With records through Thursday and previous rankings in parentheses.

1. Lake Central 14-1 (1)

Jada Lewis allows one run on six hits with 11 strikeouts and no walks in the Indians’ Duneland Athletic Conference win against Valparaiso on Wednesday.

2. Crown Point 11-2 (2)

Paige Liezert allows no earned runs and three hits with 15 strikeouts and one walk in the Bulldogs’ DAC win against LaPorte on Wednesday.

3. Munster 15-3 (3)

Ally Compton pitches a one-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts and five walks in the Mustangs’ Northwest Crossroads Conference win against Highland on Thursday.

4. Lowell 5-4 (10)

Preslee Hill goes 4-for-4 with a triple, a homer and four RBIs in the Red Devils’ NCC win against Hobart on Thursday.

5. Andrean 9-4 (7)

Maggie Voliva goes 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI in the 59ers’ win against Morgan Township on Thursday.

6. Hanover Central 6-4 (5)

Nora Edgerton goes 2-for-4 with a double, a homer and three RBIs in the Wildcats’ win against Griffith on Thursday.

7. Highland 7-4 (NR)

Alyssa Niemann goes 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs’ in the Trojans’ NCC loss to Andrean on Tuesday.

8. Kankakee Valley 6-3 (NR)

Kyli Page pitches a five-hit shutout with one strikeout and one walk in the Kougars’ win against Pioneer on Thursday.

9. Boone Grove 5-8 (4)

Olivia Treece goes 2-for-4 with a double, a homer and two RBIs in the Wolves’ loss to Kankakee Valley on Tuesday.

10. Griffith 7-1 (NR)

Brylie Bridges goes 2-for-4 in the Panthers’ loss to Hanover Central on Thursday.

Player of the Week

Junior Elani Alvarez goes 4-for-5 with a double, a triple, five RBIs, three runs scored and two stolen bases in Merrillville’s first victory of the season, a 17-14 Duneland Athletic Conference win against Michigan City.