East View slipped to #6 but still gets another crack at Hendrickson this week. The rest of the rankings remained as they were last week, as everyone but Bastrop swept their schedules. (The Lady Bears stumbled vs. unranked Crockett but remained at #15.)
This week marks the last full week of the regular season with playoffs set to get underway as early as Wednesday, April 22. We’ll check in with one final Power Rankings next week before sending everyone off to the postseason.
VYPE's Austin Softball Rankings
(Last week’s rankings in parentheses)
1. (1) Dripping Springs Lady Tigers (6A) 25-6-1 (Def. Lake Travis, def. Del Valle, def. #2 Weiss)
2. (2) Weiss Lady Wolves (5A) 24-4-2 (Def. #6 Hendrickson, def. #3 Georgetown, lost vs. #1 Dripping Springs)
3. (4) Leander Lady Lions (5A) 25-6-1 (Def. Lehman)
4. (6) Hendrickson Lady Hawks (5A) 21-6 (Lost vs. #2 Weiss, def. #3 Georgetown, def. Pflugerville)
5. (3) Georgetown Lady Eagles (5A) 21-10 (Lost vs. #6 Hendrickson, lost @ #2 Weiss)
6. (5) East View Lady Patriots (5A) 23-8 (Def. Pflugerville Connally)
7. (7) Liberty Hill Lady Panthers (5A) 22-7 (Def. Glenn, def. Lehman)
8. (8) Hutto Lady Hippos (6A) 24-9-2 (Def. Manor, deg. Cedar Ridge)
9. (9) Vista Ridge Lady Rangers (6A) 20-8 (Def. Cedar Ridge, def. Vandegrift)
10. (10) Bowie Lady Bulldogs (6A) 18-11-1 (Def. Westlake, def. Akins)
11. (11) Hays Lady Hawks (5A) 23-7 (Def. Lockhart, def. Glenn)
12. (12) Round Rock Lady Dragons (6A) 17-7 (Def. McNeil; def. Westwood)
13. (13) Gateway Prep Lady Gators (4A) 18-5 (Def. Jarrell, def. Lampasas)
14. (14) Austin LASA Lady Raptors (5A) 16-8 (Def. Navarro, PPD vs. Cedar Creek)
15. (15) Bastrop Lady Bears (5A) 18-12 (Lost vs. Crockett, def Anderson)
On the Radar: Stony Point (6A) 15-13, Lake Travis (14-14); Westlake (13-11)
