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 Softball
2008 Preseason Poll
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Lady Mariners picked to finish 8th in the NAC
Two-time defending NAC champion Elms College was chosen by the softball coaches as the
league’s top team entering the 2008 season in a preseason poll. The Blazers, who finished tied for second in the West Division but swept through the NAC Championship, return seven starters including first team all-conference selection first baseman Christina Giampetruzzi and NAC Tournament MVP pitcher/outfielder Tammie Tremblay. Elms received 9 first place votes and 115 points.
Maine-Farmington received one first place vote, 103 points, after a 2007 campaign which saw the Beavers finish first in the East Division before falling to Elms in the tournament. UMF returns seven starters led by a pair of junior first team all-league selections pitcher/second baseman Sarah Defilipp and outfielder Lauren Overlock.
Husson College, who also received a first place vote, will lead a host of challenges in the new non-divisional format.
2008 North Atlantic Conference Softball Pre-Season Poll
Order Team 2007 NAC/Overall 2007 NAC Finish Points
1. Elms 9-3/18-13 T-2nd West 115 (9)
2. Maine-Farmington 9-1/15-9 1st East 103 (1)
3. Husson 8-2/14-21 2nd East 93 (1)
4. Castleton 9-3/16-9 T-2nd West 89
5. Lesley 7-5/17-13 4th West 79
6. Thomas 7-3/11-28 3rd East 71
7. Bay Path 4-8/14-13 5th West 50
8. Maine Maritime 3-7/4-16 4th East 49
9. Becker 1-10/4-20 6th West 31
10. Wheelock 1-9/6-21 6th East 24
11. Johnson State 0-11/0-19 7th West 22
Note: Points in are awarded in descending order with first-place votes (in parentheses) earning 11 points through eleventh-place votes which are worth one point. Records shown are 2007 conference and overall records with last season’s regular season conference finish.
Contact Katrina Dagan at 207-326-2484 or by email at kolmsted@mma.edu
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