Softball Picked Third In Pre-Season Poll

Falcons notch 34 points in 2017 MASCAC Softball Coaches Poll 

FITCHBURG, Mass. – The Fitchburg State softball team was recently picked third overall in the 2017 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Softball Pre-Season Coaches Poll as announced by the league office on Thursday afternoon.

The Lancers of Worcester State are the pre-season pick to win the 2017 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Softball championship in a vote of the league's coaches. The defending MASCAC regular season and tournament champions collected six first place vote en-route to amassing 47 points, while Westfield State followed in second place with 36 points.

Following in the third slot was Fitchburg State with a total of 34 points, which included the final two first place ballots, while Bridgewater State tied for third with the Falcons after registering 34 points as well.  Salem State landed in fifth place with 26 points, while the Rams of Framingham State placed sixth with 20 points.

MCLA slide into the seventh slot with 18 points, while the Buccaneers of Massachusetts Maritime Academy closed out this year's softball pre-season poll in eighth place with a total of seven points.

The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, the nation's oldest Division III men's and women's playing conference, has a rich and storied tradition of competitive success while celebrating excellence in the classroom. MASCAC member schools include Bridgewater State University, Fitchburg State University, Framingham State University, MCLA, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Salem State University, Westfield State University and Worcester State University. Two other institutions, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Plymouth State University, are affiliate members of the conference in the sports of football and men's ice hockey, while Western Connecticut State University joined the conference as an affiliate member in the sport of football for the 2013-14 academic year.

Porstions of release courtesy of the MASCAC office