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MIAA Power ranking: See where your Greater Fall River baseball teams stack up

steven sanchez, the herald news
·5 min read

FALL RIVER — The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association recently released its fifth baseball power ranking for the spring season.

Teams finishing in the top 32 of these rankings qualify for the state tournament. Teams that is outside the top 32 can still qualify for the playoffs by finishing .500 or better.

Here's a look at where your Greater Fall River baseball teams stack up against teams from across Massachusetts for the week ending May 27.

Somerset Berkley’s Dominic Alderman rolls over a pitch during a recent game against Case.
Somerset Berkley’s Dominic Alderman rolls over a pitch during a recent game against Case.

Division I

1. Franklin 18-3

2. Taunton 17-3

3. Catholic Memorial 15-4

4. Shrewsbury 17-2

5. Boston College 14-5

6. North Andover 13-5

7. St. John's 12-8

8. Westford Academy 16-1

9. Bridgewater‐Raynham 14-5

10. Central Catholic 13-7

11. Braintree 15-5

12. Andover 10-8

13. Walpole 11-9

14. Wachusett 13-6

15 St. John's Preparatory 11-7

16. Xaverian Brothers 8-11

17. Bishop Feehan 13-7

18. Natick 11-8

19. Chelmsford 14-5

20. Lincoln‐Sudbury 13-8

21. Lowell 11-9

22. Arlington 14-4

23. Framingham 12-9

24. Needham 10-9

25. Durfee 12-8

26. Beverly 13-7

27. Saint Paul Diocesan 10-7

28. Barnstable 10-7

29. Algonquin Regional 9-10

30. Waltham 10-8

31. Lawrence 7-11

32. Attleboro 5 -15 

Locals in the top 32 that would currently qualify: Durfee (25)

Locals currently outside of the tournament: none

Division II

1. Milton 17-3

2. King Philip 12-7

3. Mansfield 14-7

4. North Attleboro 14-5

5. Westwood 12-5

6. Hopkinton 11-8

7. St. Mary's (Lynn) 10-9

8. Leominster 11-7

9. Plymouth South 14-5

10. Reading Memorial 15-3

11. Norwood 11-8

12. Scituate 13-6

13. Nauset Regional 13-6

14. Westfield 14-4

15. Marblehead 12-6

16. Plymouth North 11-9

17. West Springfield 14-6

18. Westborough 9-10

19. Canton 9-11

20. Dartmouth 13-6

21. Nashoba Regional 11-9

22. Falmouth 11-6

23. Oliver Ames 10-9

24. Woburn Memorial 13-7

25. Tewksbury Memorial 9-10

26. Pope Francis 11-9

27. Danvers 12-7

28. Masconomet 11-9

29. Holliston 8-11

30. Somerset Berkley 13-7

31. Melrose 13-7

32. Quincy 11-10

Locals in the top 32 that would currently qualify: Somerset Berkley (30)

Locals currently outside of the tournament: none.

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Division III

1. Austin Prep 17-0

2. Medfield 17-2

3. Taconic 17-1

4. Foxborough 13-7

5. Bishop Stang 12-5

6. Hudson 15-4

7. Nipmuc Regional 16-3

8. Ashland 13-6

9. Gloucester 13-6

10. Dighton‐Rehoboth 13-6

11. Sandwich 12-6

12. Newburyport 13-5

13. Oakmont Regional 14-3

14. Hanover 11-7

15. Dedham 12-6

16. Arlington Catholic 11-8

17. Groton‐Dunstable 13-5

18. Pentucket 10-8

19. Apponequet 13-8

20. Swampscott 12-6

21. Stoneham 13-7

22. Bishop Fenwick  9-11

23. Triton 11-7

24. Tantasqua 15-4

25. Dover‐Sherborn 9-10

26. Pittsfield 11-8

27. Fairhaven 11-7

28. Saugus 9-10

29. Martha's Vineyard 11-8

30. North Reading 10-9

31. Medway 6-11

32. Old Rochester 9-10

Locals in the top 32 that would currently qualify: Bishop Stang (5)

Locals currently outside of the tournament: Diman (37).

Division IV

1. Amesbury 14-4

2. Advanced Math & Science 16-2

3. Uxbridge 15-4

4. Manchester Essex 10-8

5. Shawsheen Valley 17-2

6. Hamilton‐Wenham 10-9

7. Seekonk 8-11

8. Bellingham  8-11

9. Abington 14-5

10. Northbridge 12-7

11. Bay Path 16-3

12. Leicester 12-5

13. Monument Mountain16-4

14. Joseph Case 12-7

15. Millbury Memorial 11-8

16. Blackstone Valley 10-9

17. Tyngsborough  11-8

18. Whittier Regional 11-8

19. Cohasset 10-7

20. Mashpee 13-9

21. Southwick 14-6

22. Ipswich 5-13

23. Winthrop 9-10

24. Lowell Catholic 7-10

25. Clinton 7-10

26. Easthampton 10-9

27. Monomoy 12-7

28. Lunenburg 7-10

29. Littleton  7-11

30. Assabet Valley 10-10

31. Wahconah 8-12

32. Wareham 4-15

Locals in the top 32 that would currently qualify: Joseph Case (14)

Locals currently outside of the tournament: Bishop Connolly (48).

Case’s Braden Ventura blocks a pitch off his facemask during a recent game against Somerset Berkley.
Case’s Braden Ventura blocks a pitch off his facemask during a recent game against Somerset Berkley.

Division V

1. Hopedale 13-6

2. Oxford 12-8

3. Tahanto 13-2

4. Mount Greylock 15-4

5. Georgetown 9-9

6. Frontier 16-4

7. Bourne 13-7

8. Carver 13-6

9. Ayer Shirley 13-5

10. Douglas 11-7

11. Sutton 9-9

12. Granby 16-4

13. Pioneer Valley 17-1

14. Greenfield 12-8

15. Saint John Paul II 11-10

16. Mystic Valley 15-3

17. Hopkins Academy 10-10

18. Quaboag Regional 6-11

19. Rockport 5-12

20. Narragansett 6-11

21. St Joseph Prep Boston 12-5

22. Smith 16-1

23. Bromfield 9-8

24. Mount Everett 13-7

25. Millis  0-18

26. Sturgis Charter 8-7

27. Murdock 8-10

28. Blue Hills 8-8

29. O'Bryant 16-2

30. Maynard  6-12

31. Westfield Technical Academy 16-4

32. Ware 10-10

Locals in the top 32 that would currently qualify: none.

Locals currently outside of the tournament: Westport (36), Atlantis Charter (38).

Westport’s Noah Sowle gets ready to throw across the diamond during a recent game against Diman.
Westport’s Noah Sowle gets ready to throw across the diamond during a recent game against Diman.

Herald News and Taunton Daily Gazette sports editor Steven Sanchez can be reached at ssanchez@heraldnews.com. You can follow him on Twitter at @Chezsports. Support local journalism by purchasing a digital or print subscription to The Herald News today.

This article originally appeared on The Herald News: A look at Fall River baseball teams power ranking numbers from May 27