CU Softball Remains in 6th in NAIA Top 25 Poll
NAIA Softball Poll - April 13, 2010
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Adding 72 votes from the previous week, the Concordia softball team remained at No. 6 in the latest NAIA Softball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced today.
Suffering just its second loss of the season, the Cavaliers went 3-1 last week and now sport a 22-2 overall record. Concordia received 576 total votes, an improvement from a 5-2 tally a week ago. So far this season, Concordia has posted wins over ranked teams No. 8 Concordia-Irvine and No. 10 Simon Fraser as well as three teams that received votes in the poll.
The Cascade Collegiate Conference was also represented by The College of Idaho with eight votes for a No. 38 ranking. The Coyotes had received a single vote in the previous two polls after tallying 54 votes for a No. 29 ranking in the March 23 edition.
California Baptist was the unanimous No. 1 for the 12th straight time after receiving all 24 first-place votes and 684 total points. Lee (Tenn.) remained in the second spot in the poll, while Bethel (Ind.) jumps up one position into third. Fourth-ranked Lubbock Christian (Texas) and No. 5 Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) round out the rest of the top five.
California Baptist (47-1, 17-1 Golden State Athletic Conference) is currently riding an 18-game winning streak since falling to then-ranked No. 11 Concordia (Calif.), 3-2, on March 16 in its only loss of the season. The Lancers have shut out their opponent in 12 of the 18 wins during the streak and have out-scored the competition 136-14.
The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences. The next poll will be announced on April 20.