SOFTBALL



JUNE 2, 2005
BOB ZIADIE

KING'S SOFTBALL RANKED 24TH NATIONALLY IN FINAL NFCA POLL

WILKES-BARRE -- The King's College softball team was ranked 24th nationally in the final 2005 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Poll, the NFCA announced.

King's concluded the year with a 34-12 record after winning a sixth straight Freedom Conference title and earning a sixth consecutive national tournament berth.  The Lady Monarchs nearly advanced to the Division III College Word Series when the team fell to Ithaca College in the regional championship game.  Ithaca finished fourth in the final poll.

National champion St. Thomas of Minnesota finished atop the final poll.


NFCA Division III Top 25 Final Poll - June 2

The National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Top 25 is voted on by eight NCAA Division III head coaches representing the eight NCAA regions. Records are as of May 25. First place votes are in parentheses.

Rk  Team                                       Record     Pts     Previous Rk
1.   St. Thomas (8)                         43-6         200           12
2.   Salisbury                                 44-6         192            2
3.   Chapman                                 36-9         183            3
4.   Ithaca                                      31-13        173          NR
5.   Muskingum                              42-7         165            5
6.   Alma                                       33-10        158           19
7.   Washington Univ. in St. Louis    47-3         150            1
8.   William Paterson                      37-11        148          14
9.   Williams                                  28-14        142          NR
10. Aurora                                     40-6-1       115           24
11. Rutgers-Camden                      35-8-1       114             4
12. Univ. of Redlands                     31-8          100             9
13. Louisiana College                     34-11        95             NR
14. Western New England              39-6          83             15
15. t-Moravian                                37-8          81             19
15. t-Keene St.                              34-8           81            NR
17. St. Mary's                                37-12         68            NR
18. North Central College                36-12         64            12
19. Trinity (Texas)                          28-20         50           NR
20. Roanoke                                  33-12        48             21
21. Mount Union                            30-9          45             18
22. Coe                                         37-6          31              6
23. Endicott                                   35-4-1       25              7
24. t-King's College                      34-12        20            NR
24. t-Cortland St.                            31-11        20            22

Others receiving votes:
Linfield 14, Union College 12, Wisconsin-Eau Claire 11, Emory 5, Babson 3, Ursinus 2, Cal State East Bay 1, Ferrum 1.

Dropped out:
No. 8 Union College, No. 10 Emory, No. 11 Linfield, No. 16 Wisconsin-Eau Claire, No. 17 Babson, No. 23 Tufts, No. 25 St. Scholastica.

 





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