Third round of Alabama high school baseball, softball rankings released

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The Alabama Sports Writers Association has released a third round of baseball and softball rankings for the 2026 season.

Check out the ASWA's top 10 rankings for baseball and softball teams 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. Vestavia Hills (18-8)

3. Hewitt-Trussville (17-4)

4. Prattville (21-5)

5. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (17-8)

6. Tuscaloosa Co. (17-8)

7. Thompson (16-11)

8. Auburn (15-8)

9. Fairhope (15-7)

10. Hoover (20-8)

Others nominated: Austin (15-6), Bob Jones (15-12), Central-Phenix City (12-13), Florence (16-7), Grissom (12-12), Huntsville (14-12), James Clemens (12-13), Oak Mountain (16-9), Opelika (17-11), Sparkman (14-12).

Class 6A baseball​

1. Homewood (19-4)

2. Spain Park (22-6)

3. Cullman (14-3)

4. Hazel Green (24-5)

5. Oxford (17-8)

6. Northridge (18-3)

7. Mountain Brook (21-4-1)

8. Hartselle (13-11)

9. Pike Road (18-4)

10. Saraland (17-5)

Others nominated: Athens (13-8), Benjamin Russell (17-4), Chelsea (12-11), Fort Payne (14-8), Hueytown (13-13), McGill-Toolen (15-7), Mortimer Jordan (19-5), Pelham (14-6), Pell City (9-8), Rehobeth (16-6), Southside-Gadsden (11-9), Stanhope Elmore (12-10), Wetumpka (13-5).

Class 5A baseball​

1. St. Paul’s (13-3)

2. American Christian (21-8)

3. Faith Academy (11-6)

4. Briarwood (14-7)

5. UMS-Wright (15-6)

6. Madison Academy (16-7)

7. Shelby Co. (15-5)

8. Northside (15-4)

9. Moody (15-4)

10. Andalusia (13-3)

Others nominated: Boaz (15-7), Central-Clay Co. (9-6), Charles Henderson (14-7), Corner (11-7), Demopolis (15-4), East Limestone (13-7), Elmore Co. (10-13), Hayden (15-4), Headland (12-7), Holtville (7-10), Leeds (14-9), Mobile Christian (12-9), Sardis (13-3), Valley (11-5-1).

Class 4A baseball​

1. Deshler (21-5)

2. Madison Co. (17-3)

3. Brooks (18-5)

4. Hamilton (15-6)

5. Alexandria (12-8)

6. Westbrook Christian (10-7)

7. Opp (14-4)

8. St. Michael (14-8)

9. Bibb Co. (12-6)

10. Montgomery Catholic (14-4)

Others nominated: Central-Florence (12-9), Cherokee Co. (9-11), Cordova (11-5), Fultondale (10-3), New Hope (9-9), Oak Grove (14-10), Oneonta (8-7), Plainview (9-9), Pleasant Grove (13-9), Randolph (10-6), Satsuma (14-7), St. John Paul II (10-8), Tallassee (10-9), Trinity (10-6), Wilson (13-11).

Class 3A baseball​

1. Glenwood (16-6)

2. Collinsville (16-2)

3. Piedmont (16-5)

4. Gordo (15-7)

5. Wicksburg (12-5)

6. Excel (16-6)

7. Lee-Scott (13-7)

8. Fyffe (13-4)

9. Prattville Christian (9-6)

10. Altamont (9-5)

Others nominated: Cottage Hill (11-7), Elkmont (13-5), Flomaton (10-7), Geraldine (11-7), Lauderdale Co. (11-11), Phil Campbell (13-8), T.R. Miller (5-8), Thorsby (12-7), Winfield (13-9).

Class 2A baseball​

1. Mars Hill Bible (17-3)

2. G.W. Long (16-6)

3. Lindsay Lane (18-6)

4. Ariton (17-5)

5. Ranburne (17-5-1)

6. North Sand Mountain (12-7)

7. Red Bay (12-4)

8. Vincent (8-8)

9. Pike Liberal Arts (12-9)

10. Pleasant Valley (12-5)

Others nominated: Highland Home (8-4), Horseshoe Bend (11-4), Reeltown (10-9), Southeastern (10-7), Tuscaloosa Academy (11-7), Westminster-Oak Mountain (7-6).

Class 1A baseball​

1. Leroy (16-4)

2. Appalachian (16-2)

3. Hubbertville (11-4)

4. Athens Bible (13-5)

5. Brantley (9-1)

6. Hackleburg (14-7)

7. Addison (10-5)

8. Ider (13-6)

9. Florala (10-4)

10. Lynn (10-4)

Others nominated: Fayetteville (7-13), Kinston (10-8), Skyline (8-3), Spring Garden (8-10).

