OSAAtoday - Softball coaches polls: April 30

April 30 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

1. Tualatin (9) [1] 17-3 117

2. Sheldon (1) [2] 16-3 97

3. Grants Pass (1) [4] 16-3 89

4. Glencoe (1) [nr] 14-5 66

5. Sunset [3] 14-5 58

6. Barlow (1) [nr] 14-6 46

7. Tigard [5] 14-6 35

7. Jesuit [8] 14-5 35

9. Roseburg [6] 13-6 31

10. McMinnville [7] 13-7 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: Westview (16); Reynolds (13)

Notes: Jesuit won at Tualatin 13-3, but fell at home to Westview 12-0. ... Westview lost at 4A No. 4 Marist Catholic 10-2 on Monday. ... Sheldon defeated Roseburg 3-1 and split a doubleheader with Grants Pass. ... Roseburg plays a doubleheader at Grants Pass on Friday. ... Sunset lost to Aloha 2-1. Sunset plays host to Jesuit on Wednesday and Westview on Friday. ... Tigard dropped a home game to Canby 4-3. ... Glencoe edged visiting McMinnville 5-3.

1. West Albany (3) [2] 15-2 76

2. Ridgeview (3) [1] 13-2 67

3. Hillsboro [3] 17-1 56

4. Hood River Valley [4] 13-5 53

5. Crater [5] 15-4 50

6. Pendleton [6] 12-6 31

6. Thurston [9] 17-2 31

8. Dallas [7] 10-5 28

9. The Dalles / Dufur / Sherman / South Wasco County [7] 12-4 25

9. Central [10] 10-7 25

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: Eagle Point (21); Putnam (17)

Notes: Ridgeview split a doubleheader at Pendleton; Hood River Valley split a doubleheader at The Dalles; and Thurston split a doubleheader at Churchill. ... Crater outscored Springfield and North Eugene 72-0 in two doubleheader sweeps. The Comets play at 4A No. 2 Henley on Thursday. ... Hillsboro won at second-place Putnam 4-0 on Monday to solidify its hold on first place in the Northwest Oregon Conference. ... Hood River Valley goes to Ridgeview on Tuesday and plays host to Pendleton for a doubleheader Saturday. ... Second-place Central (7-1) plays host to first-place West Albany (8-0) in a Mid-Willamette Conference showdown Tuesday. Central is home to face Dallas on Friday.

1. La Grande (10) [1] 16-1 100

2. Henley [2] 17-1 90

3. Junction City [4] 16-3 73

4. Marist Catholic [3] 17-2 70

5. McLoughlin / Griswold [5] 13-5 55

6. Philomath / Alsea [6] 15-7 50

7. Sweet Home [7] 16-5 44

8. Banks [10] 14-5 22

9. Stayton [9] 13-6 19

10. Gladstone [nr] 15-4 16

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: Marist Catholic routed 6A Westview 10-2 on Monday. The first-place Spartans (9-0) play host to second-place Junction City (8-1) in a Sky-Em League doubleheader Friday. ... Sweet Home beat visiting Philomath 4-3 on Monday to pull into a first-place tie in the Oregon West Conference. ... Philomath is home to face Stayton on Wednesday. ... Host Banks beat 3A No. 2 Cascade Christian 5-3 on Saturday.

1. Clatskanie (6) [1] 13-0 78

2. Cascade Christian (2) [3] 16-3 71

3. Dayton [2] 12-3 69

4. South Umpqua (1) [4] 14-3 63

5. Rainier [5] 10-6 61

6. Taft [6] 12-6 47

7. Scio [7] 10-4 27

8. Harrisburg [9] 11-7 17

9. Blanchet Catholic [8] 9-8 16

10. Vale [nr] 11-6 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: Clatskanie won at Taft 7-2. The Tigers play at Rainier in a key Special District 1 doubleheader Tuesday. Rainier and Taft split a doubleheader Friday. ... Cascade Christian lost at 4A No. 8 Banks 5-3 on Saturday. ... Scio won at home over Blanchet Catholic 7-3 on Friday. Blanchet Catholic is home to fact Dayton on Tuesday; Dayton plays host to Scio on Friday.

2A/1A

1. Grant Union / Prairie City (6) [3] 16-2 92

2. Toledo (3) [1] 17-2 87

3. North Douglas (2) [2] 19-1 82

4. Union / Cove [7] 11-5 71

5. Weston-McEwen [5] 11-3 60

6. Central Linn [4] 19-2 57

6. Kennedy [6] 11-3 57

8. Vernonia [8] 16-3 37

9. Oakland [9] 12-3 31

10. Knappa [nr] 13-7 11

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: Grant Union, which has won eight in a row, moves into the top spot. ... Central Linn's 15-game winning streak ended with a 4-3 home loss to Oakland in the first game of a doubleheader Friday. Central Linn won the second game 14-3. ... North Douglas has won 15 in a row. The Warriors have allowed 21 runs, lowest for all classifications. ... Second-place Central Linn (12-1) goes to first-place North Douglas (12-0) for a key Special District 3 doubleheader Friday.