STEVE CARPENTER
HutchCC Sports Information
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Community College softball team climbed five spots to No. 15 in the latest NJCAA Division I softball rankings on Monday.
Ranked for the second time this season, the No. 15 rankings is the highest the Blue Dragons have been ranked since a No. 18 ranking in the Division II poll at the end of the 2018 season. This is also the highest the Blue Dragons have been ranked in a Division I poll since they were ranked No. 8 at the end of the 1988 season.
The Blue Dragons are 34-6 overall and are in second place in the Jayhawk Conference at 25-3. The Blue Dragons have won eight games in a row and have won 21 of their last 23 games.
The Dragons close out the regular season this week with a pair of road doubleheaders – on Wednesday at Seward County and on Saturday at Pratt.
Yavapai College remains the No. 1 in the NJCAA Division I rankings. Florida Southwestern State is second and Wallace State is third.
Butler is the only other Jayhawk Conference team. The Grizzlies are No. 6.