AISA baseball​

1. Lakeside (35-6)

2. Southern Academy (26-2)

3. Macon-East (19-11)

4. Clarke Prep (15-8)

5. Chambers Academy (17-8)

Others nominated: Edgewood (11-5), Fort Dale (10-5), Hope-Oxford (9-6).

Second ASWA softball rankings​

Class 7A softball​

1. Thompson (25-0-2)

2. Daphne (22-6)

3. Vestavia Hills (23-3)

4. Hewitt-Trussville (25-5)

5. Auburn (13-4)

6. Fairhope (15-6)

7. Enterprise (19-5-1)

8. Huntsville (17-7)

9. Hoover (18-8)

10. Baker (20-9-1)

Others nominated: Austin (17-12), Central-Phenix City (12-10), Dothan (17-11), Grissom (16-15), Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (16-10), James Clemens (16-11-1), Prattville (18-9), Sparkman (8-6), Tuscaloosa Co. (13-12).

Class 6A softball​

1. Hartselle (21-4-1)

2. Saraland (23-3-1)

3. Spanish Fort (25-5)

4. Wetumpka (25-3)

5. Helena (12-6)

6. Hazel Green (22-10-1)

7. Athens (15-8-1)

8. Gardendale (18-9)

9. Cullman (22-4)

10. McAdory (18-7-2)

Others nominated: Baldwin Co. (14-10), Brookwood (19-8-1), Chelsea (15-7-2), Chilton Co. (10-12-1), Fort Payne (7-6), Gulf Shores (15-10), Northridge (10-8-3), Oxford (12-7), Pell City (14-7-2), Rehobeth (12-12), Spain Park (14-11).

Class 5A softball​

1. Houston Academy (14-5)

2. Boaz (17-4)

3. Northside (22-5-1)

4. Lawrence Co. (17-4-1)

5. Springville (12-4-1)

6. Corner (19-7)

7. Moody (9-10)

8. Lincoln (13-6)

9. Ardmore (13-11-1)

10. Andalusia (14-3-1)

Others nominated: Beauregard (16-11), Demopolis (11-6), East Limestone (13-8), Faith Academy (16-11), Hayden (15-11), Scottsboro (11-10), St. Clair Co. (12-13-1).

Class 4A softball​

1. Orange Beach (20-0)

2. West Limestone (14-0)

3. Madison Co. (23-4)

4. Deshler (19-4)

5. Plainview (16-4)

6. Alexandria (13-7)

7. Curry (19-8-1)

8. Prattville Christian (12-5)

9. Central-Florence (21-3)

10. American Christian (16-9)

Others nominated: Ashville (11-5), Cherokee Co. (10-9), Etowah (14-6), Handley (8-9), Hokes Bluff (11-9), Munford (18-6), New Hope (8-11), North Jackson (12-7), Straughn (18-6-1), Tallassee (12-6), White Plains (18-13).

Class 3A softball​

1. Saint James (19-4-1)

2. Colbert Co. (23-3)

3. Glenwood (15-7)

4. Colbert Heights (17-3)

5. Wicksburg (13-10)

6. Ohatchee (15-5)

7. Slocomb (10-6-1)

8. Cottage Hill (12-10)

9. Madison Academy (6-2)

10. Dadeville (8-2)

Others nominated: Childersburg (17-10), Collinsville (9-8), Geraldine (8-8), Lee-Scott (11-8), Randolph Co. (12-5).

Class 2A softball​

1. Lamar Co. (18-5)

2. J.U. Blacksher (16-6)

3. West End (10-4)

4. Pike Liberal Arts (12-4-2)

5. Southeastern (13-5)

6. Pisgah (11-7)

7. Sand Rock (12-7)

8. Washington Co. (12-8)

9. G.W. Long (11-8-1)

10. Horseshoe Bend (11-5)

Others nominated: Lindsay Lane (9-4), North Sand Mountain (9-6-1), Sumiton Christian (8-8-1).

Class 1A softball​

1. Hackleburg (18-4-1)

2. Kinston (15-7)

3. Maplesville (16-7)

4. Florala (10-4)

5. Meek (12-5)

6. Lynn (9-3)

7. Leroy (15-5-1)

8. Brantley (9-6-1)

9. Woodland (9-4-1)

10. Ider (7-7)

Others nominated: Elba (9-11), Gaylesville (5-5), Holy Spirit (9-9-2), Jacksonville Christian (6-0), Keith (6-2), Red Level (8-5), Shoals Christian (16-9).

AISA softball​

1. Bessemer Academy (28-2)

2. Chambers Academy (27-5)

3. Crenshaw Christian (21-1)

4. Clarke Prep (17-8)

5. Hooper (12-9)

Others nominated: Abbeville Christian (10-13), Edgewood (10-11).

Amelia Hurley covers high school and college sports for The Tuscaloosa News. You can find her on X at ameliahurley_ or reach her at [email protected].

This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Round 3 of Alabama high school baseball, softball rankings released

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