Hounds Move to No. 17 in First Regular Season NFCA Division III Top 25 Poll of 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. --- The Moravian College softball squad has moved up two spots to No. 17 in the first regular season 2021 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Top 25 Poll released Wednesday.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. --- The Moravian College softball squad has moved up two spots to No. 17 in the first regular season 2021 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Top 25 Poll released Wednesday.
Moravian, which was ranked No. 19 in the 2021 preseason poll announced in early February, was 9-1 last year after the annual spring trip to Florida when COVID-19 cancelled the remainder of the season. Head Coach John Byrne enters his 28th season with an 863-249 record, and he has 16 returning players this spring.
The Hounds are scheduled to open their 2021 season on Saturday, March 13 when the squad hosts Gwynedd Mercy University in a non-conference doubleheader starting at 1:00 p.m. at Blue & Grey Field. Moravian is set to begin its 2021 Landmark Conference season on Saturday, March 20 when the Hounds welcome Juniata College to Blue & Grey Field for a 1:00 p.m. first pitch.
In 2020, the Greyhounds' program finished ranked in the top 25 for the 11th time since 2002 including a high of second in the 2004 final poll after the Greyhounds played in the national championship round at the Division III World Series. The Hounds have also received votes in the final poll three other times since 2002. Moravian spent several weeks as the No. 1 team in the nation during the 2004 season.
To view the full 2021 NFCA Division III Top 25 Poll, visit https://nfca.org/divnews/ncaa3/unbeaten-tigers-remain-no-1-in-nfca-division-iii-top-25.
