HutchCC Sports Information
The Hutchinson Community College softball team tied for its highest ranking since returning to Division I in 2019 on Monday as the Blue Dragons were ranked No. 15 in the latest NJCAA Division I rankings released on Monday.
Riding an eight-game winning streak, the 23-4 Blue Dragons jumped two spots in the latest rankings, their third jump up in as many weeks.
Last week, the Blue Dragons swept Northwest Tech 16-1 and 22-0, both were five-inning games. The Blue Dragons then defeated Garden City 4-0 and 12-4 on Friday at Fun Valley.
Hutchinson, which leads the KJCCC with a 9-1 overall record, is the highest ranked Jayhawk Conference team this week. Butler dropped four spots to No. 19.
The No. 15 ranking matches the No. 15 rank the 2022 Blue Dragons finished with after a 41-8 season.
The ranking matches the highest Division I ranking the Dragons have had since the 1988 season when they finished the year at No. 7. The highest Division I ranking in Blue Dragon history is No. 5, which was achieved in 1987.
The Blue Dragons travel to Seward County on Wednesday and to Pratt on Saturday.
NJCAA DIV. I SOFTBALL RANKINGS
Record Points Last Week
1. Northwest Florida State (8) 35-3 160 2
2. Florida SouthWestern 29-3 133 3
3. Grayson 22-4 126 1
4. Walters State 26-0 119 5
5. Wallace State-Hanceville 22-4 112 6
6. Odessa 24-4 105 4
7. Seminole State (OK) 14-2 98 7
8. Central Florida 31-8 91 9
9. Seminole State (FL) 31-6 84 10
10. Chattanooga State 20-7 77 12
11. McLennan 20-8 70 8
12. Galveston 24-4 63 14
13. Volunteer State 19-5 56 15
14. Lake Land 16-6 49 16
15. Hutchinson 23-4 42 17
16. Salt Lake 16-7 35 RV
17. Southern Idaho 16-9 28 11
18. Indian River State 29-7 21 18
19. Butler 15-7 14 13
20. Weatherford 22-7 2 20
Receiving Votes: Pensacola State, Temple, San Jacinto, Utah State Eastern, Eastern Arizona