2019 High School Top 25

The game of the year featured a pair of unbeaten teams in Winter Springs (Fla.) and Lakewood Ranch (Bradenton, Fla.) playing for the Florida Class 8A state championship.

Behind a one-hitter from Mississippi-bound junior Aynslie Furbush and a timely two-run triple from senior Destiny Colgate, a Mercer recruit, Winter Springs knocked off former No. 1 Lakewood Ranch to win the state title as well as claim the inaugural Softball America national championship. The Bears allowed 38 runs all season and committed just 26 errors in the field, to edge out fellow unbeaten Foothill (Pleasanton, Calif.) for the top spot.

Six teams earned their way into the final Top 25, led by No. 10 Katy (Texas), which shot into the rankings by knocking off No. 16 Keller (Texas) and No. 13 Klein Collins (Houston, Texas) in the Texas Class 6A state semifinals and final, respectively. The Tigers outscored their playoff opponents by a 108-18 margin.

Also joining the group was No. 15 Williamsville East (East Amherst, N.Y.), which capped a perfect campaign behind sophomore Missouri commit Summer Clark, who tossed a one-hit shutout in the Class A title game on her 16th birthday.

New Palestine (Ind.) won its third straight Class 3A state title (it moves up to 4A next year) and took the No. 21 slot, while Arizona Class 6A champ O'Connor (Phoenix, Ariz.) overpowered its opponents to slide in at No. 23. Huntingtown (Md.) rejoined the rankings at No. 24 after outscoring playoff foes 52-4 en route to the Class 3A crown. Hoover (Clendenin, W.Va.) claimed the final spot in the rankings on the back of its third consecutive Class AA crown.

Dropped from the final regular season poll were Barbers Hill (Mont Belvieu, Texas), Marist (Chicago, Ill.), St. John's Vianney (Holmdel, N.J.), Apopka (Fla.), West Stanly (Oakboro, N.C.), and Mount Vernon (Ohio). Fourteen states are represented in the end-of-year rankings, with Texas earning six spots, and California and Florida each taking four.