OSAAtoday - Softball coaches polls: April 2

April 2 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 johnt@osaa.org 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 (14) [1] 9-0 149

2. Grants Pass (1) [4] 8-0 116

3. Mountainside [5] 8-1 89

4. Jesuit [3] 7-2 70

5. Tigard [nr] 7-3 67

6. Barlow (1) [2] 5-3 59

7. Sheldon [10] 5-2 54

8. Sunset [7] 7-3 43

9. Reynolds [6] 9-0 40

10. Clackamas [9] 3-4 32

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 (26); Roseburg (25); McMinnville (22); North Medford (15)

Notes: Tualatin beat Mountainside 6-0 in a battle of unbeaten teams. They meet again Wednesday at Tualatin. The Timberwolves visit Sunset on Friday. ... Barlow falls from second to sixth after going 2-3 in Medford last week, losing to North Medford, Bend and Grants Pass. ... Grants Pass went 5-0 last week. The Lady Cavers beat 5A No. 4 Dallas 5-3. ... Reynolds went 4-0 at the Sandy Tournament to improve to 9-0.

1. Hillsboro (3) [2] 8-1 77

2. West Albany (3) [1] 7-2 72

3. Ridgeview (2) [6] 6-0 60

4. Dallas [4] 5-2 58

5. Thurston (1) [nr] 8-1 41

6. Hood River Valley [9] 4-2 39

6. Crater [5] 8-2 39

8. Putnam [3] 5-2 25

9. Pendleton [6] 5-3 23

10. Churchill [nr] 7-3 14

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 (11)

Notes: Hillsboro moves into the top spot. The Spartans started 8-0 before losing to 6A Newberg 8-6. ... West Albany, Putnam and Pendleton also lost to 6A schools, falling to North Medford, Central Catholic and Oregon City, respectively. ... Ridgeview went 4-0 at the Redmond Tournament to go to 6-0. ... Dallas visits Hood River Valley on Thursday. ... Crater plays host to 4A No. 1 Henley on Wednesday. ... Pendleton goes to 4A No. 2 La Grande on Wednesday.

1. Henley (4) [2] 7-0 67

2. La Grande (3) [1] 7-0 66

3. Junction City [6] 6-2 52

4. Elmira [3] 6-1 45

5. Marist Catholic [5] 6-1 36

6. McLoughlin / Griswold [9] 7-2 29

7. Philomath / Alsea [5] 7-5 23

8. Ontario [nr] 8-2 20

9. Sweet Home [7] 5-4 14

10. Astoria [10] 6-1 10

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: Cascade (7)

Notes: Henley outscored its opponents 45-8 in winning all four of its games at the North Medford Spring Break Invite. The Hornets play at 5A No. 6 Crater on Wednesday. ... La Grande also went 4-0 at a two-day tournament in Idaho. ... Marist Catholic dominated its foes 60-4 in winning all four of its games at the Redmond Tournament. ... Elmira took three of four games at the Sandy Tournament, losing only to 6A Reynolds. ... Junction City went 4-0 at the McLoughlin Tournament. ... Philomath / Alsea dropped back-to-back games to 6A Lincoln 10-7 and 5A Ridgeview 18-8. .. Junction City beat visiting Sweet Home 8-4 on Monday.

1. South Umpqua (4) [2] 8-1 75

2. Clatskanie (3) [3] 7-0 71

3. Cascade Christian [4] 6-1 57

4. Rainier (1) [1] 6-4 48

5. Dayton [8] 4-3 40

6. Taft [6] 5-2 38

7. Scio (2) [5] 6-0 30

8. Harrisburg [6] 5-6 22

9. Santiam Christian [9] 4-5 11

10. Blanchet Catholic [10] 5-4 10

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 falls from No. 1 after going 1-3 at the McLoughlin Tournament, losing to 4A schools McLoughlin 6-4, Ontario 3-1 and Stayton 9-7. The Columbians also lost to 2A/1A No 1 Grant Union / Prairie City 3-2 and beat 2A/1A No. 4 Union / Cove 8-5. ... South Umpqua went 4-0 at the North Medford Spring Break Invite, including a 2-0 win over Taft. ... Clatskanie dropped Union / Cove 11-1. ... Harrisburg is 0-6 after a 5-0 start. ... Taft plays host to Santiam Christian on Thursday and Dayton on Friday.

2A/1A

1. Grant Union / Prairie City (10) [5] 8-1 133

2. Toledo (1) [1] 9-2 112

3. North Douglas (2) [2] 7-1 102

4. Union / Cove (1) [3] 6-2 81

5. Central Linn [9] 3-1 59

6. Bandon [7] 4-0 58

7. Kennedy [3] 2-3 52

8. Knappa [9] 6-2 33

9. Oakland [6] 3-0 24

10. Echo / Stanfield [nr] 5-0 21

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: Weston-McEwen (18); Rogue River (12)

Notes: Grant Union / Prairie City jumps from fifth to first after going 3-1 at the Grant Union Spring Break Invite. The Prospectors beat 3A No. 4 Rainier 3-2 and lost to 3A No. 2 Clatskanie 5-3. ... Union / Cove rebounded from back-to-back losses to 3A powers Clatskanie and Rainier to go 4-0 at the Union Spring Bash, including a 4-3 win over North Douglas. ... Grant Union / Prairie City plays a doubleheader at Union / Cove on Saturday. ... North Douglas won three of its four games at the Union Spring Bash. ... Toledo lost to 3A Cascade Christian 8-3 and Kennedy 2-1, and beat 3A Dayton 5-4.