by 99NorCal » Sun Apr 01, 2012 8:52 pm
A lot has happened since the last ranking. I believe 1st to 3rd said he/she would do another at the beginning of April, so that will be one person's perspective. Not a lot of softball has happened due to the rain, tourneys being canceled, teams dropping and so on. But we did have the USSSA Luck of the Irish, teams from our area go to the SoCal Premier qualifier and the ASA All-American tourney this weekend. Two strong teams originally scheduled to play in the AA tourney this weekend didn't, so the field changed. Yes, there might have been some other tourneys, but if teams are winning NSA, DF or whatever, they need to find a way to show against these ranked teams on Sunday when it matters.
Here's my current ranking.
1. RR Gold - Could stay #1 all year. Mizuno Garcia only contender.
2. Mizuno Garcia - Won two ASA tourneys. Best local showing in Vegas ASA.
3. Team Xtreme - Lost to Mizuno Stone but down #1 pitcher to short-term injury.
4. CC Dirt Dogs - Best showing of our region at Premier qualifier.
5. Grapettes-Norwood - Aggressive team but didn't show well at Premier.
6. San Jose Sting - Lost to Dirt Dogs at Premier.
7. KG Hitters Tracy - Best 00/99 mix team in the region. 1st place USSSA Luck of Irish.
8. Roseville Heat LaGabed - 2nd place in latest ASA.
9. Mizuno Stone - 3rd place in latest ASA, beat Team Xtreme (see above). 2nd place USSA to KG.
10. Grapettes-Kappmeyer - Stronger at the beginning of the year. Will come back.