Hutchinson CC Sports Information
NJCAA DIVISION I SOFTBALL RANKINGS - WEEK 7
The Hutchinson Community College softball team is now No. 17 in the NJCAA Division I softball rankings, which were released Monday.
Last week, the Blue Dragons were ranked 15th heading into a top-20 matchup last Wednesday in El Dorado against the Butler Grizzlies, who stayed ranked 16th. The Blue Dragons took game one 7-2 while the Grizzlies won game two 9-1 in six innings. The Grizzlies, one doubleheader ahead of the Blue Dragons, are 19-3 in the league, 28-8 overall. The Blue Dragons are 29-6 overall, 17-3 in the Jayhawk Conference.
The top five spots in the rankings did not change – No. 1 being Florida SouthWestern, Grayson at No. 2, Northwest Florida State at No. 3, Odessa fourth, and Walters State No. 5. Hutchinson and Butler remain the only teams in the Jayhawk Conference ranked in the national poll.
After a four-doubleheader road trip, the Blue Dragons return to the Fun Valley Sports Complex Wednesday in a doubleheader against the Barton Cougars, first pitch of game one at 3 p.m.