LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Carthage College softball team took the No. 14 spot in this week's top 25 poll announced by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) on Wednesday, March 11.
The Lady Reds, who received 92 points in the poll, started the season 7-1 through the first four days of their spring trip and have also outscored their opponents 36-10.
Carthage returns to the diamond on Thursday, March 12 facing Gordon at 8 a.m. CST.
NFCA Division III Top 25 Poll – March 11, 2020
Rank
|
Team
|
Record
|
Points
|
Previous
|
1
|
East Texas Baptist (5)
|
15-0
|
192
|
4
|
2
|
Texas Lutheran (2)
|
17-1
|
190
|
1
|
3
|
Christopher Newport (1)
|
12-1
|
188
|
2
|
4
|
Illinois Wesleyan
|
7-1
|
176
|
5
|
5
|
Virginia Wesleyan
|
11-1
|
172
|
6
|
6
|
Eastern Connecticut State
|
0-0
|
153
|
7
|
7
|
Linfield
|
12-2
|
142
|
3
|
8
|
Central (Iowa)
|
6-1
|
141
|
12
|
T9
|
Kean
|
9-1
|
137
|
11
|
T9
|
Williams
|
0-0
|
137
|
9
|
11
|
Mary Hardin-Baylor
|
12-3
|
114
|
19
|
12
|
Salisbury
|
17-3
|
107
|
16
|
13
|
DePauw
|
6-3
|
105
|
8
|
14
|
Carthage
|
6-1
|
92
|
20
|
15
|
Geneseo
|
0-0
|
80
|
18
|
16
|
Transylvania
|
9-1
|
59
|
NR
|
T17
|
Berry
|
8-2
|
43
|
NR
|
T17
|
Tufts
|
0-0
|
43
|
20
|
19
|
Randolph-Macon
|
8-3-2
|
40
|
12
|
T20
|
Milwaukee School of Engineering
|
9-1
|
38
|
NR
|
T20
|
St. John Fisher
|
7-3
|
38
|
NR
|
22
|
Manhattanville
|
4-2
|
31
|
24
|
T23
|
Ferrum
|
10-3
|
29
|
13
|
T23
|
Wartburg
|
9-3
|
29
|
NR
|
25
|
Emory
|
7-5
|
26
|
NR
|
Others receiving votes: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 24, Washington (Mo.) 15, Trine 14, Maryville (Tenn.) 13, Moravian 12, Misericordia 5, St. Catherine 3, St. Thomas (Minn.) 3.
Dropped out: Averett, Ithaca, Rowan, Saint Benedict and The College of New Jersey.
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