LOCAL RANKINGS: Sutter softball projected as top seed; Sutter baseball earns No. 1 honor
May 9—While prep baseball playoffs are set to begin this week at several sites around Northern California, softball has a week left in the regular season.
The postseason is set for May 16 at sites around NorCal.
All Sac-Joaquin Section tickets will be available online at https://gofan.co/app/school/CIFSJS. In the Northern Section, tickets can be purchased by visiting https://gofan.co/app/school/CIFNS.
Sac-Joaquin MaxPreps recently projected SJS softball brackets for all seven divisions. In Division IV, Marysville (14-6) is projected right now as a No. 6 seed where it will take on the winner of the 7-10 matchup between Los Banos and Union Mine. Kimball is projected as a two-seed, so if the seeds hold this week, Marysville could face No. 16-ranked Kimball in the SJS quarterfinals.
In its rankings system, MaxPreps does not poll coaches, sportswriters or fans, nor does it make any judgments on any individual teams. Prior season history, school size and comments on message boards are not considered in the MaxPreps computer rankings.
MaxPreps stated in a release that the system utilizes the huge number of games stored in the MaxPreps database. Generally, the more a team wins the higher the ranking, MaxPreps stated.
However, the system takes into account quality wins (against other highly-ranked opponents) and strength of schedule, MaxPreps stated.
Other factors that will affect the rankings are times when MaxPreps has incomplete or inaccurate information. MaxPreps will correct errors when they are reported.
To report a score, visit the team's MaxPreps page.
Leading the MaxPreps SJS rankings in the final week of the regular season is again Sutter (22-1), who dropped to No. 4.
The Huskies, a projected one-seed in D-V by Sac MaxPreps, hosts a doubleheader with Lindhurst today and a single-game with Northern Section's top-ranked East Nicolaus (25-0-1) at 4 p.m. Thursday in a game that was rescheduled from last week.
