THE POWER RANKINGS: Rouse rides sweep to top Austin area baseball rankings
The Rouse Raiders used an impressive sweep over Glenn to nab the top spot on the Power Rankings podium as district play got underway in earnest last week. The Raiders slipped in front of Buda Johnson who split their series with a sub-.500 Canyon squad in a pair of 1-run games. Behind them, there was surprisingly little other movement at the top of the rankings as Dripping Springs, Liberty Hill and Georgetown all swept their games last week to round out the Top 5.
So, too, did Lake Travis who returned to form in dominating a good Bowie squad, to climb to #6. Weiss gave up a spot after splitting their district opening series with East View. Round Rock remained at #8 after splitting their series with Vista Ridge and holding off McNeil. The Dragons could move up or down in the weeks ahead. (The same can be said for the Rangers, who entered the Rankings at #14 with the split and win over Stony Point.) Bowie settled at #9 and Hendrickson moved up a spot after a sweep over Elgin to round out the Top 10.
Anderson and Cedar Ridge both moved up a rung while Westwood dropped back a bit after a hard-fought sweep over McNeil followed by a tough weekend loss to Cedar Ridge. As mentioned, Vista Ridge popped into the rankings as did Vandegrift following their sweep over Stony Point.
Spring Break always brings some odd scheduling quirks, and this year is no exception. Monday and Wednesday games; matinee games and pretty much everyone will be off the second half of the week. We’ll see how everyone adapts and we’ll adjust accordingly next week.
VYPE's Austin Baseball Rankings
(Last week’s rankings in parentheses)
1. (2) Rouse Raiders (5A) 14-2 (Swept Glenn)
2. (1) Buda Johnson Jaguars (6A) 14-4-2 (Split w/New Braunfels Canyon)
3. (3) Dripping Springs Tigers (6A) 14-4-1 (Swept Akins)
4. (4) Liberty Hill Panthers (5A) 12-3-1 (Swept #15 Leander)
5. (5) Georgetown Eagles (5A) 17-2 (Swept Pflugerville Connally; def. Lehman)
6. (10) Lake Travis Cavaliers (6A) 9-8-1 (Swept #7 Bowie)
7. (6) Weiss Wolves (5A) 14-3-1 (Split w/East View)
8. (8) Round Rock Dragons (6A) 11-7 (Split w/Vista Ridge, won G1 vs. McNeil)
9. (7) Bowie Bulldogs (6A) 12-5-1 (Swept by #10 Lake Travis)
10. (11) Hendrickson Hawks (5A) 11-4-2 (Swept Elgin)
11. (12) Anderson Trojans (5A) 11-6 (Swept Austin LASA)
12. (13) Cedar Ridge Raiders (6A) 11-5-2 (swept Hutto; won G1 @ #9 Westwood)
13. (9) Westwood Warriors (6A) 13-6-1 (Swept McNeil; lost G1 vs. #13 Cedar Ridge)
14. (NR) Vista Ridge Rangers (6A) 10-7-1 (split w/#8 Round Rock; won G1 vs. Stony Point)
15. (NR) Vandegrift Vipers (6A) 8-8 (Swept Stony Point)
On the radar: San Marcos Rattlers (10-9-1); Austin High Maroons (9-6-1); Leander Lions (10-6-1); Hays Hawks (5A) 8-7-1; McCallum Knights (7-4-4); Manor New Tech (10-3)
