Softball Ranked 25th in Latest NFCA Top-25 Poll

Softball Ranked 25th in Latest NFCA Top-25 Poll
LOUISVILLE, KY – The Roanoke College softball team was ranked 25th in the NFCA Division III Week Four Top-25 Poll.  The Maroons currently have a record of 13-4; 2-0 ODAC.

The Maroons fell two spots from their 23rd ranking in the NFCA Week Three Top-25 Poll.  In the past week, Roanoke finished with a record of 4-1, defeating ODAC opponent Guilford College (9-4; 10-9).  The Maroons also won two of their contests in the Roanoke Valley College Softball Bash.  Roanoke won over Gettysburg College (17-6) and Castleton State College (9-0), both in five innings.  The Maroons only loss came against Mount Aloysius in the opening game of the weekend.

Roanoke returns to action on Thursday, March 21st as they return to ODAC action against Bridgewater College on the road.  The Maroons go back to home play as they host Randolph-Macon at the Moyer Complex on Sunday, March 24th.  That double-header starts with a first pitch at 1:00 PM.

Listed below is the Week Four NFCA Top-25 Coaches Poll.  For more information, visit http://www.nfca.org

Rank Team Record Points Previous
1 Montclair State (8) 10-0 200 1
2 Emory 32-1 191 2
3 Texas-Tyler 17-1 185 3
4 Illinois Wesleyan 8-1 175 4
5 Trine 11-1 169 5
6 Eastern Connecticut State 0-0 156 6
7 Luther 1-1 149 7
8 Linfield 13-4 142 9
9 Redlands 15-5 126 11
10 Salisbury 16-2 120 17
11 East Texas Baptist 14-2 115 13
12 Piedmont 15-3 108 14
13 Tufts 3-1 95 8
14 Carthage 4-0 94 15
15 Plattsburgh State 4-2 92 10
16 St. Thomas (Minnesota) 6-2 87 16
17 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 15-6 82 22
18 Simpson (Iowa) 17-3 70 18
19 Coe 13-1 61 19
20 Moravian 8-2 42 21
21 Chapman 17-3 37
22 Haverford 9-3 30
23 Lynchburg 13-4 21
24 Christopher Newport 13-8 14 12
25 Roanoke 13-4 13 23