SBLive's 2022 early-season Washington high school softball rankings: Who are the top teams in each classification?
![SBLive's 2022 early-season Washington high school softball rankings: Who are the top teams in each classification? SBLive's 2022 early-season Washington high school softball rankings: Who are the top teams in each classification?](https://highschool.si.com/.image/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/MTg4MzQ3NzQ5NTEzNTY5NDk5/dsc_0505.jpg)
Can anyone dethrone two-time defending Class 4A champion Jackson? Is there another Metro League program that can challenge in Class 3A? Which of the traditional Class 2A powerhouses will emerge?
After discussions with softball coaches throughout the state, SBLive Washington is releasing its early-season Top 10 rankings for each classification heading into the 2022 spring season:
CLASS 4A SOFTBALL RANKINGS
![Puyallup vs. Tenino at 2022 Auburn Riverside Fastpitch Invitational](https://highschool.si.com/.image/t_share/MTg4MzQ2MzQ2NDAxODM0NTE1/dsc_0476.jpg)
1. Jackson
2. Redmond
3. Bothell
4. Puyallup
5. Skyview
6. Kentwood
7. Mount Si
8. Kamiakin
9. Skyline
10. Glacier Peak
First four out: Olympia, Battle Ground, Richland, Eastlake
CLASS 3A SOFTBALL RANKINGS
![Bellevue vs. PWV at 2022 Auburn Riverside Fastpitch Invitational](https://highschool.si.com/.image/t_share/MTg4MzQ4OTY2NTk5OTI3MzE1/dsc_0529.jpg)
1. Walla Walla
2. Bonney Lake
3. Bellevue
4. Snohomish
5. Everett
6. Lake Washington
7. Roosevelt
8. Shorewood
9. Peninsula
10. Prairie
First four out: Mount Spokane, Bishop Blanchet, Yelm, Monroe
CLASS 2A SOFTBALL RANKINGS
![Kamy Dacus, WF West softball, class of 2022](https://highschool.si.com/.image/t_share/MTg4NjQyOTY3MzExODg2MDY4/o2zyr7tq.jpg)
1. W.F. West
2. Othello
3. Tumwater
4. Shadle Park
5. Ridgefield
6. Selah
7. Olympic
8. Sedro-Woolley
9. Port Angeles
10. East Valley of Yakima
First four out: Aberdeen, Cedarcrest, Lynden, Columbia River
CLASS 1A SOFTBALL RANKINGS
![Eatonville's Brooke Blocker, left and Hailey Rath lead big bats in softball.](https://highschool.si.com/.image/t_share/MTg4NjQyOTM1MzY4MDY2Nzk2/fpo6ky2vkaq2p4x.jpg)
1. Eatonville
2. College Place
3. Riverside
4. Castle Rock
5. Hoquiam
6. Montesano
7. Lakeside of Nine Mile Falls
8. Royal
9. Nooksack Valley
10. Freeman
First three out: Mount Baker, Cascade of Leavenworth, Deer Park
CLASS 2B SOFTBALL RANKINGS
![PWV vs. Yelm at 2022 Auburn Riverside Fastpitch Invitational](https://highschool.si.com/.image/t_share/MTg4MzQ2MzQ2NDAxNzAzNDQz/dsc_0479.jpg)
1. Pe Ell-Willapa Valley
2. Adna
3. Warden
4. Okanogan
5. Colfax
6. Asotin
7. Rainier
8. Lake Roosevelt
9. Liberty of Spangle
10. Coupeville
First three out: Kittitas-Thorp, Ocosta, Onalaska
CLASS 1B SOFTBALL RANKINGS
![Naselle softball 2022](https://highschool.si.com/.image/t_share/MTg4NjQzMjQzMjYzNTM0ODM2/277737785_7133027416769523_2302095881325483000_n.jpg)
1. Colton
2. Almira/Coulee-Hartline
3. Liberty Christian
4. DeSales
5. Inchelium
6. Naselle
7. Sunnyside Christian
8. Wilbur-Creston-Keller
9. Pomeroy
10. Mossyrock
First three out: Curlew, Northport, Quilcene