The initial baseball and softball state rankings were released by the New York State Sportswriters Association this week.

To respect their wishes, I'll just list the Section II representatives here. For the full list, please visit the NYSSWA's website by clicking here.

Baseball
Class AA
8 - Shenendehowa
13 - CBA-Albany

Class A
10 - Burnt Hills
20 - Averill Park

Class B
3 - Schuylerville
17 - Fonda-Fultonville

Class C
5- Fort Plain
10 - Greenwich
18 - Hoosick Falls

Class D
6 - Fort Ann
10 - Fort Edward

Softball
Class AA
4 - Columbia
10 - Shenendehowa
18 - Bethlehem

Class A
6 - South Glens Falls

Class B
1 - Mechanicville
11 - Cohoes
14 - Taconic Hills
18 - Schuylerville

Class C
2 - Hoosick Falls
6- Duanesburg
19 - Lake George

Class D
12 - Hartford
16 - Fort Ann