The first Kentucky High School Baseball Coach’s Association poll has been released. Trinity is the highest ranked LCSN team and is No. 4 while St. Xavier is ranked eighth.

Last year Trinity edged St. X in the Seventh Region title game, Ballard is the only other Seventh Region team ranked and is No. 16. Male, a Seventh Region foe, is receiving votes.

DeSales and Holy Cross aren’t ranked, but Sixth Region rival Pleasure Ridge Park, whom returned all of its starters from last year’s state championship team, is the top ranked squad.

The Panthers are the only Sixth Region team ranked.

1. Pleasure Ridge Park (16)

2. Scott County (1)

3. McCracken County(1)

4. Trinity

5. Highlands (2)

6. Franklin Simpson

7. Madison Central

8. St Xavier

9. Bowling Green

10. Lafayette

11. Johnson Central

12. Tates Creek

13. Lexington Christian

14. Lexington Catholic

15. Simon Kenton

16. Ballard

17. Greenup County

18. Warren East

19. Campbell County

20. Covington Catholic
 
Others receiving votes: Logan County, Male, Henderson County, Butler, and Greenwood.