BRINN'S ROUNDUP FOR SATURDAY SOFTBALL

Statewide Action from 4/4!

Greenville Invitational took place wich featured a plethora of great teams!
D2 #2 St Mary's had a good showing defeating D1 #9 Lebanon and D4 #6 Triad.
D1 #7 Greenville also showed just how tough they are early with a nice win over Lebanon and Akron SVSM.
Triad had a good victory over Centerville in extra innings.

Division I
#3 Holland Springfield picked up 2 good wins over the weekend including Metamora Evergreen.

Division II
Both my #4 and #5 teams falled with Circleville losing to Unioto and Poland Seminary falling to unranked Tallmadge.
#8 Licking Valley split over the weeknd with Northridge.

Division III
Metamora Evergreen, unranked, made a case yesterday with a strong showing against D1 power Holland Springfield. Evergreen has 2 D1 commits on their roster.
#6 Bishop Ready rolled in 5 innings over Buckeye Valley.
#9 Mt Gilead continues to roll.
#10 Archbold also picked up 2 wins as well.

Division IV
Soon to be ranked New Riegel rolled over Fostoria and Marion Harding.
#9 Strasburg Franklin won easily.
#5 Ansonia also flexed their muscle well with an a victory over DeGraff Riverside but then got upset in their 2nd game against Riverside by a score of 9-3.

DIVISION TWO SOFTBALL RANKINGS

First and foremost, toughest division to rank. Not a lot of depth to me this year in this division.

Here ya go for the very very early season rankings!

1.)Lagrange Keystone
2.)St Mary's Memorial
3.)Akron Archbishop Hoban
4.)Circleville
5.)Poland Seminary
6.)Clyde
7.)Lima Bath
8.)Licking Valley
9.)Thornville Sheridan
10.)Springfield Kenton Ridge

Others:
Defiance, New Concord John Glenn

DIVISION THREE SOFTBALL RANKINGS

Here ya go for the early D3 Season that is upon us...

Let me just say that D3 in Ohio this season is absolutely LOADED! Whomever wins the D3 state title will have gone through a gauntlet of teams. Have fun for those in D3 this season...it's going to be a tough road!

1.)Hebron Lakewood
2.)Jeromesville Hillsdale
3.)Carroll Bloom Carroll
4.)Columbia Station
5.)Wellington
6.)Bishop Ready
7.)Loudonville
8.)Andover Pymatuning Valley
9.)Mt Gilead
10.)Archbold

Others:
West Liberty Salem, Gibsonburg, Wheelersburg, North Robinson Colonel Crawford

*Lorain County is a monster!
*Wellington at #5 due to their early loss to D4 Berne Union
*Gibsonburg had a big victory over D2 Clyde already

DIVISION ONE SOFTBALL RANKINGS

1.)Elyria
2.)Grove City
3.)Holland Springfield
4.)Gahanna Lincolnv
5.)Ashville Teays Valley
6.)Hilliard Darby
7.)Greenville
8.)Mason
9.)Lebanon
10.)Hudson

Others:
North Royalton, Whitehouse Anthony Wayne

BRINN'S ROUNDUP FOR THURSDAY SOFTBALL

Scores of Interest statewide from 4/2:

D1 power Teays Valley romps Miami Trace 10-0. No hitter for Teays Valley.
D1 Lebanon continues to roll with a 5 inning mercy rule over Wayne.
D1 Greenville stays unbeaten as well with a 10-0 slam over Brookville.
Most impressive is D1 force Gahanna Lincoln who remains unbeaten after their spring break tour in Florida garnering some big time wins! D1 Ohio...beware!

D2 Defiance outlasts D3 Archbold in Extra Innings 1-0.
D2 Licking Valley picks up impressive win over Columbus DeSales 4-3.


D3 West Liberty Salem squeaks out a win over D4 Houston 2-1 in 8 close innings.
D3 Mt Gilead back on the radar again this season as they continue to win early defeating Newark.

D4 Rockford Parkway escapes early defeat over D2 Celina 5-4.
D4 power Convoy Crestview remains perfect with a 6-1 win over D2 WBL foe Van Wert.
D4 Berne Union continues to impress with a victory over Newark Catholic.
D4 Ansonia wins big over Mississinawa Valley.

BRINN IS BACK! DIVISION FOUR SOFTBALL RANKINGS!

Yes, I'm back and better than ever!!

I will be doing a division for the next couple of days!

Starting from the small school and moving up--here's a look at the early D4 State Rankings!

1.)Rockford Parkway
2.)Convoy Crestview
3.)Warren JFK
4.)Ansonia
5.)Danville
6.)North Lewisburg Triad
7.)Willow Wood Symmes Valley
8.)Dalton
9.)Strasburg Franklin
10.)Pleasant Hill Newton

Others:
South Charleston Southeastern, East Canton

*Remember, it's very early! Things will change, but the top 3 are legit contenders for a state title.
Thought maybe Convoy Crestview may come back a bit slow after their State Final Four run in Basketball too...but in their first outing they dismantled D2 Elida 20-1...Nedderman with 2 homeruns and Eickholt was 4/4. Junior Pitcher Lare had a grand slam too.

WE SHALL RETURN!

So, where has Captain Brinn gone? Well, if you have been on the treacherous JJ Huddle website, where they operate their forums like a censorship playground, we have explained that due to JJ Huddle's tyranny, we have not been doing our rankings or updating our site. Hopefully our fans on the Huddle and of this blog are passionate enough to miss what we do and say and will join us in saying farewell to JJ Huddle! We know very soon, we will be back doing what we do, and we know from the support we are receiving on JJ Huddle that we are missed and supported. Stay tuned to this blog for more soon!