The Miami Herald South Florida baseball and softball rankings (March 6)
The first installment of the Miami Herald’s South Florida Top 10 rankings for baseball and softball shows a couple of defending state champions holding the top spots. Defending national champion Stoneman Douglas looks as unstoppable as ever with five quality wins notched already to lead the baseball rankings. Meanwhile, Doral Academy’s softball team is already looking strong with a new ace in the pitching circle and lead that top 10.
Here’s where the rest of the state’s best rank through Saturday’s games:
BASEBALL
1. Stoneman Douglas (5-0)
2. Archbishop McCarthy (7-0)
3. North Broward Prep (6-1)
4. Westminster Christian (5-0)
5. Doral Academy (4-2)
6. Miami Springs (3-1)
7. Columbus (4-0)
8. American Heritage (3-1)
9. Taravella (4-1)
10. Monsignor Pace (2-2)
On the cusp: South Dade (3-0), La Salle (4-0), Calvary Christian (4-0), West Broward (4-1), Sagemont (4-0), Miami Christian (2-2), Gulliver (3-2), Western (4-1).
SOFTBALL
1. Doral Academy (4-0)
2. Coral Springs Charter (4-0)
3. American Heritage (4-0)
4. Western (3-2)
5. Westminster Christian (1-0)
6. Somerset Silver Palms (3-1)
7. Stoneman Douglas (2-2)
8. Pembroke Pines Charter (3-2)
9. SLAM (3-3)
10. Palmetto (3-0)
On the cusp: West Broward (3-0), Fort Lauderdale (2-3), Cooper City (3-2), St. Brendan (2-3), Coral Reef (2-1), St. Thomas Aquinas (1-1).
