Pittsburg, White Oak Make Top Ten In Pre-Season Baseball Poll

First poll of the year gives nod to Pirates and Roughnecks.

INTERNET, Jan. 30, 2009 -- The Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association have released their 2009 pre-season rankings, and two local teams are ranked well up in their respective classes.

The Pittsburg Pirates are listed at #5 in the 3A class, and the White Oak Roughnecks come in at #6 among 2A schools.

First ranked teams in each class are 5A-Coppell, 4A-Corpus Christie Calallan, 3A-Cuero, 2A-Buna and 1A-Bosqueville.

The complete rankings follow:

5A:
1. COPPELL
2. HOUSTON BELLAIRE
3. FLOWER MOUND
4. SOUTH LAKE CARROLL
5. KLEIN
6. LAREDO UNITED
7. PLANO WEST
8. SAN ANTONIO REAGAN
9. SPRING BRANCH MEMORIAL
10. KATY

4A:
1. CORPUS CHRISTI CALALLEN
2. NORTH RICHLAND HILLS BIRDVILLE
3. FRIENDSWOOD
4. LAMAR CONSOLIDATED
5. WAXAHACHIE
6. WACO MIDWAY
7. AUSTIN LAKE TRAVIS
8. CORPUS CHRISTI MOODY
9. HIGHLAND PARK
10. BRENHAM

3A:
1. CUERO
2. TAYLOR
3. GIDDINGS
4. ROBSTOWN
5. PITTSBURG
6. BRIDGE CITY
7. BULLARD
8. PLEASANT GROVE
9. BELLVILLE
10. ANDREWS

2A:
1. BUNA
2. SAN ANGELO GRAPE CREEK
3. HALLETTSVILLE
4. RIVIERA KAUFER
5. ROGERS
6. WHITE OAK
7. HOLLIDAY
8. PALMER
9. GRANDVIEW
10. ROSEBUD LOTT

1A:
1. BOSQUEVILLE
2. FLATONIA
3. MAUD
4. FOLLETT
5. MALAKOFF CROSS ROADS
6. ARCHER CITY
7. GRANGER
8. SEYMOUR
9. NEW DEAL
10.WEST SABINE