Two Big South Conference teams are listed in the latest rankings by the Minnesota Baseball Coaches Association.
Fairmont, 6-1, is tied for 10th in the Class 2A poll. The lone loss for the Cardinals is to No. 4 Esko.
Marshall (7-1) is fifth in the Class 3A ratings. The Tigers’ loss was to unranked New Ulm (5-2).
Only one top-ranked team is the same as in the last poll, Cherry (5-1) in Class 1A.
Other leaders are Duluth Marshall (3-0) in Class 2A, Mankato West (6-0) in Class 3A and Mounds View (4-1) in Class 4A.
Following are the complete polls. Listed are rank, team and previous ranking.
Class 1A
1. Cherry 1
2. Lyle-Pacelli 6
3. New Ulm Cathedral NR
4. Springfield 3
5. Parkers Prairie 2
6. Blooming Prairie NR
7. Murray County Central NR
8. South Ridge 8
9. Red Lake County NR
10. East Grand Forks Sacred Heart 5
Class 2A
1. Duluth Marshall 3
2. Rockford 1
3. Perham 2
4. La Crescent-Hokah NR
5. Esko 4
6. Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta NR
7. St. Cloud Cathedral NR
8. Pine Island NR
9. East Grand Forks NR
10. Providence Academy NR
(tie) Fairmont NR
Class 3A
1. Mankato West 6
2. Totino-Grace 1
3. Benilde-St. Margaret’s 4
4. Mahtomedi 2
5. Marshall NR
6. Little Falls 5
7. Mankato East 3
8. Hill-Murray NR
9. St. Francis NR
10. Orono NR
(tie) Grand Rapids 7
Class 4A
1. Mounds View 3
2. Cretin-Derham Hall 6
3. Blaine NR
4. Farmington 4
5. Minnetonka 2
6. St. Michael-Albertville NR
7. Wayzata 1
8. Andover NR
9. White Bear Lake NR
10. Owatonna NR