Northfield, Lakeville North and Hayfield in Top 10 Baseball Polls

The Let's Play Baseball preseason polls have been released and the listing includes some KDHL-area teams.

Remember, this season begins the expansion to four classes in high school baseball in Minnesota.

CLASS A

1. Springfield
2. New Ulm Cathedral
3. Brandon/Evansville
4. Lewiston-Altura
5. BOLD
6. Hayfield
7. Red Lake County
8. Sleepy Eye St. Mary's
9. New York Mills
10. Browerville-Eagle Valley
11. Mankato Loyola
12. Heritage Christian Academy
13. Kimball Area
14. Lac Qui Parle Valley
15. PACT Charter School
16. Blackduck
17. Deer River
18. Adrian
19. Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton
20. Wabasha/Kellogg

Others receiving votes include Randolph and United South Central

The state tournament will be played at Chaska and Jordan.

Class AA

1. St. Cloud Cathedral
2. Minnehaha Academy
3. Holy Family Catholic
4. Rochester Lourdes
5. Perham
6. Minnewaska Area
7. Fairmont
8. Providence Academy
9. Hawley
10. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
11. Pierz
12. Cannon Falls
13. La Crescent
14. Belle Plaine
15. Windom Area
16. Litchfield
17. Proctor
18. Luverne
19. Melrose Area
20. Pipestone Area

Others receiving votes include Winona Cotter, Pine Island, Kenyon-Wanamingo, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown, and St. Charles

The state tournament will be played in St. Cloud at Joe Faber and Dick Putz Fields.

Class AAA

1. Alexandria
2. Rocori
3. Mahtomedi
4. Bemidji
5. Northfield
6. Marshall
7. Mankato West
8. Holy Angels
9. Hutchinson
10. Waconia
11. St. Thomas Academy
12. Little Falls
13. Kasson-Mantorville
14. Red Wing
15. Monticello
16. Simley
17. St. Cloud Apollo
18. Becker
19. South St. Paul
20. Waseca

Others receiving votes: Albert Lea, Mankato East, Byron.

The state tournament will be played at Siebert Field University of Minnesota.

Class AAAA

1. Chanhassen
2. Eden Prairie
3. Minnetonka
4. Lakeville North
5. Mounds View
6. Wayzata
7. Maple Grove
8. Anoka
9. Prior Lake
10. Chaska
11. St. Michael-Albertville
12. Centennial
13. Grand Rapids
14. Totino-Grace
15. Robbinsdale Armstrong
16. Champlin Park
17. Cretin-Derham-Hall
18. Stillwater Area
19. Shakopee
20. Blaine

Others receiving votes: Burnsville, Eastview, Farmington, Apple Valley, Rochester Century

The state tournament will be played at CHS Field in St. Paul

All state championship games will be played at Target Field in Minneapolis.

CHS Field- St. Paul Site for Class 4A State Tournament