Sweet Water baseball debuts at No. 1 in ASWA rankings

March 16, 2017 Jeremy D. Smith AISA, Alabama, baseball, Bulldogs, demopolis high school, DHS, Lady Bulldogs, lady longhorns, Lady Tigers, Linden, Longhorns, MA, Marengo Academy, prep sports, softball, Sweet Water, Sweet Water High School, SWHS, Tigers

Five Marengo County teams land among the Top 10 of their respective classes in the first Alabama Sports Writers Association baseball and softball rankings of the 2017 season. Highlighting the group is Sweet Water, the No. 1 baseball team in Class 1A. The Bulldogs opened the season 10-0 before taking its first loss in a 6-5 setback to Clarke County last Saturday.

Marengo Academy sits at No. 7 in the AISA baseball rankings. The Longhorns’ female classmates sit at the same position among the softball rankings. Sweet Water also sees its softball team sitting in the debut rankings as the Tony Echols-led Lady Bulldogs are at No. 9 in Class 1A.

Demopolis softball is at No. 10 in the Class 5A softball rankings. Two of the Lady Tigers’ three losses are at the hands of Class 7A No. 4 Baker while the other is to Class 3A No. 10 American Christian Academy.

ASWA SOFTBALL RANKINGS

CLASS 7A

Spain Park (15-0)
Sparkman (17-2)
Fairhope (16-1-1)
Baker (20-3)
Buckhorn (16-2)
James Clemens (12-7)
Tuscaloosa County (16-4)
Mary Montgomery (16-5)
Oak Mountain (9-9)
Thompson (11-3)

Others nominated: Central-Phenix City (14-7), Hewitt-Trussville (5-8), Hoover (5-9-1).

CLASS 6A

Chelsea (11-2)
Oxford (15-1)
Daphne (13-2)
Gardendale (13-1)
Southside-Gadsden (6-6)
Hazel Green (12-3-1)
Pell City (14-4)
Austin (8-5)
Northview (12-4)
Hartselle (6-7)

Others nominated: Dothan (10-6), Helena (5-6), Robertsdale (11-5), Saraland (12-6), Muscle Shoals (8-4-1), Wetumpka (7-9).

CLASS 5A

Springville (7-1)
Rehobeth (17-2)
Alexandria (4-2)
Marbury (8-5)
Lincoln (13-6)
Mortimer Jordan (12-4-1)
Hayden (7-4)
Scottsboro (16-3)
Moody (6-4)
Demopolis (11-3)

Others nominated: Beauregard (9-8), Corner (14-6), East Limestone (5-5), Etowah (11-5), Eufaula (14-5), Faith Academy (6-2), Lawrence County (14-8).

CLASS 4A

Westminster Christian (22-1)
Alabama Christian (20-2)
Northside (14-5-1)
Hale County (5-3)
Central-Florence (11-1)
Satsuma (17-3)
Handley (8-7)
Cordova (10-2-1)
Wilson (6-0)
Thomasville (12-3)

Others nominated: Danville (9-3), LAMP (5-3), Leeds (7-5), Montgomery Catholic (4-0), Oneonta (7-4), Priceville (9-4).

CLASS 3A

Plainview (10-1)
Pisgah (5-5)
Prattville Christian (6-3)
Colbert Heights (7-0)
East Lawrence (11-5)
J.B. Pennington (14-3)
Mobile Christian (6-8)
Pleasant Valley (10-3-1)
Geneva (9-3)
American Christian (10-6)

Others nominated: Carbon Hill (7-3), Gordo (6-4), Hanceville (9-4), Locust Fork (5-0), Opp (11-3), West Morgan (3-5-1).

CLASS 2A

Hatton (7-5)
Ider (3-7)
Leroy (9-2)
Collinsville (12-5)
Lamar County (5-1)
Fyffe (7-5-1)
Ariton (9-6)
Tanner (1-1)
Mars Hill Bible (4-3)
Cottonwood (7-5)

Others nominated: Verbena (1-2).

CLASS 1A

Sumiton Christian (6-2)
Brantley (12-2)
Billingsley (2-3)
Spring Garden (4-1)
Skyline (8-2-1)
Cedar Bluff (6-3)
Tharptown (7-5)
Pleasant Home (5-3)
Sweet Water (6-8)
Berry (6-5)

Others nominated: Decatur Heritage (4-8), Kinston (5-3), Wadley (1-1), Waterloo (5-5).

AISA

Macon-East (25-3)
Pickens Academy (9-3)
Autauga Academy (NA)
Edgewood (19-9)
Abbeville Christian (19-5)
Patrician Academy (11-3)
Marengo Academy (12-9)
Glenwood (16-8)
Northside Methodist (11-7)
Clarke Prep (16-3)

Others nominated: Wilcox Academy (5-4).

ASWA BASEBALL RANKINGS

CLASS 7A

Hewitt-Trussville (13-2)
Sparkman (8-4)
Theodore (9-3)
Grissom (11-4)
Auburn (8-3)
Hoover (10-3)
McGill-Toolen (9-4)
Central-Phenix City (9-6)
Buckhorn (8-6-1)
Enterprise (9-3)

Others nominated: Bob Jones (8-8), Lee-Montgomery (9-3), Mountain Brook (8-5), Oak Mountain (9-5), Smiths Station (8-6), Spain Park (8-5), Thompson (8-7), Vestavia Hills (5-4).

CLASS 6A

Cullman (11-3)
Spanish Fort (14-1)
Decatur (9-1)
Helena (9-3)
Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (8-5)
Florence (10-4)
Hartselle (6-8)
Hazel Green (9-4)
Chelsea (9-4)
Southside-Gadsden (6-6)

Others nominated: Gardendale (6-4), McAdory (7-3), Northview (11-4), Oxford (8-4), Saraland (9-5), Walker (10-3).

CLASS 5A

Briarwood Christian (11-1)
Faith Academy (8-4)
Russellville (5-5)
Calera (8-3)
Etowah (8-1)
St. Paul’s (11-1)
Mortimer Jordan (8-4)
Alexandria (6-4)
Scottsboro (10-2)
Jackson (10-1)

Others nominated: Curry (8-5), Guntersville (8-3), Headland (7-3), Pleasant Grove (6-5), Rehobeth (6-6).

CLASS 4A

Randolph (9-2)
Cherokee County (9-2)
UMS-Wright (6-7)
Oneonta (6-4)
Jacksonville (7-1)
Hokes Bluff (8-1)
Wilson (10-3)
Trinity (7-1)
Sipsey Valley (7-2)
Madison Academy (5-6)

Others nominated: Dale County (7-6), Madison County (7-6), Munford (7-4), Satsuma (10-5), White Plains (6-3)

CLASS 3A

T.R. Miller (12-0)
Cottage Hill (11-5)
American Christian (7-3)
Oakman (11-3)
Geneva (6-3)
Mobile Christian (5-6)
Piedmont (4-4)
Bayside Academy (8-2)
Ohatchee (6-4)
Colbert Heights (5-1)

Others nominated: Colbert County (5-3), Gordo (4-0), Houston Academy (6-6), Montgomery Academy (6-4), Prattville Christian (6-5), Providence Christian (6-6), Wicksburg (7-5).

CLASS 2A