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High School  | Rankings | 4/29/2025

National High School Top 50: April 29

Tyler Russo
Cam McElwaney
With the playoffs in full swing in some states and others getting into the thick of their schedule, our weekly updates to the National Top 50 have begun. We’ll be bringing you an update every single week until the end of the season and this one has some small shake ups across the board.

The top-5 hold strong in this update, and we welcome in a pair of teams into the top-10 as well. South Walton (FL) checks in at No. 9 in this update after rolling through the first round of the playoffs and boasting a 26-3 record. Usual Texas powerhouse, The Woodlands also jumps to the No. 10 spot in this update after rattling off 16 straight wins to finish the regular season.



Small changes across the board with our last update being just a few days ago, some of the more notable moves are Corona Del Sol (AZ) jumping three spots to No. 21, Hewitt-Trussville (AL) jumping 3 spots to No. 24, St. John’s College (DC) jumping up four spots to No. 26, and Metrolina Christian Academy (NC) jumping up four spots to No. 35.

With every update, we welcome in some new teams to the top-50, this week being just four of those new faces. James Island (SC) debuts at No. 46 with a 20-3 record on the year. The First Academy (FL) debuts at No. 47 after winning 10 straight games to run their record to 24-4 on the year and they rolled through the first round of the playoffs. A familiar face is back in the top-50 as Lutheran South Academy (TX) is back in at No. 49 holding a record of 30-3-1. Rounding out the mix is an undefeated team in the state of Indiana, Penn (IN), debuts at No. 50 after winning 13 straight to start their year.
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 RankPrevHSCitySt
11CoronaCoronaCA
22IMG AcademyBradentonFL
33EtowahWoodstockGA
44Venice SeniorVeniceFL
55Trinity Christian AcademyJacksonvilleFL
67Marjory Stoneman DouglasParklandFL
78PuyallupPuyallupWA
810MemorialHoustonTX
911South WaltonSanta Rosa BeachFL
1014The WoodlandsThe WoodlandsTX
116Huntington BeachHuntington BeachCA
1213Catholic High SchoolBaton RougeLA
139Southlake CarrollSouthlakeTX
1415Live OakWatsonLA
1516St. John VianneyKirkwoodMO
1617Alfred M. BarbeLake CharlesLA
1719Bishop VerotFort MyersFL
1820Gloucester CatholicGloucester CityNJ
1921St. John BoscoBellflowerCA
2012Archbishop MoellerCincinnatiOH
2124Corona Del SolTempeAZ
2222Tampa JesuitTampaFL
2323Crespi CarmeliteEncinoCA
2427Hewitt-TrussvilleTrussvilleAL
2526Orange LutheranOrangeCA
2630St. Johns CollegeWashingtonDC
2718BasicHendersonNV
2829OwassoOwassoOK
2928Calvary ChristianClearwaterFL
3025GranadaLivermoreCA
3133Brother RiceChicagoIL
3232KellerKellerTX
3335Magnolia HeightsSenatobiaMS
3436TomballTomballTX
3539Metrolina Christian AcademyIndian TrailNC
3631HamiltonChandlerAZ
3737La MiradaLa MiradaCA
3838St. Thomas AquinasOverland ParkKS
3940Doral Academy CharterDoralFL
4041Valley Christian SchoolsSan JoseCA
4142Houston CountyWarner RobinsGA
4243AquinasSan BernardinoCA
4344PopeMariettaGA
4447BuccholzGainesvilleFL
4545Blessed Trinity CathRoswellGA
new 46 James Island CharterCharlestonSC
new 47 The First AcademyOrlandoFL
4848PurvisPurvisMS
new 49 Lutheran South AcademyHoustonTX
new 50 PennMishawakaIN
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High School | General | 8/17/2026

Scott Wins MVP Two Ways
Jim Salisbury
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WWBA Sophomore Scout Notes: Day 1

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PG Softball Twin Cities Elite Scouting Showcase

Ashley Mears
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Are You Fixated on the Wrong Variable? Why Pitch Count Alone Was Never Going to Prevent Arm Injuries   You know a family this happened to. You might be one. They did everything right. They followed the pitch count. They honored the rest days. They tracked innings. They sat him when the chart said sit. They were the parents who spoke up when a coach wanted one more inning in a bracket game. And he got hurt anyway. I've been working with throwers for a long time, and that conversation is the one I have quite often… A parent sitting across from me genuinely bewildered because they followed the rules and the rules did not work. They usually assume they missed something. Most of the time they didn't. They managed exactly what they were told to manage. The problem is that what they were told to manage is one variable out of four.   The Uncomfortable Part First   Throwing...
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Ryan Miller
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