2017 WIAA Summer Baseball Week 1 Power Rankings

Each Sunday during the season, we will release power rankings of the top 15 teams in Wisconsin. Our power rankings are selected by Wisconsin Baseball Central staff based on a number of factors, including record, strength of schedule, and overall team performance. Our week one power rankings are below.

Honorable Mentions

Pius XI (6-1)

Marquette University (4-3)

New Holstein (3-1)

Wauwatosa West (5-2)

West Bend East (5-2)

10. Waukesha North

The Northstars are 4-3 after the first two weeks of the season. After a 1-2 start to the year, they’ve gone 3-1 in their last four games to quickly get back above .500. Their only loss during that span was against No. 6 Germantown in tournament action. They have two games apiece against Waukesha South and Mukwonago this week.

9. Pewaukee

The Pirates are 5-3 this summer. They started the year winning three of their first four games, but have gone 2-2 since (including an 8-6 loss to No. 4 Greendale). They picked up a win over Wauwatosa West (honorable mention this week) last Saturday. They’ve got another matchup with the Trojans on Wednesday, as well as a Thursday game against Whitnall and tournament action at UW-Whitewater over the weekend.

8. Brookfield Central

The Lancers have started the summer with a 5-1 record. Their lone loss of the year came at the hands of Wauwatosa West (honorable mention this week), but Central has been solid otherwise. They have some tough matchups ahead of them this week. They face West Allis Hale on Monday before playing Marquette (honorable mention), No. 5 Franklin and No. 3 Menomonee Falls later in the week.

7. Plymouth

The Panthers are 6-1 this season. After losing their opener to Sheboygan Falls, they’ve rattled off six straight wins. They’ve allowed a total of two runs in their last three games, and they’ve held their opponents to three runs or fewer five times this year. They have games against New Holstein (honorable mention this week), Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, Cedar Grove-Belgium and West Bend East (honorable mention) this week.

6. Germantown

The Warhawks are one of the hottest teams out of the gates this summer, starting off 8-2 this season. They’ve picked up wins over No. 10 Waukesha North and West Bend East (honorable mention this week). Their losses came at the hands of Milwaukee Riverside and No. 1 West Bend West. They have games against Port Washington and Homestead this week.

5. Franklin

The Sabers are 4-1 so far this season. Their only loss of the year was against No. 2 Oak Creek, and they beat Marquette (honorable mention) last Wednesday. Three of their four wins have been by 10 runs or more. They’ve got matchups against No. 3 Menomonee Falls, No. 8 Brookfield Central, West Allis Central and Wauwatosa East this week.

4. Greendale

The Panthers are undefeated at 5-0 ahead of Sunday evening’s game against No. 2 Oak Creek. They picked up a win against No. 9 Pewaukee last Wednesday, 8-6. They have scored at least five runs in all of their games so far, and have scored double digit runs twice. They have two games against New Berlin Eisenhower and one against South Milwaukee this week.

3. Menomonee Falls

The two-time defending champion Indians are 5-1 so far this year. Their only loss of the season came against Marquette (honorable mention this week), and most of their wins have been blowouts. They’ll really be put to the test this week, with games against No. 5 Franklin, No. 2 Oak Creek, No. 8 Brookfield Central and West Allis Central.

2. Oak Creek

The Knights have started the season 5-0, and have a game on Sunday evening against No. 4 Greendale at Fox Cities Stadium. They beat No. 5 Franklin last Friday, and Marquette (honorable mention this week) earlier in the season. They have games against Brookfield East, Wauwatosa East, No. 3 Menomonee Falls, Sussex Hamilton and West Allis Central this week.

1. West Bend West

The Spartans are off to a 7-0 start this summer. They’ve crushed pretty much every team they have faced, which has been par for the course for our preseason No. 1 team. They pounded No. 6 Germantown last week, 12-1. They also beat New Holstein (honorable mention this week) 10-1. They have five games on the schedule this week against West Bend East (honorable mention), Port Washington, Cedarburg, Grafton and Wauwatosa West.

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