See second ASWA high school softball and baseball rankings of 2026

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The Alabama Sports Writers Association released its second baseball and softball rankings of the season Thursday, March 26.

Check out the ASWA's first top 10 rankings for baseball and softball teams in through all seven AHSAA classifications, and the top five AISA baseball and softball teams.

Second ASWA Baseball Rankings​

Class 7A Baseball​

1. Enterprise (19-2)

2. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (15-5)

3. Tuscaloosa Co. (14-5)

4. Hewitt-Trussville (14-3)

5. Prattville (20-3)

6. Hoover (15-6)

7. Thompson (14-10)

8. Vestavia Hills (12-7)

9. Bob Jones (12-11)

10. Auburn (12-7)

Others nominated: Austin (15-12), Central-Phenix City (12-8), Fairhope (12-7), Florence (15-6), Huntsville (11-10), James Clemens (11-10), Oak Mountain (11-7), Opelika (14-10), Sparkman (11-10).

Class 6A Baseball​

1. Homewood (17-3)

2. Hartselle (11-8)

3. Hazel Green (21-5)

4. Oxford (14-7)

5. Northridge (16-2)

6. Mountain Brook (17-4)

7. Wetumpka (10-2)

8. Fort Payne (12-5)

9. Rehobeth (16-4)

10. Cullman (10-3)

Other nominations: Athens (12-6), Benjamin Russell (13-4), Chelsea (11-10), Hueytown (13-12), McGill-Toolen (13-6), Mortimer Jordan (16-5), Pelham (11-6), Pell City (7-8), Pike Road (17-3), Saraland (12-5), Southside-Gadsden (9-8), Spain Park (14-6).

Class 5A Baseball​

1. St. Paul’s (10-3)

2. American Christian (17-7)

3. Faith Academy (9-5)

4. Shelby Co. (14-3)

5. Northside (11-3)

6. Briarwood Christian (12-6)

7. Moody (12-3)

8. Madison Academy (12-6)

9. Andalusia (13-3)

10. UMS-Wright (12-5)

Other nominations: Boaz (12-6), Central-Clay Co. (8-4), Charles Henderson (10-6), Corner (10-6), Demopolis (11-4), East Limestone (11-5), Hayden (14-2), Headland (10-6), Leeds (13-9), Mobile Christian (10-6), Sardis (11-3), West Point (13-6).

Class 4A Baseball​

1. Deshler (15-5)

2. Madison Co. (15-3)

3. Brooks (13-5)

4. Hamilton (11-6)

5. Alexandria (10-8)

6. Westbrook Christian (8-6)

7. Opp (12-4)

8. St. Michael (12-7)

9. Bibb Co. (9-5)

10. Montgomery Catholic (12-4)

Other nominations: Central-Florence (10-7), Cherokee Co. (7-9), Cordova (8-5), Fultondale (10-3), Houston Academy (9-7), New Hope (7-9), Oak Grove (11-8), Oneonta (8-7), Plainview (9-5), Pleasant Grove (12-8), Randolph (8-4), Satsuma (11-6), St. John Paul II (7-8), Trinity (6-4), Wilson (13-7).

Class 3A Baseball​

1. Glenwood (15-5)

2. Collinsville (15-1)

3. Piedmont (12-4)

4. Gordo (9-6)

5. Lee-Scott (12-6)

6. Fyffe (12-2)

7. Lauderdale Co. (10-7)

8. Prattville Christian (7-6)

9. Wicksburg (8-5)

10. Excel (14-3)

Others nominated: Altamont (7-5), Cottage Hill (9-5), Elkmont (13-5), Flomaton (10-5), Geraldine (10-7), Phil Campbell (10-7), Thorsby (11-6), T.R. Miller (4-6), Winfield (11-5).

Class 2A Baseball​

1. Mars Hill Bible (12-3)

2. Lindsay Lane (16-5)

3. G.W. Long (13-6)

4. Ariton (14-5)

5. Ranburne (13-4-1)

6. Vincent (8-7)

7. Pike Liberal Arts (10-8)

8. North Sand Mountain (8-6)

9. Red Bay (9-4)

10. Reeltown (8-7)

Other nominations: Highland Home (8-3), Horseshoe Bend (8-4), Pleasant Valley (9-5), Southeastern (8-5), Tuscaloosa Academy (7-5), Westminster-Oak Mountain (7-5).

Class 1A Baseball​

1. Leroy (14-4)

2. Appalachian (11-2)

3. Hackleburg (12-5)

4. Athens Bible (9-5)

5. Brantley (7-1)

6. Ider (11-4)

7. Florala (9-3)

8. Addison (8-5)

9. Lynn (8-4)

10. Hubbertville (6-4)

Others nominated: Gaylesville (3-5), Kinston (9-6), Skyline (7-2), South Lamar (7-2), Spring Garden (6-8).

