JUNE 23, 2004
BOB ZIADIEKING'S SOFTBALL TEAM 25TH IN FINAL DIVISION III RANKINGS
WILKES-BARRE -- The King's College softball team earned its highest season-ending ranking ever as the Lady Monarchs were rated 22nd nationally in the final National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III National Poll.
King's, which posted a school-record for victories in registering a 39-10 mark, won a fifth straight Freedom Conference championship and advanced to the NCAA Division III National Tournament for a fifth consecutive season.
St. Thomas, which won the 2004 Division III national title, was ranked first while national runner-up Moravian finished second. Salisbury University was ranked third.
Rank Team Record Pts Pvs
1 St. Thomas (8) 46-4 200 4
2 Moravian 40-6 192 7
3 Salisbury 41-8 183 2
4 Muskingum 43-7 176 8
5 Chapman 36-11 168 13
6 Alma 39-9 156 3
7 Wheaton 33-12-1 155 12
8 Cortland State 37-9 143 6
9 Central (Iowa) 35-9 123 22
10 Linfield 37-9 122 17
11 Univ. of Chicago 29-11 111 24
12 Roanoke 34-12 107 20
13 Ramapo 35-8 105 5
14 East Texas Baptist 41-5 104 1
15 Augustana (Ill.) 36-9 77 11
16 Washington Univ. (Mo) 33-5 70 10
17 Ithaca 27-15 66 NR
18 Smith College 34-6 65 NR
19 Emory 37-12 63 NR
20 Williams 32-10 50 19
21 Christopher Newport 36-7 37 14
22 King's College 39-10 32 NR
23 Wisconsin-Superior 34-10 22 NR
24 Cal State Hayward 29-8-1 19 25
25 Oneonta State 28-17 13 NROthers receiving votes:
Allegheny 12, Union College 9, Montclair State 8, Western Connecticut
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Questions or comments to: Bob Ziadie, King's College Sports Information Director
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