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THE POWER RANKINGS: Rouse, Dripping Springs and Lake Travis continue to top baseball rankings
Rouse, Dripping Springs and Lake Travis all recorded sweeps between the raindrops to remain on top of this week’s baseball Power Rankings. Georgetown also had a perfect week, including a sweep of ranked Weiss, to slip in front of Buda Johnson at #4. The Jags split their week with a non-district loss at SA Reagan and settled in at #5.
Bowie swept Akins to move up to #6 while Anderson climbed two spots to #7 after a quality road win at #8 Liberty Hill. Weiss dropped to #9 after their tough series with Georgetown while Round Rock remained at #10 after splitting the week against ranked opponents.
Then it gets messy.
Cedar Ridge split with Vista Ridge (after sweeping Westwood) and dropped a game to McNeil while the Rangers also cruised to a win over Manor; Westwood lost to #10 Round Rock and bounced back with a win over Stony Point. Vandegrift went 3-0 after their split with Cedar Ridge, albeit against unranked Manor and Hutto, to rejoin their district foes in the rankings. Since it’s guesswork until these 25-6A teams sort it out, we’ll put San Marcos at #13, right in the middle of all of them.
Here are the updated Rankings as we head into crunch time!
VYPE's Austin Baseball Rankings
(Last week’s rankings in parentheses)
1. (1) Rouse Raiders (5A) 22-3 (Swept Leander)
2. (2) Dripping Springs Tigers (6A) 21-6-1 (Swept Del Valle)
3. (3) Lake Travis Cavaliers (6A) 17-9-1 (Swept Westlake)
4. (5) Georgetown Eagles (5A) 26-3 (Swept #8 Weiss; def. #10 Round Rock)
5. (4) Buda Johnson Jaguars (6A) -19-7-2 (Swept Judson; lost @ SA Reagan)
6. (7) Bowie Bulldogs (6A) 17-7-1 (Swept Akins)
7. (9) Anderson Trojans (5A) 18-7 (Def. #6 Liberty Hill)
8. (6) Liberty Hill Panthers (5A) 19-6-1 (Swept Lehman, lost vs. #9 Anderson)
9. (8) Weiss Wolves (5A) 17-7-1 (Swept by #5 Georgetown)
10. (10) Round Rock Dragons (6A) 17-10 (Def. #12 Westwood, lost @ #5 Georgetown)
11. (11) Cedar Ridge Raiders (6A) 16-10-2 (Split w/#15 Vista Ridge; lost vs. McNeil)
12. (12) Westwood Warriors (6A) 18-8-1 (Lost vs. #10 Round Rock, def. Stony Point)
13. (14) San Marcos Rattlers (6A) 18-9-1 (Def. Boerne, def. Austin High)
14. (15) Vista Ridge Rangers (6A) 16-9-1 (Split w/#11 Cedar Ridge, def. Manor)
15. (NR) Vandegrift Vipers (6A) 14-11 (Swept Manor, def. Hutto)
On the radar: Hendrickson Hawks (5A) 14-8-2; Hays Hawks (5A) 15-9-1; Manor New Tech Titans (4A) 18-3; McCallum Knights (13-7-4); Lago Vista (4A) 17-7-1
VYPE Live Series Spotlight: Anderson vs. Bastrop
The Anderson Trojans might just be the most overlooked baseball team in the Austin area. Head Coach Kenny Anderson’s squad was a highly competitive 6A team that just missed the playoffs as part of a ridiculously overstuffed District 26-6A in 2024. The Trojans excelled after moving to 5A last year, cruising to a 12-0 District 25-5A championship and a 29-9 season that saw them fall in a heartbreaking Game 3 of their Region IV Championship series.
Anderson (8-0, 18-7) has picked up right where they left off. They’ve handily dispatched everyone they’ve faced thus far in district play and just edged powerful Liberty Hill over the weekend. It would appear as if this week’s series with Bastrop marks the last serious threat they’ll face on their way to a second consecutive undefeated district title. Which is precisely why Anderson vs. Bastrop is this week’s VYPE Live Series Spotlight.
That the Trojans are matching last year’s achievements is somewhat surprising on the surface. Anderson returned only four starters from last year’s loaded squad, and only two of those are seniors. But senior Connor Comeau, a 1st Team All CenTex infielder/pitcher and future Texas A&M Aggie, is a good place to start. Fellow senior catcher Darek Paiz earned District 24-5A Defensive Player of the Year honors and can flip battery positions and take to the mound as well. They’re joined by junior 1st Team All-District outfielder James Cole and 2nd Team All-District junior catcher/outfielder Leo Trevino. The Trojans have re-stocked the lineup with last year’s reserves and JV newcomers, which speaks volumes about the depth of the Anderson baseball program.
It’s crunch time for Head Coach Daniel Carrillo’s Bastrop Bears. Bastrop (6-2, 11-14-2) has had an up and down season overall but have positioned themselves to return to the playoffs. The question is, where will they finish. With a season-ending series with second-place McCallum looming after this series against Anderson, Bastrop could enter the post-season as a district champion, clinging to the final playoff spot or anywhere in between.
Like Anderson, the Bears return just two seniors from last year’s playoff team: 2nd Team All-District pitcher/infielder Francisco Arriaga and infielder/pitcher Mason Smith. With five junior and one sophomore returning starter – including district Pitcher of the Year, Cooper Voigt – the Bears might be a year away from really challenging for the district title. But Bastrop will push the Trojans for this year’s crown first.
5A powerhouses such as Georgetown, Liberty Hill and Rouse garner the lion’s share of the attention. The Anderson Trojans have a chance to inject themselves into that same conversation and grab another district with a convincing series against the emerging Bastrop Bears.
What: Anderson vs. Bastrop
When: Tuesday 4/14 and Friday 4/17, 6:50 pregame
Where: Bastrop HS; Fri. Nelson Field
Who: Rob Jaskula/Jack Farrell
Watch: Broadcast Lineup on https://www.vype.com/