Amador Valley High’s McKenna Charbonneau #8 smacks a single in the championship game held at Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, California, on Thursday, May 11, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Top 20 Softball Teams in the Bay Area News Group
(Current records as of Monday)
No. 1 ST. FRANCIS (1-0)
- Previous rank: 1
- Recent game: Won against Mountain View with a score of 13-3
- Next game: Tuesday against Gilroy at 4 p.m.
No. 2 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (1-0)
- Previous rank: 2
- Recent game: Defeated Branham 8-0
- Upcoming: Tuesday game versus Salinas at 3 p.m.
No. 3 GRANADA (1-0)
- Previous rank: 3
- Latest result: Triumphed over Freedom 5-3
- Next match: Tuesday at James Logan at 4 p.m.
No. 4 WILLOW GLEN (0-0)
- Previous rank: 4
- Last game: No game played
- Next up: Friday game at St. Francis at 4 p.m.
No. 5 CALIFORNIA (2-0)
- Previous rank: 5
- Recent matches: Secured victories against Arroyo (3-1) and Vintage (4-3)
- Next game: Tuesday against Clayton Valley Charter at 4 p.m.
No. 6 AMADOR VALLEY (1-1)
- Previous rank: 11
- Recent games: Suffered a loss to Tracy 3-2 but bounced back to defeat San Ramon Valley 9-0
- Upcoming: Tuesday game against College Park at 3:30 p.m.
No. 7 SAN RAMON VALLEY (2-1)
- Previous rank: 6
- Recent matches: Won against Arroyo 9-1 and College Park 10-7, but faced a defeat from Amador Valley 9-0
- Next game: Friday versus Berkeley at 3:30 p.m.
No. 8 BRANHAM (3-1)
- Previous rank: 19
- Recent results: Beat Aragon 5-3, lost to Archbishop Mitty 8-0, defeated Sequoia 11-1 and Milpitas 10-0
- Upcoming: Wednesday game at Presentation at 6 p.m.
No. 9 FOOTHILL (4-0)
- Previous rank: Not ranked
- Recent games: Victories over Washington-Fremont 15-0, Berkeley 17-2, Bishop O’Dowd 10-6, and Castro Valley 7-2
- Next match: Tuesday at The King’s Academy at 3:30 p.m.
No. 10 BENICIA (2-0)
- Previous rank: Not ranked
- Recent games: Won against Liberty 7-5 and Northgate 11-1
- Upcoming: Thursday game at Escalon at 5:45 p.m.
No. 11 LIVERMORE (2-0)
- Previous rank: 17
- Recent games: Triumphed over Arroyo 7-0 and Liberty 4-2
- Next game: Friday at College Park at 4 p.m.
No. 12 FREEDOM (1-1)
- Previous rank: 13
- Recent results: Lost to Granada 5-3, won against Vacaville 6-3
- Upcoming: Tuesday game against Rodriguez at 3:30 p.m.
No. 13 CAPUCHINO (0-0)
- Previous rank: 7
- Last game: No game played
- Next match: Wednesday versus Half Moon Bay at 6 p.m.
No. 14 SEQUOIA (0-1)
- Previous rank: 12
- Recent result: Defeated by Branham 11-1
- Next game: Tuesday against St. Ignatius at 4 p.m.
No. 15 COLLEGE PARK (0-1)
- Previous rank: 14
- Recent game: Lost to San Ramon Valley 10-7
- Upcoming: Tuesday game at Amador Valley at 3:30 p.m.
No. 16 HERITAGE (0-1)
- Previous rank: 8
- Recent game: Lost to Kimball 10-1
- Next match: March 12 versus College Park at 4 p.m.
No. 17 CLAYTON VALLEY (0-0)
- Previous rank: 16
- Last game: No game played
- Upcoming: Tuesday game at California at 4 p.m.
No. 18 SOBRATO (1-0)
- Previous rank: 18
- Recent result: Won against Silver Creek 16-5
- Next game: Tuesday against San Lorenzo Valley at 3:30 p.m.
No. 19 MERCY (2-0-1)
- Previous rank: Not ranked
- Recent games: Victories over Palo Alto 12-3 and Terra Nova 11-0, tied with Aragon 4-4
- Upcoming: Tuesday game at South San Francisco at 3:30 p.m.
No. 20 MILPITAS (2-3)
- Previous rank: 9
- Recent games: Lost to The King’s Academy 5-0, won against Wilcox 5-2, lost to Alvarez 5-1, won against Palo Alto 9-3, lost to Branham 10-0
- Next game: Tuesday versus Valley Christian at 3:30 p.m.
Editor’s note: The teams included in the Bay Area News Group rankings are primarily from leagues in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties. The rankings were compiled by BANG’s Darren Sabedra and Joseph Dycus.