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Texas UIL softball postseason brackets start filling up as the regular season comes to a close

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Nearly a quarter of the teams ranked in the national Top 25 hail from the state of Texas.

Texas UIL softball postseason brackets start filling up as the regular season comes to a close originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . High school softball's regular season is wrapping up in the state of Texas this weekend, and the UIL playoffs are set to begin next week.

Brackets are still being filled out in the meantime, but one thing's for certain – many of the nation's best teams will be competing for championships in the Lone Star State, including the nation's No. 1-ranked team in MaxPreps . The Barbers Hill [Mt.

Belvieu, TX] Eagles took over the top spot in the MaxPreps rankings last week after the previously unbeaten and top-ranked Orange Beach [AL] Makos lost to the South Warren [Bowling Green, KY] Spartans. The Eagles moved up one position to take over at No. 1 with star pitcher Macie Bryant continuing to dominate.

The future LSU Tiger is now 20-0 with 211 strikeouts on the season. WATCH: TEXAS UIL SOFTBALL ON THE NFHS NETWORK Other top-ranked teams in the MaxPreps list include the No. 4 Lake Creek [Montgomery, TX] Lions, No.