Fairfield softball earns No. 3 spot by IGHSAU

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union has released its preseason softball rankings for the 2021 season.

Fairfield is ranked third in Class 4A behind West Delaware at No. 2. Both lost in the first round of the 2020 state tourney. Defending champion Winterset is ranked first. Southeast Conference member Burlington is No. 14.

The Trojans lost three seniors from last year: pitcher Allison Rebling, shortstop Shaylin Drish and second baseman Destiny Gridley.

South Iowa Cedar League members Lynnville-Sully and Sigourney are ranked in 1A. Super Conference member Louisa-Muscatine has the top spot in 2A and WB/ND is fourth in 3A.

There are six River Valley Conference teams ranked, four in 2A (Wilton, Durant, Northeast, Regina) and two in 3A (West Liberty, Anamosa).

IGHSAU softball rankings

School 2020 Record

1 Newell-Fonda 18-3

2 Lynnville-Sully 20-3

3 Lisbon 21-5

4 Collins-Maxwell 21-2

5 Sigourney 15-5

6 Wayne 17-5

7 Newman Catholic 19-4

8 Akron-Westfield 17-3

9 Martensdale-St. Marys 15-6

10 Clarksville 19-1

11 Twin Cedars 20-6

12 Exira-EHK 15-1

13 Turkey Valley 17-2

14 Southeast Warren 15-7

15 Lenox 11-9

Class 2A

School 2020 Record

1 Louisa-Muscatine 20-6

2 Northeast 20-4

3 Central Springs 17-4

4 Wilton 14-4

5 Earlham 19-5

6 Mount Ayr 10-5

7 Ridge View 11-9

8 North Linn 25-1

9 Underwood 14-5

10 Van Meter 14-9

11 Durant 10-5

12I Iowa City Regina 9-14

13 Colfax-Mingo 12-6

14 East Marshall 15-3

15 Treynor 9-5

Class 3A

School 2020 Record

1 Williamsburg 25-5

2 Davenport Assumption 21-6

3 Mount Vernon 21-6

4 West Burlington/Notre Dame 14-4

5 Atlantic 17-2

6 North Polk 14-4

7 West Liberty 14-2

8 Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 14-9

9 Spirit Lake 13-4

10 Anamosa 13-2

11 West Lyon 12-3

12 Clarke 11-6

13 Humboldt 20-3

14 Nevada 11-9

15 Roland-Story 10-11

Class 4A

School 2020 Record

1 Winterset 17-7

2 West Delaware 21-5

3 Fairfield 24-2

4 North Scott 17-11

5 Norwalk17-7

6 Dallas Center-Grimes 21-10

7 Carlisle 20-4

8 Xavier16-10

9 Charles City 13-4

10 ADM 12-5

11 Benton Community 15-9

12 Creston 13-6

13 Harlan 15-5

14 Burlington 17-7

15 Marion 15-9

Class 5A

School 2020 Record

1 Fort Dodge 28-4

2 Muscatine 19-4

3 Waukee 23-5

4 Indianola 14-6

5 Iowa City High 18-5

6 West Des Moines Valley 23-5

7 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 26-1

8 Iowa City Liberty 17-9

9 Pleasant Valley 17-7

10 Johnston 15-8

11 Ankeny Centennial 23-9

12 Bettendorf 19-7

13 Ankeny 19-11

14 Southeast Polk 11-13

15 Cedar Rapids Prairie 12-8