Softball Ranked 3rd in National Poll
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The NJCAA Division 2 Softball Poll is here in its first installment of the 2010 season. In the top spot is Phoenix College (Ariz.), coming in at No. 2 is Iowa Central College, and in at No.3 is Louisiana State University Eunice.
Phoenix College comes in at No. 1 in this year's first poll with a record of 31-9. The Bears have a solid team both offensively and defensively. In the circle, the Bears Pitching staff holds combined ERA of 3.36 with 96 strikeouts. Offensively the Bears are led by sophomore Alyssa Goldsmith who holds an average of .484 at the plate with 26 RBI's and 17 runs. This week the Bears will be tested by NJCAA No. 9 Mesa CC (Ariz.) as they square off in a double-header on April 3.
Iowa Central College is at the No. 2 spot in the first week as they hold to a record of 26-2. The Tritons are strong in the circle with a pitching staff that holds a combined ERA of 1.36 with 185 strikeouts. The staff is led by sophomore Christina Bradley who is 13-0 with an ERA of 0.68 and 86 strikeouts through 83 innings of work. Offensively the Tritons are led by sophomore Brittany Martin who holds a batting average of .511 with 52 RBI's and 31 runs scored. Iowa Central will be plenty busy as they have ten games scheduled for the upcoming week.
LSU Eunice rounds out the top three with a record of 33-5. The Bengals are a good hitting team but it's their pitching that carries them. The Bengals pitching staff holds an ERA of 2.29 with 173 strikeouts. The staff is led by sophomore Stacy Sutton who is 12-0 with an ERA of 1.83 and 69 strikeouts. Offensively they are led by freshman Chaney Traham who is currently hitting .500 with seven RBI's and 39 runs scored. This week the Bengals will have a double-header on April 1 against Lamar State College (Texas).
