PBR's Pre-Season rankings:

 

 

Rank Team 2017 Record

1 Pleasure Ridge Park 40-5

2 Highlands 26-13

3 Scott County 33-8

4 Johnson Central 31-8

5 Franklin-Simpson 31-6

6 St. Xavier 28-12

7 McCracken County 34-6

8 Madison Central 24-10

9 Henry Clay 20-14

10 Tates Creek 19-13

11 Trinity 32-6

12 Somerset 25-10

13 Paducah Tilghman 25-9

14 Male 23-15

15 Logan County 24-11

16 Bowling Green 23-13

17 Caldwell County 26-10

18 Covington Catholic 27-8

19 Simon Kenton 27-16

20 Eastern 22-16

21 Lafayette 23-10

22 Lexington Catholic 26-8

23 Beechwood 28-10

24 Oldham County 22-15

25 Cooper 18-12

 

Kentucky Power 25 Team Rankings

Glad to see Cooper getting some preseason love from PBR. They haven't had a lot of recent success but with a new coach and those arms they have, they should be a top 25 team in the state.

Excited to see Johnson Central in the mix again this year. They have 3 Division 1 caliber pitchers (Braxton Kelly - Ohio U: Gabe Ferrell - EKU: Tate Meade - Kentucky Wesleyan) and probably a few others who will play at some level or another. Should have a solid year!

I heard PRP has two excellent pitchers and one of them has a scholarship to UL.

Yes--PRP's 40-5 State Championship team from last season was built around sophomores and juniors.

Madison Central is looking to have a good year this year with 5 of their Seniors already committed, 2 to EKU, 2 to Georgetown College, and 1 to Lincoln Trail. They play a tough schedule, as always seems to be the case in any sport really, when you are talking about the 11th region.