On the Clock: 2025 Extra Elite 100 Player Rankings & 14U Club Rankings Start Three Weeks From Today!

Three (3) weeks from today–Monday, May 23, 2022 –will be a big day on the Extra Inning Softball rankings front for two reasons:

1. the 2025 Extra Elite 100 ratings will be launched
2. the Extra Elite Eighty 14U Club Rankings will begin

Here’s a look at the details for both projects… and how players and teams can be nominated…

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2025 Extra Elite 100

This will be the third time the current freshman class has been evaluated… here’s what will be revealed starting Monday, May 23:

• the 2025 Extra Elite 100 ranked prospects with bios and photos,
• the players ranked #’s 101-500,
• a spotlight on the top player in the class,
• position rankings (pitchers, catchers, infielders, outfielders)

The 3 weeks of coverage for the 2025’s will go as follows:

• Mon., May 23, 2022: #’s 100-91
• Tues., May 24, 2022: #’s 90-81
• Wed., May 25, 2022: #’s 80-71
• Thu., May 26, 2022: #’s 70-61
• Fri., May 27, 2022: #’s 60-51

• Mon., May 30, 2022: #’s 50-41
• Tues., May 21, 2022: #’s 40-31
• Wed., June 1, 2022: #’s 30-21
• Thu., June 2, 2022: #’s 20-11
• Fri., June 3, 2022: #’s 10-1
• Mon., June 6, 2022 2025 Extra Elite 100 #1 Player Spotlight
• Tues., June 7, 2022: #’s 101-200
• Wed., June 8, 2022: #’s 201-300
• Thu., June 9, 2022: #’s 301-400
• Fri., June 10, 2022: #’s 401-500
• Sat. June 11, 2022: 2025 class position rankings

Submitting information:

Coaches: to submit a player to be nominated, Click HERE to fill out our online form (NOTE: this is the preferred method for nominations!).

Or e-mail to brentt.eads@extrainningsoftball.com and send the following (as applicable): player name, position(s), club team, school, home city/state, stats, honors, individual and team accomplishments, events attended such as camps, human interest insights (anything interesting, unusual or different) and a head shot (if available, a good action photo also).

The deadline to forward player info is 5 pm EST on Sunday, May 15, 2022 to ensure athletes are considered before the lists are finalized.

Future Extra Elite 100 Schedules (After 2025 Class):

• 2024 Extra Elite 100 rankings (beginning July 18, 2022)
• 2023 Extra Elite 100 rankings (beginning Sept. 19, 2022)
• 2028 Extra Elite 100 rankings (beginning Nov. 7, 2022)

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Extra Elite Eighty 14U Club Rankings

The 14U rankings release follows the 18U and 16U Extra Elite Eighty club team ratings

Each of the Top 50 teams will have a profile including top accomplishments from last year, key returners, new pickups and strengths of the program.

Here’s the schedule for the 14U club rankings:

• Mon. May 23, 2022: Teams #’s 50-41
• Tues. May 24, 2022: Teams #’s 40-31
• Wed. May 25, 2022: Teams #’s 30-21
• Thu. May 26, 2022: Teams #’s 20-11
• Fri. May 27, 2022: Teams #’s 10-1
• Sat. May 28, 2022: Teams #’s 51-80

These rankings will feature the teams projected to be the elite club teams with the best chance to win key tournaments and nationals this year.

Submitting information:

Coaches who would like to nominate their teams can upload photos and information on our Team Nomination page (click on this link and scroll down to “Nominations” at the bottom of the page).

For any questions, email [email protected].

The deadline for 14U team submissions is 5 pm on Wednesday, May 18 to ensure teams are considered.