{"id":8154,"date":"2026-03-03T15:20:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/s-c-coaches-association-releases-preseason-softball-poll\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T15:20:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:20:38","slug":"s-c-coaches-association-releases-preseason-softball-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/s-c-coaches-association-releases-preseason-softball-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"S.C. Coaches Association Releases Preseason Softball Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Carolina Coaches Association of Women’s Sports<\/span><\/span> has released its 2026 preseason high school softball rankings, highlighting the top teams across each classification heading into the new season.<\/p>\n

Class 5A Division I<\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. \n

    J.F. Byrnes<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  2. \n

    Summerville<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  3. \n

    Sumter<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  4. \n

    Lexington<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  5. \n

    Clover<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  6. \n

    Dorman<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  7. \n

    Ashley Ridge<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  8. \n

    West Ashley<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  9. \n

    Boiling Springs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Class 5A Division II<\/h3>\n
      \n
    1. \n

      Catawba Ridge<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    2. \n

      St. James<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    3. \n

      West Florence<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    4. \n

      Woodmont<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    5. \n

      Berkeley<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    6. \n

      North Myrtle Beach<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    7. \n

      Indian Land<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    8. \n

      Chapin<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    9. \n

      Nation Ford<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    10. \n

      Gaffney<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Class 4A<\/h3>\n
        \n
      1. \n

        Gray Collegiate<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      2. \n

        York<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      3. \n

        AC Flora<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      4. \n

        North Augusta<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      5. \n

        Midland Valley<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      6. \n

        Hartsville<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      7. \n

        South Florence<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      8. \n

        Westside<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      9. \n

        Fountain Inn<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

      10. \n

        Darlington<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Class 3A<\/h3>\n
          \n
        1. \n

          Aynor<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

        2. \n

          Belton-Honea Path<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

        3. \n

          Oceanside Collegiate<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

        4. \n

          West-Oak<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

        5. \n

          Hanahan<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

        6. \n

          Crescent<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

        7. \n

          Loris<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

        8. \n

          Palmetto<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

        9. \n

          Dillon<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

        10. \n

          Chapman<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Class 2A<\/h3>\n
            \n
          1. \n

            East Clarendon<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

          2. \n

            Saluda<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

          3. \n

            Chesnee<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

          4. \n

            Buford<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

          5. \n

            Ninety-Six<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

          6. \n

            Woodland<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

          7. \n

            Pelion<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

          8. \n

            Chesterfield<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

          9. \n

            Marion<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

          10. \n

            Mid-Carolina<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Class A<\/h3>\n
              \n
            1. \n

              Latta<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

            2. \n

              Lewisville<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

            3. \n

              Hannah-Pamplico<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

            4. \n

              Whitmire<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

            5. \n

              Branchville<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

            6. \n

              Dixie<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

            7. \n

              Lamar<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

            8. \n

              Lake View<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

            9. \n

              McBee<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

            10. \n

              Ware Shoals<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              The preseason poll provides an early snapshot of teams expected to contend for state titles this spring, with several Midlands-area programs earning top-10 recognition across multiple classifications.<\/p>\n

              Photo by lexingtonhswildcats.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              South Carolina Coaches Association of Women’s Sports has released its 2026 preseason high school softball rankings, highlighting the top teams across each classification heading into the new season. Class 5A Division I J.F. Byrnes Summerville Sumter Lexington Clover Dorman Ashley Ridge West Ashley Boiling Springs Class 5A Division II CatawbaContinue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[52],"tags":[1241,238,655],"class_list":["entry","author-john-griggs","post-8154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-2026-softball","tag-high-school-sports","tag-rankings"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gpstrianglenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SoftballLadyWildcats_2024_630x350.jpg?fit=630%2C350&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8154"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8156,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8154\/revisions\/8156"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}