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CALDWELL SOFTBALL RANKED 23RD IN NFCA DIVISION II POLL
5-7-08
CALDWELL, N.J. - The Caldwell College softball team is ranked 23rd
nationally in the latest National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II
Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday. The Cougars, who are making their first
appearance in the Top 25 this season, are now 33-20 after winning the
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament this past weekend. This
week the team will be playing in the NCAA Northeast Region Tournament,
hosted by C.W. Post University, for the fourth time in the past five years.
The Cougars rolled through the CACC Tournament, winning three straight games
by a combined score of 20-4 en route to their fourth title in five seasons.
Senior third-baseman Nicole Bodrog (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Lenape) was named
the tournament's Most Valuable Player after going 3-for-4 with two doubles
and four runs in an 11-4 victory over Georgian Court in the final. In that
win, the team set a new conference record for hits in a tournament game with
18. Junior Gina Capardi (West Caldwell, NJ/Caldwell), sophomores
Danielle Genovese (Livingston, NJ/Livingston) and Brittni
Frantellizzi (Binghamton, NY/Susquehanna Valley) and freshman
Brittany Pulido (Ojai, CA/Nordhoff) joined Bodrog on the all-Tournament
Team.
Caldwell begins play at the NCAA Division II Northeast Region Tournament on
Wednesday, May 7.
NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll - May 7, 2008
| Rank | Team | Record | Pts | Pvs |
| 1 | Lock Haven (2) | 43-6 | 192 | 2 |
| 2 | Alabama-Huntsville (3) | 50-7 | 185 | 1 |
| 3 | Barry (2) | 40-6 | 184 | 3 |
| 4 | Carson Newman (1) | 48-6 | 166 | 6 |
| 5 | Angelo State | 46-10 | 164 | 11 |
| 6 | Emporia State | 40-15 | 151 | 12 |
| 7 | SIU-Edwardsville | 45-9 | 146 | 13 |
| 8 | Humboldt State | 47-17 | 145 | 5 |
| 9 | LIU-C.W. Post | 44-14 | 133 | 10 |
| 10 | Bloomsburg | 48-9 | 129 | 8 |
| 11 | St. Mary's (Texas) | 53-10 | 120 | 15 |
| 12 | Southwest Minnesota State | 37-9 | 116 | 8 |
| 13 | UNC-Pembroke | 44-12 | 106 | 14 |
| 14 | Southeastern Oklahoma | 50-10 | 93 | 3 |
| 15 | Saginaw Valley | 34-15 | 78 | NR |
| 16 | Kutztown | 45-11 | 71 | 16 |
| 17 | Georgian Court | 39-14 | 64 | 18 |
| 18 | Cal State Stanislaus | 30-21 | 60 | 19 |
| 19 | St. Leo | 35-13 | 54 | 24 |
| 20 | Lenoir Rhyne | 42-12 | 48 | 20 |
| 21 | Wayne State (Mich.) | 33-16 | 27 | 22 |
| 22 | St. Edward's | 45-15 | 25 | NR |
| 23 | Caldwell College | 33-20 | 23 | NR |
| 24 | Tampa | 31-11 | 19 | 17 |
| 24 | Central Missouri | 36-20 | 19 | NR |
Others receiving votes:
Georgia College & State 17, Nebraska-Omaha 10, Cal State Monterey Bay 10,
LeMoyne 9, Central Oklahoma 9, Francis Marion 9, Lewis 6, California (Pa.)
5, Rollins 4, Adelphia 3