The Alabama Sports Writer Association rolled out its final rankings of the 2026 Alabama high school softball and baseball season on Thursday, April 23. The postseason for baseball will get underway with the first-round games beginning April 24-25 with a best-of-three series. The postseason for softball begins with area tournaments on May 1-5.Below is the ASWA's final rankings before postseason gets underway across the state.

AWSA Softball Rankings Class 7A Softball1. Thompson (35-1-2)2. Hewitt-Trussville (35-7-1)3. Vestavia Hills (31-5)4.

Daphne (29-11)5. Enterprise (32-7-1)6. Fairhope (19-7-1)7. Auburn (25-8)8.

Oak Mountain (16-12)9. Austin (27-15)10. Huntsville (26-16)Others nominated: Baker (26-15-2), Central-Phenix City (21-15), Dothan (26-13), Hoover (26-12-1), Opelika (19-15), Prattville (23-13), Sparkman (18-12).Class 6A Softball1.

Hartselle (29-5-1)2. Saraland (34-5-1)3. Wetumpka (35-5)4. Spanish Fort (32-11-1)5.

Hazel Green (32-13-1)6. Cullman (35-7-1)7. Helena (20-11)8. Homewood (22-5)9.

Athens (23-14-2)10. Chelsea (22-15-2)Others nominated: Baldwin Co. (18-15), Chilton Co. (14-14-1), Gardendale (24-14), Gulf Shores (19-14), McAdory (23-9-2), Mortimer Jordan (16-21-1), Oxford (16-12), Pell City (21-13-2), Pike Road (21-11), Rehobeth (20-15), Spain Park (22-14).Class 5A Softball1. Houston Academy (26-6)2.

Boaz (31-5)3. Northside (33-8-1)4. Lawrence Co. (32-7-1)5. Springville (22-6-1)6.

Moody (21-12)7. Corner (24-12)8. Faith Academy (19-12)9. Hayden (23-12)10.

Ardmore (23-19-1)Others nominated: Andalusia (20-10-2), Beauregard (23-15), Brewbaker Tech (13-7), East Limestone (19-13), Lincoln (20-15-1), Scottsboro (22-14-1), Shelby Co. (20-6), St. Clair Co. (16-14-1).Class 4A Softball1. Orange Beach (31-1)2.

West Limestone (27-2)3. Deshler (35-12)4. Plainview (31-8)5. Alexandria (29-10)6.

Madison Co. (29-9)7. American Christian (25-11)8. Curry (23-12-1)9. Central-Florence (36-5)10.

Prattville Christian (19-6)Others nominated: Ashville (23-13-2), Cherokee Co. (20-13), Etowah (20-10), Munford (27-10), North Jackson (19-14-1), Satsuma (21-13-2), Straughn (22-8-1), Tallassee (14-10), West Morgan (22-17), White Plains (22-17).Class 3A Softball1. Saint James (25-4-1)2. Colbert Co. (37-7)3.

Glenwood (20-10)4. Wicksburg (27-13)5. Ohatchee (27-9)6. Colbert Heights (26-9)7.

Madison Academy (15-7)8. Winfield (28-12)9. Slocomb (17-10-1)10. Cottage Hill (16-13)Others nominated: Childersburg (21-17), Collinsville (17-16), Dadeville (14-8), Lee-Scott (14-10), Randolph Co. (18-7), Thomasville (22-10).Class 2A Softball1.

J.U. Blacksher (23-6)2. Lamar Co. (30-9-2)3. West End (24-6)4.

Pike Liberal Arts (18-6-2)5. Pisgah (22-13)6. Southeastern (19-12)7. Sand Rock (20-15)8.

Horseshoe Bend (18-10)9. Sumiton Christian (19-16-1)10. North Sand Mountain (18-14-1)Others nominated: G.W. Long (19-15-1), Pleasant Valley (18-20), Washington Co. (14-10).Class 1A Softball1.

Hackleburg (33-9-1)2. Kinston (22-11)3. Maplesville (24-13-1)4. Meek (19-6)5.

Leroy (20-6-1)6. Ider (20-11)7. Florala (16-8-1)8. Woodland (13-9-1)9.

Lynn (15-11)10. Brantley (12-11-2)Others nominated: Athens Bible (14-12), Holy Spirit (12-12-2), Jacksonville Christian (14-2), Red Level (13-8), Shoals Christian (20-12-1).AISA Softball1. Bessemer Academy (31-2)2.

Chambers Academy (28-6)3. Crenshaw Christian (26-2)4. Clarke Prep (25-10)5. Hooper (13-12)Others nominated: None.ASWA Baseball Rankings Class 7A Baseball1.

Vestavia Hills (26-9)2. Hewitt-Trussville (24-7)3. Enterprise (28-5)4. Tuscaloosa Co. (23-11)5.

Auburn (23-10)6. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (24-12)7. Bob Jones (24-14)8. Fairhope (23-9)9.

Thompson (21-17)10. Hoover (24-15)Others nominated: Central-Phenix City (21-15), Grissom (19-15), Huntsville (21-14), James Clemens (20-15), Oak Mountain (21-15), Prattville (24-10), Sparkman (20-17).Class 6A Baseball1. Homewood (28-6)2.

Spain Park (27-7)3. Cullman (24-9)4. Northridge (28-6)5. Hartselle (19-11)6.

Mountain Brook (24-4-1)7. Oxford (24-11)8. Pike Road (25-7)9. Saraland (24-7)10.

Gulf Shores (21-11)Others nominated: Benjamin Russell (23-7), Chelsea (15-17), Fort Payne (22-8), Hazel Green (27-9), Hueytown (22-14), McGill-Toolen (20-10), Mortimer Jordan (27-7), Rehobeth (20-9-1), Stanhope Elmore (20-12), Wetumpka (17-10-1).Class 5A Baseball1. Faith Academy (21-7)2. St.

Paul’s (19-5)3. American Christian (28-10)4. Briarwood Christian (22-9)5. UMS-Wright (22-7)6.

Shelby Co. (23-8)7. Demopolis (24-5)8. Madison Academy (21-11)9. Headland (20-8)10.

Russellville (19-14)Others nominated: Andalusia (18-7), Boaz (19-8), Central-Clay Co. (12-10), Charles Henderson (20-8), Corner (15-11), East Limestone (21-8) Hayden (22-7), Leeds (22-13), Moody (21-7), Northside (19-7), Sardis (16-8), Springville (21-21-1), Valley (14-9-1).Class 4A Baseball1. Deshler (32-6)2. Madison Co. (26-4)3.

Alexandria (23-10)4. Cordova (20-6)5. Westbrook Christian (18-9)6. Opp (21-6)7.

Houston Academy (17-10)8. Orange Beach (19-15)9. Trinity (18-10)10. Bibb Co. (18-10)Others nominated: Bayside Academy (1