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Prior Lake rises in latest Class 4A coaches' poll

By Nick Gerhardt, SportsEngine, 05/21/17, 6:15PM CDT

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The Lakers moved up a spot on the heels of a victory over Class 3A, No. 1 Mankato West.


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Class 4A

Prior Lake successfully clinched its first South Suburban Conference title and moved up a spot to No. 2 in the Minnesota Fastpitch Coaches’ Association poll released on Thursday. It was the biggest shakeup in the Class 4A rankings.

The Lakers have won their past six games, including an 8-0 win over No. 1-3A Mankato West on May 15, and have a showdown in the regular-season finale on Friday with No. 5-4A Forest Lake (14-4, 11-4), which slid down a spot in this week’s poll.

Chanhassen (18-1, 12-1) remained the top-ranked team in the poll after bouncing back from its first loss of the season -- to Bloomington Jefferson 3-2 on May 10 -- with three straight wins.

Anoka (17-1, 11-0) slipped to No. 3 following a 1-0 loss to No. 4-4A Woodbury (16-2, 12-2) on May 13. The Royals remained at No. 4 in the rankings.

Farmington joined Forest Lake at the No. 5 spot. The Tigers (17-3, 12-2) have won seven straight games.

Check out the complete rankings here.

Class 3A

Mankato West (17-3, 11-0) remained at No. 1 in Class 3A, but only by one point, despite losing 5-4 to No. 2-3A Faribault (19-1, 10-1) and 8-0 to No. 2-4A Prior Lake on May 15. Briggs Carlson did not pitch for the Scarlets in the first meeting with Faribault, which was a nonconference game, but she did in the conference meeting on May 18 and helped lead the team 10-5 victory that clinched the Big 9 Conference title.

Hermantown (13-3) stayed put at No. 3 despite a 12-7 loss to No. 7-3A Becker on May 13.

Rocori (18-1, 13-0) has won nine straight games and also maintained its position at No. 4.

Totino-Grace (16-2, 11-1) climbed a spot to No. 5. The Eagles have won 11 straight games.

Class 2A

Maple Lake (20-0, 14-0) closed out a perfect regular season on May 15 with an 8-3 win over Eden Valley-Watkins, and the Irish maintained their spot atop the Class 2A rankings.

Rochester Lourdes (19-1, 11-0) rose to No. 2 from No. 5 thanks to a 15-2, five-inning win over then ranked No. 8-1A Blooming Prairie.

Pipestone moved down a spot to No. 3 even though it hasn’t lost game this season. The Arrows (20-0, 10-0) are one of four teams still undefeated.

Park Rapids (20-0, 8-0) is another Class 2A team without a loss, and the No. 4 Panthers have averaged more than 12 runs a game this season.

Chatfield is the last undefeated team in on the list. The No. 5-ranked Gophers (17-0, 16-0) close the regular season Friday against Grand Meadow/LeRoy-Ostrander/Kingsland.

Class 1A

There’s a new No. 1 team in Class 1A after New Ulm Cathedral rose to the top of the rankings. The Greyhounds (16-1, 11-1) extended their winning streak to 12 games with a doubleheader sweep of Sleepy Eye on May 16.

Previously No. 1 Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian slipped to No. 6 in this week’s poll.

New York Mills (18-1, 14-0) stayed at No. 2 after a 10-0 loss to Zumbrota-Mazeppa on May 13, its first loss of the season.

Sleepy Eye Saint Mary’s (18-2, 10-2) remained at No. 3 while Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (18-1, 17-1) and Maranatha Christian Academy (16-2, 10-0) each tied for No. 4 once again.

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