Willow Glen
Up next: April 30 at St. Francis, 4 p.m.
No. 4 NOTRE DAME-BELMONT (13-3-1)
Previous ranking: 4
Last week: Beat Menlo-Atherton 13-1
Up next: April 28 vs. Carlmont, 3:30 p.m.
No. 5 LIVE OAK (13-1)
Previous ranking: 5
Last week: At Pioneer, score not reported
Up next: Wednesday vs. Lincoln-San Jose, 4 p.m.
No. 6 LIBERTY (10-4)
Previous ranking: 6
Last week: Beat Antioch 9-0 (forfeit), Antioch 9-0 (forfeit)
Up next: Tuesday vs. Deer Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 7 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (10-5-1)
Previous ranking: 7
Last week: Lost 3-1 to St. Francis
Up next: April 30 vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral, 4 p.m.
No. 8 CAPUCHINO (9-4)
Previous ranking: 8
Last week: Beat Aragon 11-4, Carlmont 11-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. Woodside, 4 p.m.
No. 9 MILLS (12-3-1)
Previous ranking: 9
Last week: Beat Gunn 10-0, Mercy 11-0
Up next: Wednesday vs. Terra Nova, 4 p.m.
No. 10 CASTRO VALLEY (12-3)
Previous ranking: 10
Last week: Beat Berkeley 7-0, Mt. Eden 24-0
Up next: Wednesday vs. San Leandro, 4 p.m.
No. 11 GILROY (12-4)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Beat Palma 7-0, Christopher 14-5
Up next: Tuesday vs. St. Francis, 4 p.m.
No. 12 LIVERMORE (12-6)
Previous ranking: 12
Last week: Lost 7-1 to San Ramon Valley, 8-5 to Amador Valley
Up next: Tuesday vs. Carondelet, 4 p.m.
No. 13 ST. IGNATIUS (9-5)
Previous ranking: 13
Last week: Idle
Up next: Friday at Mills, 4 p.m.
No. 14 ALAMEDA (10-7-1)
Previous ranking: 14
Last week: Lost 7-1 to James Logan, beat Berkeley 13-1, Mt. Eden 7-3
Up next: Wednesday at Arroyo, 4 p.m.
No. 15 SAN RAMON VALLEY (10-6-2)
Previous ranking: 15
Last week: Beat Livermore 7-1, Monte Vista 14-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. Dublin, 4 p.m.
No. 16 JAMES LOGAN (12-2-1)
Previous ranking: 16
Last week: Beat American 15-0, Alameda 7-1, Kennedy-Fremont 14-0
Up next: Wednesday vs. Amador Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 17 CALIFORNIA (11-5)
Previous ranking: 17
Last week: Beat Amador Valley 12-2, Dougherty Valley 8-0
Up next: Tuesday at Granada, 4 p.m.
No. 18 FOOTHILL (10-4-1)
Previous ranking: 18
Last week: Beat Monte Vista 6-1, Dublin 13-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Dougherty Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 19 BISHOP O’DOWD (14-5)
Previous ranking: 19
Last week: Idle
Up next: April 30 at Berkeley, 4 p.m.
No. 20 HILLSDALE (11-6-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Last week: Lost 3-0 to King’s Academy, beat San Mateo 5-2, University-Redding 5-2
Up next: Tuesday vs. Aragon, 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.