Pioneer baseball ranked #1 in the nation by Perfect Game

Spartanburg Methodist Surges To No. 1
As Other Top Schools Struggle Out of Gate

Central Arizona, Grayson County (Texas) and Seminole State (Okla.) were ranked 1-2-3 in Perfect Game's pre-season assessment of the nation's top junior-college teams, but the three schools have struggled to live up to expectations to date.

Between them, they have lost 15 games, with No. 1 Central Arizona going 12-5 in the season's first month, while No. 2 Grayson County has gone 8-4 and No. 3 Seminole State a mere 6-6.

Predictably, there is a new name atop PG's first in-season ranking of the top junior colleges. South Carolina's Spartanburg Methodist (11-2), ranked No. 4 at the outset, has leapfrogged every team in its path to claim the No. 1 spot.

Grayson County, which unexpectedly dropped a season-opening three-game series to Paris (Texas) JC but has rebounded to win seven of eight, remains at No. 2, while Central Arizona slips to No. 3. Seminole State plummeted to No. 12.

Three Florida schools, Polk State (17-2), Miami-Dade (17-3) and Santa Fe (10-5) occupy the Nos. 4-5-6 positions.