20 straight wins keeps Rock Bridge at No. 1
May 2, 2011
Rock Bridge keeps on rolling, racking up two more wins last week and holding their spot at No. 1. Tests for the Bruins this week, a trip to St. Louis to play No. 7 CBC followed by a visit from No. 2 Francis Howell. Howell racks up four wins and St. Louis University High stays undefeated winning two. Lots of movement throughout the top 25, with a few new teams cracking the rankings as we get to the final part of the season.
Rank | Last | Team | Record | Comment |
1 | 1 | Rock Bridge | 20-1 | The Bruins keep rolling with 20 straight wins, tests this week against No. Helias, No. CBC and No. 2 Francis Howell |
2 | 2 | Francis Howell | 21-2 | Munson, Graves, and Ivory continue to power Howell, setting up No.1 vs No.2 matchup against Rock Bridge |
3 | 4 | SLUH | 16-0 | Remains undefeated going 2-0 |
4 | 6 | Staley | 18-2 | Three wins keep put Staley back in the Top 5 |
5 | 3 | Parkway South | 18-1-1 | South knocked from the ranks of the unbeated, defeated by No. 6 Oakville |
6 | 7 | Oakville | 15-3 | Week highlighted by win over previously undefeated Parkway South, Chad Gendron with the big win |
7 | 8 | CBC | 13-3 | 1-0 on the week, impresive win versus Illinois No. 23 ranked team, Triad. Mike Ehrhard continues to lead the Cadet offense |
8 | 11 | Kennett | 14-2 | Andy Lack and Adam Grantham power Kennett to 2-1 week and matchup against No. 9 Notre Dame in the SEMO Tournament |
9 | 10 | Cape Notre Dame | 11-2 | Loss to Sikeston followed by 2 wins in the SEMO tournament, Bulldogs keep finding a way to win |
10 | 13 | Liberty | 18-3 | 9 straight wins for the Blue Jays keep them moving up the rankings |
11 | 14 | Branson | 14-3 | Upset win against No. Webb City and dominating performance against Nixa, led by Daniel Batt |
12 | 15 | Helias | 13-3 | The Crusades rebound going 3-0, Brandon Erwin's offense leads offense, Bret Gerstner picks up win against Nixa |
13 | 9 | Lee's Summit West | 16-4 | 2 losses to end the week knocks the Titans down |
14 | 5 | Webb City | 13-4 | Tough luck loss to No. 14 Branson followed up by a dominating performance, led by Tyler Burgess and Nate Ervin |
15 | 16 | Savannah | 14-2 | Brett Smith and Blake McFadden continue to power Savanah, conference games this week to assert themselves as the No. 1 team |
16 | 19 | Borgia | 15-2 | Borgia picks up 3 wins this week, scoring 36 runs combined in the three wins |
17 | 17 | Boonville | 12-3 | 1-0 on the week, continues to play good ball after championship in the Boonville Wood Bat Classic |
18 | 23 | Crystal City | 13-4 | Alex Winkleman continues to dominate with a no hitter and 15 strikeouts against Orchard Farm |
19 | NR | Pacific | 14-2 | Missouri Classic Wood Bat Tournament champs, beating No. 20 Farmington |
20 | NR | Farmington | 14-2 | Offensive outburst, scoring 39 runs in four games of Missouri Classic Wood Bat tournament |
21 | NR | Oran | 15-0 | Enter the rankings remaining undefeated with wins over Saxony Lutheran and New Madrid Central |
22 | 25 | Willard | 16-4 | Lucas Peterson's hot bat continues to carry Willard's offense |
23 | NR | Kickapoo | 12-5 | Payton Reed's hitting and Tyler Lopez's pitching leads Kickapoo into the rankings |
24 | NR | Valle Catholic | 14-3 | Senior Andrew Bader hitting and pitching keep the Warriors hot, earning them a spot in the Top 25 |
25 | 22 | Westminster | 14-4 | 1-1 on the week, loss to Ladue followed by 12-0 victory over Priory. Tate Matheny leads offense in win, Ben Lovell stikeouts 10 |