Last Sunday was an old school, every team plays one game on Sunday morning, week of softball. This week, with an absurd 15 games on the schedule, huge shifts are likely going to occur with the current rankings. Until then, here are the updated rankings.
- Fradkin (1) - It’s been hard times for some of the other teams once mentioned as being in the exclusive “Elite teams” list, but not for Fradkin. Now the question is how long can they remain undefeated? The next couple of games are at Union Hill, a field that plays into this team’s many strengths.
- Bykofsky (4) - Am I trying to jinx Bykofsky right before my team’s Sunday match against them? Of course not! This part of of the rankings is very close, but I’m giving the edge over the team that’s been hot of late.
- Goldfarb (2) - Almost every team stumbles at some point in the season, and maybe this will be Goldfarb’s only bumpy part of the road. It’s not like they lost to a mediocre team in Bykofsky, but losing three out of the last four games will have a negative impact on the rankings, no matter what the circumstances are.
- Pollock (5) - Even the naysayers thought we’d hit the ball this year, but the real surprise to most of the league has been our defense. We’re currently 7th in the league in runs against, which is all you need when you’re putting up almost 14 runs per game.
- Brock (6) - With so many teams one or two wins above .500, this part of the rankings get a bit tricky. I give the edge to the Brock factor for now.
- Wallman (7) - Three of Wallman’s four losses have come against Fradkin, Bykofsky, Goldfarb aka the top three teams on the power rankings. The schedule doesn’t get that much easier in the next few weeks, so it’ll be interesting to see if Wallman can move up by winning some tough games.
- Marrone (3) - Last week I made the point that at some point pre-season predictions had to give way to how teams are actually performing on the field. I was using this to justify a teams that is outperforming the pre-season write-ups, but the same theory can apply the other way too. I still believe Marrone has one of the best teams in the league, but at a certain point the 4-4 record has to outweigh potential. Marrone also has the challenge of overcoming their captain’s injury. Get well soon, Glen.
- Ferrarese (9) - Yes, Team Randell was missing their star pitcher (and #1 pick) as well as their SS (and #3 pick), but 16-0 is impressive no matter who is on the field. Right now their numbers are middle of the road offensively and defensively, which makes sense for a team ranked smack in the middle of the 18 teams. However, the general feeling here is a team that’s on the rise and gelling as opposed to a team that’s treading water.
- Schefkind (8)- I don’t think many predicted the Central division to have Pollock in first place and Schefkind tied with Goldfarb at this point in the season, One of the pleasant surprises of the year, Schef’s group of veterans are out-hitting the “C” grade prediction handed out before the season.
- Harris (12) - In 2013, Harris was a 3-8 team going nowhere before rolling off 11 consecutive victories, finishing 14-8 and making it all the way to the semi-finals. After starting out 0-4, maybe this team is following a similar path. That 2013 was predicted to go 9-13 and this year’s club was given a slightly better but still mediocre 11-11 write-up. Harris is used to proving the critics wrong and may be on his way to doing it again this year.
- Jacoby (13) - Beating a solid Marrone team with Joe Mamone shelved and Noel Gluck playing while less than 100% is one of the gutsiest wins of the year. Jacoby is proving they will fight hard this year despite the challenges.
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