Softball ratings

JCC 5th in Class AA coaches poll

Windom’s Brita Tjentland slides into third base safely with MCW’s Courtney Anderson covering the bag Friday in Windom. Photo by Lee Larson.

The Minnesota Fastpitch Coaches Association released ratings for each of the four classes on Friday and they look a little different than the preseason rankings by Breakdown Sports Media.

Jackson County Central is rated fifth in Class AA. St. Cloud Cathedral is first, Spectrum second, and Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton and Hawley are tied for third.

Martin County West received votes in the Class A coaches poll. United South Central is first.

Rocori leads Class AAA and Bloomington Jefferson is the AAAA leader.

The complete polls follow. Listed are rank, team and total poll points.

Class A

• 1. United South Central 47

• 2. Badger/Greenbush-Middle River 43

• 3. Houston 33

• 4. Border West 32

• 5. Wabasso 29

• 6. New Ulm Cathedral 24

• 7. Blackduck 18

• (tie) Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 18

• 9. Red Lake Falls 16

• 10. Braham 13

Others receiving votes: Cherry, BOLD, East Polk, Barnum, Martin County West, New York Mills, Bethlehem Academy, Swanville.

Class AA

• 1. St. Cloud Cathedral 60

• 2. Spectrum 40

• 3. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 39

• (tie) Hawley 39

• 5. Jackson County Central 36

• 6. Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 33

• 7. Caledonia 32

• 8. St. Agnes 27

• 9. Rockford 26

• 10. Randolph 19)

Others receiving votes: Chatfield, Rush City, Esko, Kimball Area, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta, Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin, Visitation.

Class AAA

• 1. Rocori 28

• 2. Chisago Lakes 23

• (tie) New Ulm 23

• 4. Byron 22

• 5. Cretin-Derham Hall 20

• (tie) Mankato East 20

• 7. Winona 18

• 8. St. Francis 17

• 9. Mankato West 13

• 10. Northfield 10

Others receiving votes: Simley, Becker, Delano, Hill-Murray School, Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Detroit Lakes, Academy of Holy Angels, Kasson-Mantorville, Richfield.

Class AAAA

• 1. Bloomington Jefferson 78

• 2. Forest Lake 71

• 3. Farmington 69

• 4. Rogers 68

• 5. White Bear Lake Area 60

• 6. Centennial 38

• 7. Maple Grove 30

• 8. Rosemount 29

• 9. Lakeville South 22

• 10. Eden Prairie 12

Others receiving votes: Stillwater Area, Park, Edina, Lakeville North, Minnetonka, Andover, Cambridge-Isanti, Champlin Park, Rochester Century, Blaine, St. Michael-Albertville, Brainerd.