Bay Path ranked 5th in the NECC Softball Preseason Poll
ATTLEBORO, Mass. - Lesley University has been tabbed as the
preseason favorite to capture the New England Collegiate Conference
(NECC) softball championship, it was announced today by
Commissioner Del Malloy. Voting for the preseason poll was
conducted among the NECC's head softball coaches.
Softball is the only spring sport that all nine NECC members
sponsor.
The Lesley Lynx (27-14, 15-1 NECC), the defending 2009 NECC
Softball Champions, received four of the nine first-place votes in
the 2010 NECC preseason poll. The Lynx are led by head coach Jen
Benway who is in her tenth year with a record of 126-183. Lesley
will return eight players and five starters including three
all-conference players in Jodi Fralick (Woburn, Mass.), Alyson
Durben (Stow, Mass.) and hurler Cassandra Knox (Sea Cliff,
N.Y.).
Elms College was picked as the runner-up receiving three
first-place votes. Mitchell College was third with 45 points.
Daniel Webster College was close behind tallying 44 points for the
fourth place spot. Bay Path College rounded out the top five
receiving 37 points.
Teams received nine points for every first place vote received,
eight points for second place votes, seven points for third place
votes, down to one point for a last place vote. First place votes
are shown in parentheses.
2010 NECC PRESEASON SOFTBALL POLL
TEAM, POINTS (1st Place votes)
Lesley, 60(4)
Elms, 59 (3)
Mitchell, 45
Daniel Webster, 44
Bay Path, 37
Newbury, 22
Wheelock, 19
Becker, 18
Southern Vermont, 11
