COUGARS REMAIN 12TH IN NATIONAL SOFTBALL RANKINGS
4-11-07
CALDWELL, N.J. - The Caldwell College softball team
held the 12th spot in the latest National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II Top 25
Poll, released today. The Cougars, who are 19-6 overall and 9-2 in the
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference, also were ranked 12th in last week's
poll, and have appeared in all seven polls during the 2007 season.
Caldwell received 116 points in the poll and are the highest ranked team from
the Northeast Region. Last week the Cougars swept Central Atlantic
Collegiate Conference foe Holy Family University and Queens College in their
only action of the week. Yesterday, Caldwell outlasted Bloomfield College,
7-6 in 10 innings in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader. The second
game will be played today at 3:00 p.m. at Caldwell Field.
Defending national champion Lock Haven
University remains No. 1 in the poll with seven first-place votes and
199 points.
The Cougars, coached by Dean Johnson, will play No. 21 C.W. Post, the
only other Northeast Region team ranked in this week's national poll, in a
non-conference doubleheader on Thursday, Apr. 12. The first pitch is set for
3:30 p.m. at Caldwell Field.
NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll - Apr. 11, 2007
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
|
1 |
Lock Haven (7) |
26-1 |
199 |
1 |
|
2 |
Columbus State (1) |
40-2 |
193 |
2 |
|
3 |
Humboldt State |
40-5 |
181 |
3 |
|
4 |
Angelo State |
36-6 |
176 |
4 |
|
5 |
Valdosta State |
33-3 |
169 |
5 |
|
6 |
Emporia State |
31-7 |
162 |
6 |
|
7 |
Florida Gulf Coast |
49-4 |
141 |
8 |
|
8 |
Lewis |
23-6 |
140 |
7 |
|
9 |
Cal State Stanislaus |
37-9 |
133 |
8 |
|
10 |
USC Upstate |
39-9 |
127 |
10 |
|
11 |
Northeastern State (Okla.) |
24-5 |
118 |
11 |
|
12 |
Caldwell |
18-6 |
116 |
12 |
|
13 |
SIU-Edwardsville |
28-7 |
105 |
13 |
|
14 |
Florida Southern |
36-10 |
91 |
14 |
|
15 |
Hawaii-Hilo |
31-7 |
80 |
14 |
|
16 |
Bloomsburg |
18-6 |
78 |
17 |
|
17 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
38-7 |
77 |
16 |
|
18 |
Minnesota State, Mankato |
18-11 |
54 |
24 |
|
19 |
St. Edward's |
33-14 |
45 |
19 |
|
19 |
Nebraska-Omaha |
14-9 |
45 |
18 |
|
21 |
LIU-C.W. Post |
21-11 |
44 |
20 |
|
22 |
Hawaii Pacific |
24-8 |
24 |
23 |
|
22 |
Barry |
34-11 |
24 |
22 |
|
24 |
Francis Marion |
32-12 |
20 |
21 |
|
25 |
Wayne State (Mich.) |
19-8 |
15 |
NR |
Receiving votes: Kutztown 13, Alabama-Huntsville 9, St. Mary's
(Texas) 7, Adelphi 7, New Haven 6, Augusta State 1.
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