18U Rankings

Fall 2026

DugoutData Rankings · Data through Oct 7

Current Fall 2026 18U softball select & travel ball rankings for Austin, Texas, based on schedule-adjusted records and strength of schedule, with head-to-head results deciding close calls. It's early: half the teams here have played 6 games or fewer, so expect big moves as results come in.

24 teams · ranked by SOR

#	Team	W–L	Win%	Diff/G	SOS	SOR	Rating
1	Next Generation Gold Hernandez Kyle, TX	4–1	80.0%	+1.2	0.678	+0.478	.591^*
2	Texas Premier Gold Austin, TX	2–1	66.7%	-1.0	0.750	+0.417	.553^*
3▲1	BB FC Georgetown, TX	5–1	83.3%	+5.2	0.302	+0.136	.544^*
4▲1	Texas ThunderStix CTX Austin, TX	6–3	60.0%	+1.7	0.529	+0.129	.539
5▲1	Athletics Mercado CTX Gold Temple, TX	6–3	66.7%	+3.1	0.440	+0.107	.538
6▲1	Athletics Mercado Uranga Salado, TX	4–2	66.7%	+5.0	0.433	+0.100	.531^*
7▲1	Firecrackers CTX Round Rock, TX	8–2	72.7%	+2.8	0.315	+0.042	.527
8▼5	Apex Reign Rodriguez/Esparza Austin, TX	6–4	60.0%	+1.7	0.476	+0.076	.526
9	PF Fastpitch CTX A&E Gold Leander, TX	5–2	71.4%	+1.1	0.341	+0.056	.522^*
10	The Tribe Austin, TX	2–1	66.7%	+2.0	0.454	+0.120	.520^*
11	Texas Blaze ATX National Lago Vista, TX	7–3	63.6%	+1.7	0.386	+0.022	.516
12	Swarm Gold CTX Salado, TX	2–1	66.7%	-0.7	0.333	-0.000	.503^*
13	Illusions National CTX Garcia Liberty Hill, TX	3–2	50.0%	+1.0	0.499	-0.001	.501^*
14	RBI Austin Softball Academy Austin, TX	1–1	50.0%	-1.5	0.500	+0.000	.499^*
15	Buzz CTX Premier Gatesville, TX	11–6	64.7%	+3.9	0.293	-0.060	.498
16▲1	Texas Blaze United Robertson Austin, TX	4–1	66.7%	+0.5	0.208	-0.125	.485^*
17▲1	Texas Blaze Gold Ward Austin, TX	2–2	50.0%	+1.2	0.400	-0.100	.487^*
18▲1	Illusions National CTX Turnipseed Austin, TX	2–3	40.0%	+0.0	0.510	-0.090	.482^*
19▼3	Valor Crelia Early, TX	1–3	25.0%	-1.5	0.663	-0.087	.479^*
20	Illusions Gold CTX National Liberty Hill, TX	2–3	40.0%	-2.6	—	—	.456^*
21	CoreSpeed Fastpitch Liberty Hill, TX	1–3	25.0%	-2.2	0.500	-0.250	.455^*
22	Texas United Manor, TX	2–7	22.2%	-2.3	0.595	-0.183	.442
23	M.S.K. Fastpitch Pink Hutto, TX	3–8	25.0%	-2.0	0.580	-0.170	.440
24	Lightning Fastpitch Killeen, TX	3–8	25.0%	-2.4	0.252	-0.498	.354