NJ softball power rankings (5/22/12)
Rankings
| RANK | TEAM | REC | LW | COMMENTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | IHA | 25-0 | 1 |
Carly Piccinich leads New Jersey's best and most powerful lineup. |
| 2 | Livingston | 24-0 | 2 |
The Essex County champs are favorites to win the Group 4 crown. | |
| 3 | Toms River East | 21-2 | 4 |
The Raiders' current six-game win streak includes victories over Middletown South and Wall. | |
|
4 | Pequannock | 21-2 | 3 |
The Golden Panthers have won 20 in a row. |
| 5 | St. John Vianney | 21-2 | 5 |
The Lancers are rounding into postseason form with wins over Middletown South and Allentown last week. | |
| 6 | Middletown South | 18-4 | 6 |
Righthander Allison Nolan is in the groove fore the Eagles. | |
|
7 | Ramsey | 22-0 | 8 |
The Rams continue to surge behind the offense of shortstop Lexi Knief. |
| 8 | High Point | 20-1 | 9 |
Ally Frei leads New Jersey with 279 strikeouts. | |
| 9 | Whippany Park | 23-1 | 11 |
The Wildcats are legitimate Group 1 threats with Jenn Sanislo on the mound. | |
| 10 | East Brunswick | 19-3 | 13 |
Bears pitcher Beth Hyland has now won 14 in a row, including eight shutouts. | |
|
11 | Chatham | 20-4 | 10 |
Senior hurler Amanda Fazio continues to dominate for the Cougars. |
|
12 | DePaul | 22-4 | - |
The Spartans captured the Passaic County title with 2-1 win over Lakeland. |
|
13 | Wall | 20-4 | - |
Sydney Canesso is among the state's leaders with 12 doubles. |
|
14 | Allentown | 24-3 | - |
The Redbirds captured the Mercer County title with their second win of the season over Robbinsville. |
|
15 | Robbinsville | 15-3 | 7 |
Tough week for the Ravens. They suffered losses to Pa. power Pennsbury and then to archrival Allentown in the Mercer final. |

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