Jackson County Central has moved up two spots to 13th in the latest Class 2A ratings by the Minnesota Fastpitch Coaches Association. The Huskies have a 4-0 record to start the season.
JCC’s next game is Thursday at Class 2A No. 2 Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial. The Knights advanced nine places in the ratings after being ranked 11th in the preseason poll.
LCWM (3-0) has a doubleheader scheduled at St. Clair/Loyola Tuesday before hosting Jackson County Central at 5 p.m. Thursday.
Two other Big South Conference schools are state ranked.
Belle Plaine (3-1) is eighth in the 2A poll. The Tigers, who swept Marshall in a doubleheader 20-5 and 20-3 Saturday, hosts Class 3A No. 9 New Ulm (1-0) on Tuesday.
Randolph (4-0) leads the Class 2A ratings.
Red Lake Falls (3-0) and United South Central (4-0) are tied for first in Class 1A. Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian (1-1) is third. The loss for the Flying Dutchmen was 7-5 to Jackson County Central.
Mankato East (2-0) is first in Class 3A and Forest Lake (3-0) leads Class 4A.
The complete polls follow. Listed are rank, team, won-loss record through Friday and preseason ranking.
Class 1A
1. Red Lake Falls 3-0 3
(tie) United South Central 4-0 9
3. Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 1-1 4
4. Badger/Greenbush-Middle River 1-1 5
5. New Ulm Cathedral 1-2 1
6. Houston 5-1 NR
7. West Lutheran 1-0 14
8. Silver Bay 1-0 7
9. Moose Lake/Willow River 2-0 2
10. Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 1-0 8
11. Southland 4-0 NR
12. Bethlehem Academy 2-0 11
13. Sleepy Eye 4-0 NR
14. Wabasso 4-1 NR
15. Blooming Prairie 0-3 NR
Class 2A
1. Randolph 4-0 1
2. Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 1-0 11
3. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 0-0 2
4. St. Agnes 2-0 NR
5. Proctor 0-0 3
6. Caledonia 3-0 9
7. St. Cloud Cathedral 2-0 7
8. Belle Plaine 3-1 4
9. Rockford 0-0 8
10. Hawley 0-0 5
(tie) Kimball Area 2-0 6
12. Glencoe-Silver Lake 0-1 NR
13. Jackson County Central 4-0 15
14. Chatfield 2-0 NR
15. Maranatha Christian Academy 0-0 NR
Class 3A
1. Mankato East 2-0 1
2. Cretin-Derham Hall 1-1 2
3. St. Francis 2-0 4
4. Rocori 0-0 6
5.Winona 2-0 8
6. Academy of Holy Angels 2-0 3
7. Delano 2-0 5
8. Chisago Lakes 1-0 10
9. Mankato West 1-1 9
(tie) New Ulm 1-0 11
11. Stewartville 1-1 NR
12. Rock Ridge 0-0 13
13. Simley 0-0 14
14. St. Anthony Village 0-2 NR
15. Becker 0-1 NR
Class 4A
1. Forest Lake 3-0 1
2. Farmington 2-0 4
3. Rosemount 3-0 3
4. Rogers 2-1 5
5. Champlin Park 2-1 2
6. Stillwater 2-1 8
7.Andover 1-0 10
8. St. Michael-Albertville 2-0 6
9. Centennial 3-1 9
10. Maple Grove 1-1 7
11. Blaine 1-0 11
12. Minnetonka 0-0 12
13. Prior Lake 0-0 13
14. Lakeville South 0-1 14
15. Lakeville North 0-0 15