March 26 Statewide Softball Coaches Polls
OSAAtoday presents its weekly statewide Softball Coaches Polls in all classifications. Thanks to all the coaches who took the time and had the expertise to contribute their opinions to this endeavor.
Please email [email protected] if you are a varsity head softball coach who did not vote this time but would like to going forward.
Look for the polls every week during the spring season.
Please note: these polls are for generating interest and discussion only and have no impact on the OSAA’s RPI and Colley ratings that form the basis of the OSAA’s rankings for playoff purposes.
Softball
6A
1. Tualatin (8) [1] 6-0 100
2. Barlow (1) [2] 4-1 62
3. Jesuit [6] 5-2 59
4. Grants Pass [7] 5-0 45
5. Mountainside (2) [nr] 7-0 44
6. Reynolds [nr] 7-0 38
7. Roseburg [nr] 4-4 34
7. Sunset [9] 5-2 34
9. Clackamas [3] 3-2 33
10. Sheldon [nr] 4-1 28
First-place votes in parentheses
Last ranking in brackets
Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Monday evening.
Others receiving significant votes: McMinnville (26; 1 first-place vote); Tigard (20); North Medford (18)
Notes: In Monday games, Tigard beat Jesuit 12-2 and North Medford clubbed Barlow 17-5. ... Tualatin visits Mountainside on Tuesday morning in a battle of unbeaten teams. ... Grants Pass defeated McMinnville 14-7 on Friday.
5A
1. West Albany (5) [1] 6-1 63
2. Hillsboro (1) [10] 7-0 54
3. Putnam [6] 3-1 38
4. Dallas (1) [2] 4-1 37
5. Crater [7] 6-2 32
6. Pendleton [4] 4-2 27
6. Ridgeview (1) [nr] 4-0 27
8. Eagle Point [5] 2-2 25
9. Hood River Valley [8] 3-0 24
10. Central [3] 2-4 22
First-place votes in parentheses
Last ranking in brackets
Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Monday evening.
Others receiving significant votes: Thurston (16)
Notes: West Albany fell to 6A Lakeridge 3-2 on Thursday. The Bulldogs bounced back Monday by beating Etna (Wash.) 19-7 and Eagle Point 17-7. ... Dallas edged visiting Putnam 9-7. ... Pendleton lost to 4A No. 1 La Grande 7-1. ... Central, which dropped from No. 3 to No. 10, has lost four in a row to Hillsboro, North Bend, West Salem and Grants Pass.
4A
1. La Grande (6) [2] 3-0 77
2. Henley (1) [4] 5-0 61
3. Elmira (1) [5] 4-1 54
4. Philomath / Alsea [8] 6-3 44
5. Marist Catholic [1] 4-1 43
6. Junction City [2] 1-2 33
7. Sweet Home [6] 4-2 30
8. Banks [nr] 3-2 18
9. McLoughlin / Griswold [7] 2-1 14
10. Astoria [nr] 4-1 12
First-place votes in parentheses
Last ranking in brackets
Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Monday evening.
Others receiving significant votes: Ontario (10); Gladstone (10); Cascade (9)
Notes: Elmira suffered its first loss Monday, falling to 6A unbeaten Reynolds 15-5 at a tournament in Sandy. .... Henley defeated Marist 3-2 in Medford on Tuesday and took two from visiting Junction City on Saturday, 9-5 and 6-5. ... Philomath won at Sweet Home 2-1. ... Marist Catholic meets Sweet Home in Redmond on Tuesday morning.
3A
1. Rainier (2) [3] 3-0 70
2. South Umpqua (3) [5] 6-1 61
3. Clatskanie [8] 5-0 53
4. Cascade Christian [9] 4-1 45
5. Scio (2) [2] 4-0 44
6. Harrisburg [3] 5-3 40
6. Taft [6] 4-1 40
8. Dayton [1] 3-2 35
9. Santiam Christian (1) [7] 3-2 20
10. Blanchet Catholic [10] 3-2 12
First-place votes in parentheses
Last ranking in brackets
Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Monday evening.
Others receiving significant votes: None
Notes: Rainier avenged last year's 4A final loss to Dayton by beating the host Pirates 7-2 on Thursday as Reese Schimmel went 3 for 4 with a double and a home run. The Columbians began a stretch of nine games in six days on Monday with a 9-5 win over Sutherlin. ... Scio has scored 65 runs in a 4-0 start. ... Cascade Christian won at home over Harrisburg 9-8 on Thursday. ... Taft edged Cascade Christian 12-11 in Medford on Monday. ... Taft and South Umpqua meet Tuesday morning in Medford. ... Cascade Christian faces 2A/1A No. 1 Toledo on Tuesday morning in Medford. ... Clatskanie won 5-3 Monday at previously unbeaten Grant Union, which is No. 5 in 2A/1A.
2A/1A
1. Toledo (5) [3] 7-0 82
2. North Douglas (1) [5] 2-0 69
3. Union / Cove (1) [9] 1-0 46
3. Kennedy (1) [2] 0-2 46
5. Grant Union / Prairie City (1) [5] 5-1 45
6. Oakland [7] 3-0 44
7. Bandon (1) [10] 4-0 35
8. Pilot Rock / Nixyaawii (1) [4] 1-3 31
9. Central Linn [1] 1-1 24
9. Knappa [nr] 2-1 24
First-place votes in parentheses
Last ranking in brackets
Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Monday evening.
Others receiving significant votes: Monroe (19); Vernonia (15); Waldport (13)
Notes: Toledo beat Monroe 10-0 on Thursday and Central Linn 6-2 on Saturday. ... Grant Union, which had outscored its opponents 76-1 in a 5-0 start, lost to 3A No. 3 Clatskanie 5-3 on Monday in the Grant Union Spring Break Invite. Grant Union meets 3A No. 1 Rainier on Tuesday. ... Oakland plays a doubleheader at Bandon on Friday.
