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Caldwell Slight Favorite According to CACC Softball PreSeason Poll
February 21, 2007

Caldwell Slight Favorite According to CACC Softball PreSeason Poll

New Haven (2/21/07) – Caldwell College has been picked first in the 2007 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Preseason Softball Poll, which was voted upon by the conference’s 12 head coaches. Caldwell received the most points in the poll, but Dominican College received the most first-place votes. The Chargers were voted first on six ballots, while Caldwell had five first-place nods. Caldwell garnered 136 total points in the poll to Dominican’s 134.

Caldwell Slight Favorite According To CACC Softball PreSeason Poll

Courtesy of Kirk Reed, Assistant Commissioner of the CACC

New Haven (2/21/07)   Caldwell College has been picked first in the 2007 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Preseason Softball Poll, which was voted upon by the conference’s 12 head coaches. Caldwell received the most points in the poll, but Dominican College received the most first-place votes. The Chargers were voted first on six ballots, while Caldwell had five first-place nods. Caldwell garnered 136 total points in the poll to Dominican’s 134.

Caldwell, which is ranked 21st in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) preseason poll, finished the 2006 season with a 37-16 overall record and a 19-3 mark in the CACC. The Cougars won the conference regular-season and tournament championships and earned a spot in the NCAA Division II Northeast Region Tournament. 

Dominican received votes in the NFCA poll after finishing second in the CACC regular-season and conference tournament last year. The Chargers concluded the season 37-19 overall and 15-7 in conference play. The Chargers return the 2006 CACC Pitcher of the Year (Christine Stathes), Rookie of the Year (Sarah Beck) and Coach of the Year (Rick Krasny). 

 

Georgian Court wasn’t far behind with 118 points in the third slot. The Lions went 29-17 last year and tied Dominican with a 15-7 conference record.

Goldey-Beacom and Holy Family each picked up 93 points to tie for fourth in the poll. The Lightning went 17-20 last year and 14-8 in the CACC, while the Tigers finished 21-29 overall and 11-11 in conference action.  Felician was sixth with 89 points and the Golden Falcons were selected first in one poll. Felician went 26-25 last year and 12-10 in the CACC.

The poll is rounded out by Bloomfield (72 points), Post (61 points), Wilmington (57 points), Nyack (35 points), Philadelphia (30 points) and USP (18 points).

 

               

                Below is the complete 2007 CACC Softball Preseason Poll.

 

CACC Softball

2007 Preseason Coaches’ Poll

                              School                                            2006 Records             Points

                              1.     Caldwell (5)                      37-16/19-3                136

                        2.     Dominican (6)                       37-19/15-7                134

                        3.     Georgian Court                   29-17/15-7               118

                        4.     Goldey-Beacom                  17-20/14-8                 93

                        4.     Holy Family                        21-29/11-1                 93

                        6.     Felician (1)                        26-25/12-10               89

                        7.     Bloomfield                          16-30/12-10               72

                        8.     Post                                 20-28/11-11               61

                        9.     Wilmington                         9-31/7-15                  57

                        10.   Nyack                               12-26/7-15                 35

                        11.   Philadelphia                         8-32/7-15                 30

                        12.   USP                                   4-37/2-20                 18

                                        ()-First Place Votes

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.