Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Week 2 Baseball Rankings

The top ten teams take into account a team's record, strength of schedule and the team's long term potential.

Week 2 Baseball Rankings

1. Bishop Kenny (4-0)
Previous ranking: No. 1
Last week: Went 2-0 with wins over Fleming Island, Clay
Key wins: Bartram Trail, Fleming Island
Key losses: None
This week: at Stanton (Mar 2), Bartram Trail (Mar 5)
Comment: Kenny continues to roll picking a pair of wins over 5A schools Bartram Trail and Fleming Island.

2. Eagle's View (3-0)
Previous ranking: No. 2
Last week: Went 2-0 with wins over First Coast Christian, Palatka
Key wins: ACD, Palatka
Key losses: None
This week: Mandarin Christian (Mar 3), LaGrange tournament (Mar 6-7)
Comment: Warriors pick up two wins, a district win over First Coast Christian and a solid win over 4A Palatka.

3. Providence (5-0)
Previous ranking: No. 3
Last week: Went 3-0 to win Wolfson tournament.
Key wins: Bolles, Episcopal
Key losses: None
This week: LaGrange tournament (Mar 6-7)
Comment: Providence won the prestigious Wolfson Classic with wins over Trinity, Bolles and Episcopal.

4. Bolles (3-1)
Previous ranking: No. 5
Last week: Went 2-1 to finish third at Wolfson tournament
Key wins: Palatka
Key losses: Providence
This week: at Creekside (Mar 2), West Nassau (Mar 5), at Bishop Synder (Mar 6)
Comment: Bolles finished third in the prestigious Wolfpack Classic, losing only to Providence.

5. Stanton (3-1)
Previous ranking: No. 7
Last week: Went 1-0, defeated West Nassau
Key wins: None
Key losses: Mandarin
This week: Bishop Kenny (Mar 2), Raines (Mar 4), at Fletcher (Mar 6)
Comment: Despite nearly almost a week off, Stanton handled its business defeating West Nassau.

6. Fernandina Beach (4-1)
Previous ranking: No. 8
Last week: Went 2-0 with wins over Bishop Snyder, UC
Key wins: Fleming Island
Key losses: Baker County
This week: Trinity (Mar 2), at Winter Haven (Mar 6), at Lake Wales (Mar 7)
Comment: Pirates take care of business with two more wins.

7. Episcopal (4-1)
Previous ranking: No. 9
Last week: Went 2-1 at Wolfson Classic to finish second.
Key wins: Bartram Trail, Parker, Wolfson
Key losses: Providence
This week: Ponte Vedra (Mar 3), at ACD (Mar 4), Yulee (Mar 6)
Comment: Episcopal finished second at the presitigous Wolfpack Classic knocking off host Wolfson before falling to Providence in the final.

8. Wolfson (3-2)
Previous ranking: No. 4
Last week: Went 1-2 at Wolfpack Classic, lone win over Trinity
Key wins: ACD
Key losses: Episcopal
This week: Lee (Mar 3), at Parker (Mar 6)
Comment: Wolfson dropped four spots after going 1-2 in its own tournament, including an embarrassing loss to Ponte Vedra.

9. Parker (4-1)
Previous ranking: No. 10
Last week: Went 3-0 on the week with wins over Baldwin, Paxon and Mandarin
Key wins: Paxon, Mandarin
Key losses: Episcopal
This week: at Fletcher (Mar 3), Wolfson (Mar 6)
Comment: Parker made a huge statement with a win over Mandarin, don't forget about us.

10. Mandarin (5-1)
Previous ranking: No. 6
Last week: Went 1-1, win over Nease
Key wins: Fletcher
Key losses: Parker
This week: at Fleming Island (Mar 3), at Buchholz (Mar 5), Buchholz (Mar 6)
Comment: Win over Nease overshadowed by loss to Parker, which drops them four spots.

Dropped out: None

Honorable Mention: Baker County (5-0), Columbia (4-0), Middleburg (3-2), St. Augustine (3-2), Fletcher (3-2), Clay (3-2), Suwannee (3-2), Creekside (4-0), Paxon (4-2), First Coast (3-2), ACD (3-2), Yulee (4-2), Palatka (1-3), Jackson (5-0)

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