Softball/Preseason Top 20
Girls softball
Preseason Top 20
Team (record) Comment
1. Elk Grove (36-5) Lots back for Class 4A finalist
2. Cary-Grove (32-7) Elite Eight team loaded again
3. St. Charles North (29-4) New coach, same star players
4. Barrington (32-6) Fillies after 12th MSL crown
5. Glenbard South (32-4) A contender for 3A title
6. Downers Grove S. (30-7) Mersch leads a stacked lineup
7. Fremd (33-5) 4A runner-up has talent again
8. Downers Grove N. (28-9) Ryndak sisters can bring it
9. Jacobs (22-12) Sectional finalist has key talent back
10. Lake Zurich (24-12) Miami (OH) recruit Mattera returns
11. Naperville C. (21-16) Wunderlich, Redhawks DVC favorite?
12. Antioch (32-6) NU-bound Duehr returns for Sequoits
13. Benet (19-17) One of deepest lineups in DuPage Co.
14. Conant (21-12) All-are baterry (Cavins) back
15. West Chicago (27-10) Connolly back, but holes to fill
16. Palatine (22-14) Tons of experience on field
17. Glenbard North (20-9) Lilly Fecho tough with arm, bat
18. Geneva (21-17) Brings momentum from strong '10 finish
19. Naperville N. (20-14) Best Huskies team in a long time
20. Neuqua Valley (25-11) Favorite in Upstate Eight Valley?