Area Baseball Teams Features in First State Poll

A handful of area baseball teams are featured in the first regual season Missouri Baseball Coaches Association state rankings. Following a third place finish season in Class 1 last season, Cairo checks in at a tie for tenth in Class 1. Green City sits just ahead of the Bearcats in ninth. Putnam County is sixth in Class 2 following back-to-back district titles. Both Salisbury and New Franklin are receiving votes in Class 2. Defending Class 4 state champion Southern Boone sits at the top of Class 4 early in the season while conference rival Boonville is ninth.

Class 1
1. St. Elizabeth 0-0
2. Oran 0-0
3. Cooter 4-0
4. Northwest (Hughesville) 1-0
5. Billings 1-0
6. Hurley 1-1
7. Weaubleau 1-1
8. Pilot Grove 0-0
9. Green City 0-0
10t. Northeast (Cairo) 0-0
10t. Norwood 1-1

Class 2 Class 5
1. Russellville 2-0 1. Platte County 0-2
2. Gainesville 2-1 2. Willard 1-0
3. Plattsburg 1-1 3. Festus 1-0
4. Purdy 2-0 4. Glendale 1-0
5. Marion C. Early 1-0 5. Ft. Zumwalt East 2-0
6. Putnam County 0-0 6. Helias Catholic 4-0
7. Iberia 1-0 7. Webb City 0-2
8. Marionville 0-1 8. Parkway Central 2-1
9. Seymour 2-0 9. Camdenton 2-0
10. Ash Grove 0-0 10. Lutheran South 4-4
Receiving Votes: Eugene 1-0, Greenville 1-0, St. Paul Lutheran (Concordia) 0-0 Receiving Votes: Branson 1-0, McDonald County 2-2, Smithville 2-2
Salisbury 0-1, Bernie 0-1, Van Buren 1-4, New Franklin 1-0

Class 3 Class 6
1. Lawson 1-0 1. Liberty North 4-0
2. Fair Grove 2-3 2. Francis Howell 3-0
3. East Prairie 1-0 3. Blue Springs South 2-0
4. Stockton 1-0 4. CBC 3-0
5. Hartville 1-1 5. Liberty 1-3
6. Holden 1-0 6. Rock Bridge 1-1
7. Scott City 1-0 7. Ft. Zumwalt West 3-0
8. Forsyth 2-0 8. Raymore-Peculiar 0-1
9. Licking 1-0 9. Jackson 3-0
10. Lafayette County 0-0 10. Nixa 2-0
Receiving votes: Richmond 0-0, East Buchanan 0-0 Receiving votes: Republic 3-0, DeSmet 2-0-1, Lee’s Summit West 1-0, Kickapoo 1-1

Class 4
1. Southern Boone 0-0
2. Logan-Rogersville 1-0
3. Kennett 3-0
4. Father Tolton 1-0
5. Springfield Catholic 0-0
6. John Burroughs 0-2
7. Aurora 0-0
8. St. Pius X (Kansas City) 1-0
9. Boonville 1-0
10. Park Hills Central 2-0
Receiving Votes: Marshall 0-1, Pleasant Hill 0-0, Blair Oaks 0-1, Fatima 2-0

Class 5
1. Platte County 0-2
2. Willard 1-0
3. Festus 1-0
4. Glendale 1-0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                5. Ft. Zumwalt East 2-0
6. Helias Catholic 4-0
7. Webb City 0-2
8. Parkway Central 2-1
9. Camdenton 2-0
10. Lutheran South 4-4
Receiving Votes: Branson 1-0, McDonald County 2-2, Smithville 2-2

Class 6
1. Liberty North 4-0
2. Francis Howell 3-0
3. Blue Springs South 2-0
4. CBC 3-0
5. Liberty 1-3
6. Rock Bridge 1-1
7. Ft. Zumwalt West 3-0
8. Raymore-Peculiar 0-1
9. Jackson 3-0
10. Nixa 2-0
Receiving votes: Republic 3-0, DeSmet 2-0-1, Lee’s Summit West 1-0, Kickapoo 1-1