Softball Picked 2nd In CCS Preseason Poll
ATLANTA, Ga.- The Collegiate Conference of the South has released it's annual softball preseason poll, voted on by the league's head coaches.
Huntingdon, earning 3 first place votes and 57 points, has been voted to finish second in the conference rankings. Last season, the Hawks finished atop the conference standings and earned the right to host both the CCS Championship Tournament and an NCAA Regional. Looking to defend their spot among the league’s elite, Huntingdon returns 2024 CCS Player of the Year Jordan Holman and CCS Rookie Pitcher of the Year Allie Roberts. Under the leadership of 2024 CCS Coach of the Year Casey Chrietzberg, the Hawks have their sights set on making another deep postseason run.
After a record-breaking 2024 campaign that saw them finish as NCAA Division III National Runners-Up, Belhaven University softball team has been selected as the preseason favorite in the 2025 Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) Softball Preseason Poll. The Blazers earned 62 points and six first-place votes. Their 47 wins last season marked their highest total since 2011, and they dominated CCS play with a 15-1 record. Though they fell to Maryville in the CCS Championship, the Blazers secured their fourth straight NCAA Regional bid and third consecutive Super Regional appearance, culminating in their first-ever Division III World Series berth. Key returners include catcher Anna Caime, who delivered a dramatic walk-off home run against Berry to send the Blazers to the World Series. Madi Miller and Ellie Jones also return to anchor the lineup, looking to build on the offensive firepower that has propelled Belhaven’s success in recent years.
Conference play kicks off on Friday, March 14, with several conference teams taking to the field. Follow all the CCS softball action with updated scores, schedules at standings at www.
The 2025 CCS Softball Championship Tournament will feature the Top 6 teams on Wednesday, April 30 and the championship game is scheduled for Saturday, May 3 hosted by the highest-seeded team.
Below is a look at the 2025 CCS Softball Preseason Poll. First-place votes are in parentheses:
2025 CCS SOFTBALL PRESEASON POLL
| 1. Belhaven | 62 (6) |
| 2. Huntingdon | 57 (3) |
| 3. Maryville | 51 |
| 4. Piedmont | 43 |
| 5. LaGrange | 34 |
| 6. Asbury | 30 |
| 7. Covenant | 18 |
| 8. Agnes Scott | 17 |
| 9. Wesleyan | 12 |
The Hawks kick off their seaso at home on February 15th, hosting Centre and Greensboro in the Firehouse Classic that weekend. They follow up with another home tournament on the 22nd, taking on Mt. St. Joseph and Rhodes before entering the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Georgia to kick off the month of March.
While in Columbus, the Hawks will be tested, facing both the #1 ranked ETBU Tigers and the #10 ranked Trine University Thunder. They return to Cannon Field on March 5th for a string of non-conference double-headers, starting with Wartburg before facing Millsaps on March 11th and 12th, #15 Berry on the 15th, and Hendrix on the 16th.
On Saturday, March 22nd, the Hawks start conference play at Asbury before taking on the defending conference champions, Maryville on the 23rd. On March 28th, they play host to Belhaven before Covenant comes to Montgomery on April 5th. The Hawks then travel to LaGrange before hosting Piedmont and Agnes Scott on the 12th and 13th before closing the season at Wesleyan on the 19th.
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