As the 2024 high school season is finally upon us and teams have been battling it out on the field for a couple weeks its time to update our polls.  It's easily our favorite time of the year for many reasons, mostly because of how talented the competition should be this spring.  In all parts of the state, there is plenty of talent spread throughout South Carolina and we're excited to get back to cover the high school season. The Prep Baseball South Carolina staff will be out in full-force throughout the duration of the season with wall-to-wall coverage of big games, standout performances from players, and much more. 

We've compiled our second edition of the 5A-1A Top-10 Polls for the preseason along with the SCSIA top-10.  Our Prep Baseball staff worked diligently at ranking these teams, while looking at their last season accomplishments along with key losses and returning impact players. These polls are by no means going to stay the same throughout the season, as there are sure to be many teams find their way into the rankings throughout the spring. 

Today we look at our Top-10 rankings with Class 5A and Class 4A.  Lots of talented teams listed below!!

+ CLASS 5A

Rank	High School	Record	Previous Rank
1	River Bluff	7-4	3
2	Berkeley	8-3	NR
3	Summerville	6-5	1
4	Blythewood	8-3	9
5	Chapin	8-1	NR
6	Boiling Springs	8-3	NR
7	Lexington	7-5	5
8	Fort Mill	7-2	8
9	Dorman	6-4	7
10	JL Mann	7-4	4

+ CLASS 4A

Rank	High School	Record	Previous Rank
1	Catawba Ridge	10-1	1
2	James Island	10-0-1	3
3	North Myrtle Beach	7-2	2
4	Laurens	11-2	4
5	Easley	10-0	5
6	Airport	12-1	7
7	West Florence	8-2	6
8	South Florence	8-2	NR
9	Lucy Beckham	8-4	8
10	Indian Land	6-3	9