With district baseball starting this week, the Missouri Baseball Coaches Association released their final regular season Top 10 poll and the St. Louis area is once again well represented on the lists.
Fort Zumwalt West leads a group of five local squads in the Class 6 rankings as the Jaguars finish the regular season in the No. 3 slot with Eureka just behind them in the No. 5 spot. A pair of GAC rivals headline the Class 5 rankings as Washington and Fort Zumwalt South are fifth and sixth, respectively. John Burroughs will head into the Class 4 district tournament ranked second while their rival MICDS comes in at the No. 10 spot.
The complete rankings are listed below with the area teams highlighted.
Class 6:
- Blue Springs South 25-5
- Liberty North 27-7
- Ft. Zumwalt West 28-8
- Rock Bridge 28-6
- Eureka 31-3
- Vianney 28-5
- 7T. Francis Howell 25-10, 7T. Jackson 29-6
- Nixa 27-6
- CBC 23-13
Receiving Votes: Marquette 17-9, Blue Springs 21-14
Class 5:
- Camdenton 28-4
- Glendale 22-4
- Willard 25-9
- Kearney 21-9
- Washington 24-8
- Ft. Zumwalt South 23-6
- Helias Catholic 20-6
- Smithville 23-10
- St. Francis Borgia 19-5
- Festus 20-8
Receiving Votes: Hillsboro 19-4, Webster Groves 13-15
Class 4:
- Logan-Rogersville 23-5
- John Burroughs 22-3
- Central (Park Hills) 18-3
- Southern Boone 25-9
- Springfield Catholic 15-7
- Pleasant Hill 21-5
- Excelsior Springs 24-12
- Kennett 19-8
- Hallsville 19-6
- MICDS 16-6
Receiving Votes: Blair Oaks 18-18, Macon 20-6, St. Pius X (Kansas City) 13-6, Father Tolton 13-8
Class 3:
- 1T. Portageville 30-2, 1T. Valle Catholic 28-4
- Lawson 19-5
- Stockton 19-4
- South Callaway 19-6
- Clever 24-6
- West County 17-4
- Licking 21-6
- Valley Park 18-4
- East Buchanan 18-4
Receiving Votes: Kelly 19-8, Houston 19-4, Dixon 18-4, Barstow 19-6, Montgomery County 14-5
Class 2:
- Ash Grove 19-0
- Purdy 23-5
- Iberia 21-4
- Russellville 23-8
- Greenville 21-4
- Gainesville 19-4
- Salisbury 19-1
- Marion C. Early 21-6
- Concordia 18-5
- Seymour 15-7
Receiving Votes: New Franklin 18-5, Eugene 16-7, Harrisburg 16-7, Windsor 17-6
Class 1:
- Cooter 20-5
- St. Elizabeth 17-7
- Oran 15-4
- Northwest (Hughesville) 20-4
- South Nodaway 15-2
- 6T. Leeton 16-5, 6T. Billings 19-5
- Sacred Heart 17-9
- Green City 13-6
- Weaubleau 15-9
Receiving Votes: Liberal 16-11, Wheatland 19-11, La Plata 11-6
Jim Powers has been covering prep sports in the St. Louis area for 15+ years and a part of the Missouri State High School Activities Association Championship Broadcasts for the past 11 years. Powers is also a part of the Fox 2 Verlo Mattress Prep Zone Friday nights at 10:10 during the football and basketball seasons. If you have a prep sports story, please contact Jim at japowers2421@yahoo.com. Follow Jim at @hssportscaravan
