4/8 Softball Top 25 Rankings

 

Rank Team Comments Prior
1 UCLA Logo UCLA UCLA dominated Arizona State all weekend and the possibility of the Bruins running the table in Pac-12 is  growing each week. 1
2 Oklahoma Logo Oklahoma Oklahoma is on fire as they swept Baylor and scored 31 runs in the series including 16 runs on Sunday afternoon. 2
3 LSU Logo LSU Shemiah Sanchez’s two-run homerun in the top of the 7th was the difference  for LSU as they clinched the series over MSU. 5
4 Arizona Logo Arizona Arizona absolutely annihilated Utah’s pitching this weekend, setting a school record with 48 runs in the three game sweep. 7
5 Florida State Logo Florida State Florida State went 2-1 this week as they beat Florida 2-0 and have split two games so far with Louisville. 3
6 Louisiana Logo Louisiana Summer Ellyson and Carrie Boswell took control of things in the circle on Saturday as the Ragin’ Cajuns swept UT-Arlington. 8
7 Washington Logo Washington Sis Bates and Amirah Milloy paced the UW offense on Sunday as they finished the sweep of Cal to improve to 9-3 in Pac-12 play. 9
8 Tennessee Logo Tennessee Ashley Rogers picked her teammates up on Sunday as she threw a five-hitter against Auburn to avoid getting swept by the Tigers. 6
9 Alabama Logo Alabama Alabama dropped two of three in Columbia against South Carolina as the Crimson Tide struggled offensively. 4
10 Florida Logo Florida Kelly Barnhill  was dominant in the circle and Amanda Lorenz’s 2 RBI’s led Florida to a 3-1 win over Arkansas to get the sweep. 11
11 Ole Miss Logo Ole Miss Ole Miss took a strong punch from Kentucky in game one but responded to win the next two games to take the series. 10
12 Texas Logo Texas Miranda Elish threw a two-hit shutout on Sunday to give Texas a key series win over Texas Tech in Lubbock. 15
13 Auburn Logo Auburn Auburn went into Knoxville and took two of three from Tennessee as they put together a total team effort to get the series win. 19
14 James Madison Logo James Madison James Madison kept the bats rolling as they swept Hofstra without much difficulty. A trip to Virginia Tech awaits on Wednesday. 14
15 Minnesota Logo Minnesota Golden Gophers responded nicely on Saturday as they beat Illinois 10-3 in game three to take another key Big Ten series. 16
16 South Carolina Logo South Carolina Jana John’s two-run homerun and Dixe Raley’s four-hit shutout gave South Carolina a big series win over Alabama. 25
17 Arkansas Logo Arkansas Razorbacks had a rough week offensively in Gainesville as they were swept by Florida this weekend. 12
18 Georgia Logo Georgia Georgia took two of three from Texas A&M and Alyssa DiCarlo hit her 20th homerun on Sunday in just 41 games this season. 18
19 Oklahoma State Logo Oklahoma State Oklahoma State had a bit of a letdown at UT Arlington but recovered to sweep Kansas by outscoring the Jayhawks 20-4. 13
20 Michigan Logo Michigan Mackenzie Nemitz’s two-run double in the 7th on Sunday gave the Wolverines a 7-6 win over Indiana for their 15th win in a row. 22
21 Virginia Tech Logo Virginia Tech Carrie Eberle’s 19th win of the year on Sunday was enough for Virginia Tech to get a three game sweep at Duke. 21
22 Texas Tech Logo Texas Tech Red Raiders battled Texas well in all three games but just couldn’t find a way to string together enough key hits to get a win in the series. 17
23 Arizona State Logo Arizona State Arizona State ran into the buzzsaw that is UCLA as the Sun Devils had a tough time with the UCLA bats all weekend long. 20
24 Kentucky Logo Kentucky Wildcats picked up a win in game one against Ole Miss but dropped the next two against a surging Rebels squad. 23
25 Colorado State Logo Colorado State Colorado State took two of three at San Jose State as the Rams are now 29-5 on the season and 11-1 in MWC play. 24