Polls
ESPN.com/USA Collegiate
Team Record Votes LW
1. California (20) 48-3 500 1
2. Arizona State 45-5 479 2
3. Alabama 47-6 451 4
4. Oklahoma 42-8 443 3
5. Tennessee 45-9 424 5
6. UL-Lafayette 46-3 379 6
7. Florida 44-10 377 7
8. Louisville 50-3 351 8
9. Missouri 40-12 330 9
10. Texas 41-10 326 10
11. Georgia 40-14 288 11
12. Oregon 37-14 279 12
13. Hawaii 43-5 268 14
14. Texas A&M 36-16 246 16
15. UCLA 35-16 224 17
16. Arizona 33-16 211 13
17. Stanford 36-16 169 21
18. Washington 36-17 137 15
19. Florida State 45-13 115 19
20. South Florida 45-10 111 18
21. North Carolina 40-12 106 20
22. Texas Tech 39-15 58 23
23. Michigan 36-15 57 25
24. Oregon State 33-19 53 22
25. Syracuse 40-13 43 RV
Dropped out: LSU (24). New to poll: Syracuse (RV). Others receiving votes: Tulsa (26); Baylor (11); Kentucky (8); UMASS (7);
Notre Dame (6); LSU (4); Georgia Tech (4); UAB (4); Virginia Tech (2); SC Upstate (2); Maryland (1).
USA Today/NFCA
Team Record Votes LW
1. California (30) 48-3 750 1
2. Arizona St. 45-5 718 2 3. Alabama 47-6 689 3 4. Oklahoma 42-8 663 4 5. Tennessee 45-9 602 7
6. UL-Lafayette 46-3 592 5
7. Florida 44-10 580 6
8. Texas 41-10 534 8
9. Louisville 50-3 503 9
10. Missouri 40-12 455 10
11. Hawai‘i 43-5 447 12
11. Georgia 40-14 447 11
13. Oregon 37-14 402 13
14. UCLA 35-16 359 17
15. Stanford 36-16 311 19 16. Texas A&M 36-16 301 18
17. Arizona 33-16 273 15 18. Washington 36-17 232 14
19. USF 45-10 221 16
20. Florida St. 45-13 157 20
21. North Carolina 40-12 148 21
22. Michigan 36-15 139 23
23. Baylor 33-19 61 25 24. Syracuse 40-13 54 RV
25. Texas Tech 39-15 36 24
tournamentS
SEC
At Alabama, Rhoads Stadium
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Thursday’s games
Game 1 — No. 3 Florida vs. No. 6 LSU, 11 a.m., ESPNU
Game 2 — No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 7 Auburn, 1:30 p.m., ESPNU
Game 3 — No. 4 Georgia vs. No. 5 Kentucky, 4 p.m., ESPNU
Game 4 — No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 8 Mississippi State, 6:30 p.m., ESPN
SWAC
Shea Brothers Softball Complex, Irondale, Ala.
Thursday
Game 1 — Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Jackson State, 6 p.m.
Game 2 — Alabama A&M vs. Prairie View, 6 p.m.
Game 3 — Alabama State vs. Texas Southern, 8 p.m.
Game 4 — Grambling vs. Mississippi Valley State, 8 p.m.
Sun Belt Conference
At Florida Atlantic
Boca Raton, Fla.
Wednesday’s games
Game 1 — No. 3 FIU vs. No. 6 Troy, 10 a.m.
Game 2 — No. 2 South Alabama vs. No. 7 Louisiana-Monroe, 12:30 p.m.
Game 3 — No. 4 North Texas vs. No. 5 Western Kentucky, 3 p.m.
Game 4 — No. 1 Louisiana-Lafayette vs. No. 8 Florida Atlantic, 5:30 p.m.
Thursday’s games
Game 5 — Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 10 a.m.
Game 6 — Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 12:30 p.m.
Game 7 — Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 3 p.m.
Game 8 — Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 5:30 p.m.
Southland Conference
At UT-San Antonio
San Antonio
Thursday
Game 1 — No. 4 UTSA vs. No. 5 Central Arkansas, 11 a.m.
Game 2 — No. 3 McNeese State vs. No. 6 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 11:30 p.m.
Game 3 — No. 1 Texas State vs. Winner Game 1, 4 p.m.
Game 4 — No. 2 Sam Houston State vs. Winner Game 2, 6:30 p.m.
Western Athletic
At Las Cruces, N.M.
Wednesday
Game 1 — No. 4 San Jose State vs. No. 5 Nevada, 5:30 p.m.
Game 2 — No. 3 Fresno State vs. No. 6 Louisiana Tech, 8 p.m.
Thursday
Game 3 — No. 1 Hawaii vs. Winner Game 1, 12:30 p.m.
Game 4 — No. 2 Brigham Young vs. Winner Game 2, 3 p.m.
Game 5 — Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 3, 5:30 p.m.
Game 6 — Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 4, 8 p.m.
NCAA Division III
Louisiana College vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 11 a.m. Friday
Seeds
No. 1 Texas-Tyler (36-7), No. 2 Pacific Lutheran (37-11), No. 3 Redlands (31-11), No. 4 Louisiana College (28-13), No. 5 Claremont Mudd-Scripps (28-13), No. 6 Birmingham-Southern, No. 7 Huntingdon (28-13)
NJCAA District B
At Miami, Okla.
