Softball Slides to 17th in Final Regular Season NFCA Division II Census

4/30/2014 10:12:00 AM

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Apr. 30, 2014) - With the 2014 regular season coming to a close, the LIU Post softball team slipped one spot to No. 17 in the final NFCA Division II Poll, as released on Wednesday.

Fresh off winning its first outright Lone Star Conference regular-season title and extending its program-best winning streak to 23 games, West Texas A&M (50-4) held on to the unanimous position at No. 1.

The Pioneers closed out the 2014 campaign with a 41-7 record, including a 23-3 mark in East Coast Conference action. Over their final 10 games, the green and gold went 8-2 by sweeping Molloy, New Haven, and Dowling, while splitting with Queens and NYIT.

LIU Post will now host the ECC Championship, set to be held Thursday-Saturday, May 1-3. The first match-up is set for 11 a.m. at the LIU Post Softball Complex between the top-seeded Pioneers and fourth-seeded Dowling.

**The NFCA Division II Top-25 Poll is voted on by 16 NCAA Division II head coaches with two representing each of the eight NCAA regions. Current 2014 records are shown, first-place votes are in parentheses.

NFCA Division II Softball Poll - Apr. 30, 2014

Rank	Team	2014 Record	Totals	Last Poll
1	West Texas A&M (16)	50-4	400	1
2	Alabama-Huntsville	39-7	373	2
3	Cal St. Monterey Bay	44-7	353	3
4	North Georgia	43-9	344	5
5	Minn. St. Mankato	41-9	294	8
6	Humboldt State	43-13	289	6
7	Tampa	31-6	280	9
8	Caldwell	39-5	271	10
9	Indianapolis	39-9	267	17
10	Angelo State	37-14	254	7
11	Missouri-St. Louis	41-6	232	4
12	California (Pa.)	29-4	226	14
13	Emporia State	43-10	218	13
14	Dixie State	44-8	176	15
15	St. Mary's (Texas)	43-12	161	11
16	Anderson (S.C.)	42-10	152	RV
17	LIU Post	41-7	136	16
18	Winona State	40-6	134	20
19	Armstrong Atl. State	30-12	121	18
20	Valdosta State	36-12	110	19
21	West Va. Wesleyan	38-10	80	23
22	Truman State	40-9	79	22
23	California Baptist	41-11	75	21
24	Lenoir Rhyne	39-13	46	12
25	Augustana (S.D.)	40-11	34	24