Softball Tabbed No. 2 in NFCA Preseason Poll

January 25, 2017

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – After finishing one win shy of its third national championship last season, Humboldt State softball was voted No. 2 in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II Top 25 Preseason Coaches Poll released Wednesday.

The Lumberjacks made their sixth NCAA Championship Tournament appearance in 2016 and return much of the roster that helped them punch their ticket. NFCA All-American pitcher Maddie Williams and outfielder Hanna Holland, and NFCA All-Region second baseman Tiffany Hollingsworth are HSU’s top returners from a roster that went 54-8-1 a season ago.

Defending champion North Alabama earned the No. 1 spot and all 16 first-place votes, while Armstrong State followed HSU at No. 3. The Jacks were the only California Collegiate Athletic Association program ranked in the preseason poll.

HSU opens the season at the Desert Sting Tournament in Las Vegas on Friday, Feb. 3. The Jacks will play five games in the desert before returning to Arcata for its home opener against Chico State on Friday, Feb. 10. 

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