Friday
Region 2 champion Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (38-13) vs. Region 23 champion BRCC (11-35), (2), 2 p.m.
Saturday
If necessary
All-Conference
Sun Belt
P: Ashley Brignac, ULL, Sr., Jordan Wallace, ULL, Fr.; C: Karavin Dew, Western Kentucky, Jr.; 1B: Matte Haack, ULL, Jr., 2B: Kayla Toney, Middle Tennessee, So.; SS: Nerissa Myers, ULL, Jr.; 3B: Natalie Fernandez, ULL, Soph.; OF: Ashley McClain , FIU, Sr., OF: Christi Orgeron, ULL, Sr.; OF: Katie Smith, ULL, Sr.; UT: Maddelyn Fraley, North Texas, Sr.; At-Large: Ashley Rainey, Troy, Fr., Pitcher.
P: Mariah Dawson, FIU, So.; P: Hannah Campbell, South Alabama, So.; C: Hannah Renn, Troy, Jr.; 1B: Hayden Gann, Troy, Sr.; 2B: Sarah Shields, Troy, Sr.; SS: Brittany Fowler, South Alabama Jr.; 3B: Preslie Cruce, Western Kentucky, Fr.; OF: Blair Johnson, South Alabama, Fr.; OF: Michelle Hewett, Troy, Sr.; OF: Kelsie Mattox, Western Kentucky, So.; UT: Taylor Fawbush, Florida Atlantic, Jr.; At-Large: Sarah Draheim, ULL, Jr., Catcher).
Player of the Year: Christi Orgeron, ULL.
Pitcher of the Year: Ashley Brignac,ULL.
Freshman of the Year: Jordan Wallace, ULL.
Coach of the Year: Stefni and Michael Lotief, ULL.
Southland
1B: Kim Damian, Sam Houston State, Jr.; 2B: Ashley Bertot, Nicholls State, Jr.; 3B: Shelbi Tucker, Sam Houston State, Jr.; SS: Molly Fichtner, UTSA, So.; C: Megan Low, UTSA, Fr.; UT: Melissa Bryant,Central Arkansas,Jr.; DP:Ashley Modzelewski,McNeese State, Fr.; OF: Claire Terracina, McNeese State, Sr.; OF: Nicole Beals, Central Arkansas, Sr.; OF: Tori Benavidez, Sam Houston State, Jr.; P: Chandler Hall, Texas State, Sr.; Kelsie Armstrong, Central Arkansas, Jr.
1B: Haley Lemons,Texas State,Jr.; 2B: Anna Hernandez,Texas State, Jr.; 3B: Ashley Ray, Nicholls State, Sr.; SS: Tara McKenney, Northwestern State, So.; C: Hillary Adams, Sam Houston State, Fr.; UT: Teri Lyles, UT Arlington, Jr.; DP: Katie McGregor, Central Arkansas, Sr.; OF: Alanna DiVittorio, McNeese State, So.; OF: Stephanie Lasley, Central Arkansas, Jr., Anola, Ark.; OF: Brooke Baker, Texas State, Jr.; P: Anne Marie Taylor,Texas State, Jr.; P: Greta Cecchetti, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Sr.
1B: Ashley Boswell, Central Arkansas, Fr.; 2B: Ashley Kappler, UTSA, Sr. 3B: Tiffany Roby, Central Arkansas, Fr.; SS: Sarah Allison, Sam Houston State,So.,College Station, Texas; SS: Selena Hernandez, Texas State, Fr.; C: Melanie Bryant, Central Arkansas, Jr.; UT: Elizabeth Arana, Stephen F. Austin, So.; DP: Ashley Isbell, Sam Houston State, Jr.; F: Samantha Roberts,Northwestern State, Sr.; OF: Megan Gaspard, Nicholls State, Sr.; OF: Courtney Buchman, UTSA, Fr.,Katy, Texas; P: Tiffany Denham, McNeese State, Sr. P: Haylee Staton, UTSA,Jr.
First base: Brianna Rodriguez, Northwestern State; Caitlyn Ivy, UTSA; second base: Megan McCollum, Southeastern Louisiana; Cali Burke, Northwestern State; Lauren Langner, McNeese State; Third Base: Nikki Goff, UTSA; Shortstop: Lissa Avitia, Central Arkansas; Catcher: Erica LeFlore, UT Arlington; Utility Player: Kylie Roos, Northwestern State; Outfield: Michelle Duhe, Southeastern Louisiana; Marissa Koetting, McNeese State; Cassie Redman, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi; Hannah Schwarz, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi; Pitcher: Shelby Lancaster, Sam Houston State; Tomi Garrison, Sam Houston State.
Player of the Year: Chandler Hall, Texas State.
Hitter of the Year: Kim Damian, Sam Houston State.
Pitcher of the Year: Chandler Hall, Texas State.
Freshman of the Year: Megan Low, UTSA.
Newcomer of the Year: Ashley Bertot, Nicholls State.
Coach of the Year: Ricci Woodard, Texas State.
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