Rock Bridge holds steady at No. 1, lots of movement in the Top 25
April 25, 2011
While the rain washed out many games last week, it wasn't enough to deter the Top 25 teams from playing and making an impact in the rankings. Rock Bridge holds steady at No. 1, while Francis Howell jumps up three spots to No. 2, re-establishing themselves after suffering their first two losses of the season. Warsaw makes the biggest jump, moving up eights spots and scoring runs at an incredible pace.
Rank | Last | Team | Record | Comment |
1 | 1 | Rock Bridge | 18-1 | Blowout win in only game of week, weather wreaks havoc on the Bruins schedule |
2 | 5 | Francis Howell | 17-2 | Case Munson leads Howell to 4 wins; Howell in great position as they enter the last part of the season |
3 | 3 | Parkway South | 15-0-1 | Patriots squeak out two wins against Lafayette; big test against No. 7 Oakville this week |
4 | 4 | SLUH | 9-0 | Wins keep coming for SLUH leading up to showdown with No. 8 CBC |
5 | 6 | Webb City | 12-3 | Hard fought extra inning 4-3 win against No. 24 Willard highlights week, showdown against Branson up next |
6 | 2 | Staley | 15-2 | Second place finish in Northland Tournament, lost 1-0 to No. 14 Liberty. Will the bats rebound for Staley? |
7 | 9 | Oakville | 12-2 | Chad Gendron and Dalton Bray stay hot pitching and hitting for the Tigers |
8 | 13 | CBC | 12-3 | CBC back on track going 3-0 last week; Erhard stays hot at the plate |
9 | 7 | Lee's Summit West | 15-2 | 2 blowout wins, followed by a tough loss. Titans still a force to be recokened with |
10 | 10 | Cape Notre Dame | 8-1 | Bulldogs keep finding a way to win with their balanced attack |
11 | 16 | Kennett | 12-1 | Andy Lack and Adam Grantham throw back to back shutouts, Grantham 5 for 6 with 6 RBIs in the 2 games |
12 | 20 | Warsaw | 14-0 | Warsaw keeps winning big, going 2-0 on the week. Team batting avergage is an incredible .436 |
13 | 18 | Liberty | 15-3 | Matt Hinkley and Nathan Winfrey pitch Liberty to a Northland Tourney Championship, upsetting Staley |
14 | 15 | Branson | 9-3 | Idle due to weather |
15 | 8 | Helias | 10-3 | 0-2 for the week, things get gloomier losing games to rain and losing their head coach |
16 | 12 | Savannah | 13-2 | 2-1 on the week, with hard fought wins against Cameron and LeBlond, loss against Benton |
17 | 17 | Boonville | 11-3 | Jason Luster and Kellen Kempf lead the Pirate offense to a 2-0 week |
18 | 24 | John Burroughs School | 10-1-1 | 9 game winning streak; rivalry game against MICDS this week at Busch Stadium |
19 | 19 | Borgia | 12-2 | Outscored Washington and De Soto 25-12 |
20 | 21 | Concordia | 12-2 | Dustin Heineken's pitching and hitting lead the Orioles |
21 | NR | Fort Zumawlt North | 10-4 | The Panthers enter the Top 25 after beating FZ South 10-2 and riding a seven-game winning streak |
22 | NR | Westminster | 13-3 | Two blowout wins over Principia and Chaminade lead by bats of Matheny, Benes and Allee |
23 | 14 | Crystal City | 12-4 | A 1-2 week with losses against Hillsboro, Valle Catholic move the Hornets down |
24 | NR | Grain Valley | 13-1 | Led by Tim Collins, Grain Valley is rolling. Only blemish is a 4-3 extra inning loss to No. 17 Booneville |
25 | 23 | Willard | 13-4 | Extra inning loss to Webb City shows Willard can compete with anyone in the COC-Large Division |