In case you missed the baseball rankings posted yesterday, here's a link.

Remember, I haven't listed out each team's schedule for this week and next week because the tournaments have been so crazy this week with travel and rain and some teams playing games that haven't yet been reported. That feature will be included when I update the softball and baseball rankings, which I hope to do at least a couple more times before the playoffs start the week of May 18.

Softball
1. Centennial (13-1-1, 4-0 SWYL, Division I) — CalHiSports, a division of ESPNRise, has the Golden Hawks ranked seventh in the state and 21st in the nation. So yeah, the defending champs get the nod as the section's team to beat.

2. Clovis-Buchanan (14-3-1, 1-1 TRAC, Division I) — The Bears got to Centennial ace Ensley Gammel for a couple of runs in the sixth inning when the teams played at Buchanan and came back to win 2-1. But Buchanan has lost three games in its last five againt good-but-not-great opponents.

3. Clovis (15-5, 1-1 TRAC, Division I) — Five wins in a row, including quality victories against Memorial, Frontier and Madera, have wiped away he sting of a 6-1 loss to Madera and have the Cougars roaring back towards contention in wide-open Division I.

4. Madera (15-5-1, 1-1 TRAC, Division I) — It seems as if the Coyotes struggle agains the upper echelon of the TRAC in just about every sport, but softball is an exception. This was your No. 1 seed in last year's Division I playoffs and is in contention again.

5. Tulare Union (15-3-1, 3-0 EYL, Division II) — After the top four, the rankings are a complete jumble. Give the 5 spot to a Redskins team that has quality wins against Bullard and North and even better losses to Centennial and Madera.

6. North (19-4, 2-1 SWYL, Division II) — The Stars had their young eyes opened a bit in a 10-0 loss to Centennial, but they've been playing exceptionally well otherwise. Few in the section can swing the bats with the likes of Brooke Sampson and Brenna Moss, though North will go only as far as its pitching can take it.

7. Fresno-Bullard (8-6, 0-0 CMAC, Division I) — The record isn't impressive, but all six losses have been to teams in the top 10 in these rankings. The Knights also have wins against Clovis, Buchanan and Fresno-Central.

8. Stockdale (8-5-1, 2-1 SWYL, Division I) — Don't discount the Mustangs and new coach Amanda Hockett, who has another ace in Justine Vela and enough firepower to scare just about anyone in the Valley.

9. Hanford West (14-8, 4-0 WYL, Division III) — How's this for an Easter Classic? Wins against Clovis West, Buchanan and a 10-inning squeaker against Frontier. I wasnoting yesterday how it seemed Hanford High had all the athletic riches in that town. Looks like I was discounting the softball Huskies.

10. Clovis West (12-10-1, 1-0 TRAC, Division I) — There's some impressive results to show — wins against Stockdale, Buchanan and Madera, a tie against Centennial — but the Golden Eagles have been mighty inconsistent. They've lost two of their last three, against Hanford West and Memorial.

11. Frontier (16-6, 2-1 SWYL, Division II) — It's obvious the Titans are quality, but they lacked a signature win until nipping Stockdale 2-1 a couple of weeks back. You'd still like to see them back that up by turning a few more close losses into close wins.

12. Clovis East (10-4, 0-1 TRAC, Division I) — Another team lacking that impact win from its resume. The Timberwolves have beaten everybody they've supposed to, but their best wins — Liberty and Central — are good but lacking that certain oomph.

13. Ridgeview (12-5, 1-3 SWYL, Division III) — A fine example of how tough the SWYL is in the diamond sports is the Wolf Pack, which was rolling until it ran into a North-Centennial-Stockdale portion of the schedule.

14. Fresno-Central (13-3, 0-0 TRAC, Division I) — It's hard to know exactly where the Grizzlies fit in. They're the rare TRAC team that hasn't scheduled a rough-and-tough slate before a rough-and-tough league, and the games where they have, they've lost.

15. Golden Valley (18-5, 4-0 SEYL, Division III) — Winning 11 of your last 12 will land you a spot in the rankings, especially when you've taken out four league teams — including Liberty — in that stretch. It'll be interesting to see how long the upstart Bulldogs can stay here.

Waiting: Fresno-San Joaquin Memorial, Liberty, Garces, Fresno-Washington Union, Visalia-El Diamante, Tehachapi, Kerman, Porterville-Monache, Wasco, Sanger, Clovis North