AISA Baseball​

1. Lakeside (32-5)

2. Southern Academy (21-2)

3. Macon-East (16-11)

4. Clarke Prep (15-7)

5. South Choctaw Academy (12-7)

Others nominated: Chambers Academy (16-7), Edgewood (8-5), Hope-Oxford (9-6).

Second ASWA Softball Rankings​

Class 7A Softball​

1. Thompson (24-0-2)

2. Daphne (17-5)

3. Vestavia Hills (20-2)

4. Hewitt-Trussville (21-4)

5. Enterprise (17-3-1)

6. Fairhope (14-4)

7. Auburn (11-4)

8. Huntsville (15-7)

9. Prattville (16-6)

10. Hoover (13-8)

Others nominated: Austin (16-11), Baker (11-9-1), Central-Phenix City (9-9), Dothan (15-9), Grissom (15-13), James Clemens (15-9-1), Opelika (15-11), Sparkman (8-4), Tuscaloosa Co. (13-11).

Class 6A Softball​

1. Hartselle (16-3-1)

2. Saraland (18-3-1)

3. Spanish Fort (21-5)

4. Wetumpka (20-2)

5. Helena (12-6)

6. Athens (11-6-1)

7. Hazel Green (21-9-1)

8. Gardendale (17-9)

9. Cullman (20-4)

10. McAdory (17-6-2)

Others nominated: Baldwin Co. (14-8), Brookwood (17-5-1), Chelsea (13-6-2), Chilton Co. (9-11-1), Fort Payne (5-3), Oxford (11-2), Pell City (9-6-2), Pike Road (13-5), Rehobeth (12-11), Spain Park (14-10).

Class 5A Softball​

1. Houston Academy (14-5)

2. Boaz (15-3)

3. Northside (18-5-1)

4. Lawrence Co. (15-3-1)

5. Springville (8-3-1)

6. Corner (15-6)

7. Beauregard (15-7)

8. Moody (8-9)

9. Ardmore (12-9-1)

10. Faith Academy (14-8)

Others nominated: Andalusia (11-3-1), East Limestone (12-7), Hayden (14-11), Scottsboro (10-10), Shelby Co. (7-2), St. Clair Co. (10-11-1).

Class 4A Softball​

1. Orange Beach (16-0)

2. West Limestone (12-0)

3. Madison Co. (20-4)

4. Plainview (14-1)

5. Deshler (17-3)

6. Alexandria (12-7)

7. White Plains (16-9)

8. Curry (17-6-1)

9. Prattville Christian (12-4)

10. Central-Florence (19-3)

Others nominated: American Christian (12-8), Ashville (9-5), Cherokee Co. (9-8), Etowah (14-6), Handley (7-7), Hokes Bluff (9-8), Munford (18-6), North Jackson (9-4), Satsuma (12-10), Straughn (15-4-1), Tallassee (12-6).

Class 3A Softball​

1. Saint James (14-3-1)

2. Colbert Co. (15-3)

3. Wicksburg (13-8)

4. Glenwood (15-7)

5. Colbert Heights (12-1)

6. Cottage Hill (11-7)

7. Ohatchee (13-5)

8. Slocomb (10-6-1)

9. Childersburg (17-9)

10. Madison Academy (3-2)

Others nominated: Dadeville (6-1), Geraldine (8-7), Mobile Christian (5-7), Randolph Co. (8-4).

Class 2A Softball​

1. Lamar Co. (14-5)

2. J.U. Blacksher (16-5)

3. West End (8-3)

4. Pike Liberal Arts (10-2-1)

5. Sand Rock (10-4)

6. Southeastern (13-5)

7. Pisgah (9-6)

8. Washington Co. (10-7)

9. G.W. Long (10-8-1)

10. Lindsay Lane (7-4)

Others nominated: Horseshoe Bend (5-5), Luverne (8-5), North Sand Mountain (5-4-1), Pleasant Valley (7-11), Sumiton Christian (8-6-1).

Class 1A Softball​

1. Hackleburg (18-3-1)

2. Kinston (15-7)

3. Maplesville (14-7)

4. Florala (9-4)

5. Meek (12-4)

6. Lynn (8-3)

7. Leroy (12-5-1)

8. Brantley (8-5)

9. Woodland (8-2-1)

10. Shoals Christian (14-7)

Others nominated: Elba (9-11), Holy Spirit (7-7-2), Spring Garden (5-6), Waterloo (6-5).

AISA Softball​

1. Bessemer Academy (25-2)

2. Chambers Academy (26-4)

3. Crenshaw Christian (17-1)

4. Clarke Prep (16-8)

5. Hooper (11-7)

Others nominated: Abbeville Christian (9-10), Edgewood (10-10).

Jaeden Day covers high school sports, Alabama State football and Auburn recruiting for the Montgomery Advertiser/USA Today. You can find him on X at dayjaeden12, or reach him at [email protected].

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