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Winona State Picked in Preseason Softball Coaches Poll

January 28, 2010 | NSIC Release

PhotoSt. Paul, Minn. - The defending NSIC Tournament Champions and NCAA DII College World Series participants of Winona State University, were the top pick in the 2010 NSIC Preseason Softball Coaches’ Poll. This marks the second straight year that the Warriors get the nod from the rest of the league’s coaches. The Warriors amassed 179 points and 11 first place votes (coaches cannot vote for their own team). Wayne State was second in the poll with 159 points and two first place votes. Minnesota State University, Mankato was third with 151 points and one first place vote, while Augustana was fourth with 149 points and SMSU, last year’s NSIC Regular Season Champion, was picked fifth with 143 points.

The preseason coaches’ poll is based off each coach ranking each team from 14 to 1 with the top team receiving 14 points, second 13, third 12, etc. The 2009 NSIC Softball season gets underway Friday, February 12th with Augustana College and U-Mary participating in the Desert Stinger Softball Tournament.

 NSIC Preseason Softball Coaches Poll
Points
1
 Winona State (11) 
179
2
 Wayne State (2) 
159
3
 Minnesota State (1) 
151
4
 Augustana 
149
5
 Southwest Minnesota State 
143
6
 Minnesota Duluth 
121
7
 Concordia-St. Paul 
118
8
 St. Cloud State 
94
9
 University of Mary 
84
10
 Upper Iowa 
77
11
 MSU Moorhead 
58
12
 Bemidji State 
49
13
 Northern State 
48
14
 Minnesota, Crookston 
26
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NSIC Preseason Co-Players of the Year
Photo#9 Andrea Brunskill
C/1B, Sr.,
Valley Center, Calif.
Valley Center HS
University of Mary

The lone catcher on the 15-player 2009 All-NSIC squad, Brunskill led U-Mary in RBIs for the third straight year with 39 and was seventh in the NSIC. She led the Marauders with three triples and tied for the lead in doubles with 12. She hit .360 with a .519 slugging percentage and a .371 on base percentage. Fifth in the NSIC with five sacrifice flies, she stole two bases and struck out a teamlow 14 times in 156 at bats. Brunskill also scored 19 runs and hit three home runs. Defensively, she has thrown out seven runners in 27 attempts. Brunskill was the NSIC Rookie of the Year in 2007 and earned All-NSIC and Louisville Slugger/NFCA first team allregion honors as a freshman. Hampered by a hand injury two years ago, she recovered in time to earn a spot on the NSIC all-tournament team at the end of the 2008 season.

Photo#15 Kayla Lewis
1B/DP, Sr.,
Bettendorf, Iowa
Bettendorf HS
Indian Hills CC
Winona State

Lewis transferred to Winona State last season and started all 62 games for the Warriors as they made their first ever trip to the NCAA DII College World Series. Lewis was named to the first teams of the NFCA All-America and Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Central Region team. She was named the NSIC Rookie of the Year, was a 1st Team All-Conference selection as she finished her 62 games, with a .381 batting average with 36 runs, 72 hits, 17 doubles, 4 home runs and 35 RBI.

NSIC Preseason Pitcher of the Year
Photo#17 Katie Goetzinger
RHP, Jr.,
Harlan, Iowa
Harlan HS
Wayne State

Goetzinger was 31-15 last season with four saves and a 1.55 ERA. She struck out 347 batters in 294.1 innings pitched and had 12 shutouts, all single season school records. Goetzinger pitched two perfect games during the year, vs. West Liberty State on 3-11-09 and vs. Minnesota, Crookston on 3-28-09. She also set a new single game record with 16 strikeouts vs. Bemidji State on 4-19-09 and is the career leader in strikeouts at Wayne State after just two seasons with 489. Goetzinger was named to the Northern Sun Conference All-Conference Softball Team for the second straight season and was voted to the Daktronics Inc., All-Central Region First Team. She ranks third in NCAA Division II in wins (31), 14th in saves (4), 21st in strikeouts per seven innings (8.3) and 41st nationally in ERA (1.55).

NFCA Release Preseason Top 25 Poll

January 26, 2010 | NFCA Release

STARKVILLE, Miss. - After finishing second at last year’s NCAA Division II National Softball Championship, the Chargers of Alabama-Huntsville were picked as the No. 1 team in the NFCA Division II Top 25 Preseason Poll. Winona State was picked third in the poll and received one first place vote in the poll. Wayne State was also ranked in the top 25 as they came in at #21. Augustana College, Southwest Minnesota State and Concordia-St. Paul received votes in the top, but did not make the top 25.

The NFCA Division II Top 25 is voted on by 16 NCAA Division II head coaches, two representing each of the eight NCAA regions. Final 2009 records are shown. First-place votes are in parentheses. The first 2010 regular season poll will be released on Wednesday, March 3.

Rank

Team

Record

Pts

Pvs

1

Alabama-Huntsville (14)

54-6

398

2

2

North Georgia

50-5

375

3

3

Winona State (1)

50-13

345

5

4

Dixie St.

41-13

331

6

5

Indianapolis

37-21

316

10

6

Valdosta St.

57-8

287

8

7

Le Moyne

45-12

252

7

8

Missouri Western St.

47-12

244

NR

9

California (Pa.)

35-10

233

25

10

Saginaw Valley

39-11

217

14

11

Humboldt St.

38-20

214

NR

12

Nebraska-Omaha

45-17

210

24

13

S.C. Aiken

34-16

206

12

14

Kutztown

46-12-1

196

9

15

Nova Southeastern

49-15

157

18

16

Metro St.

40-12

151

NR

17

Abilene Christian

43-15

130

NR

18

C.W. Post

34-18

114

NR

19

Angelo St.

50-10

104

4

20

Wayne St. (Mich.)

40-16

85

NR

21

Wayne St. (Neb.)

41-21

81

NR

22

West Texas A&M

35-21

73

NR

23

Mesa St.

30-21

65

16

24

Carson-Newman

32-17

62

21

25

Lock Haven (1)

51-6

58

1

Others receiving votes:
Bloomsburg 46, Rollins 37, Caldwell 31, Georgia College 29, Cal St.-Monterey Bay 28, Hawaii Pacific 21, Georgian Court 19, St. Edward’s 16, Emporia St. 15, Ashland 10, Augustana (S.D.) 10, Ferris St. 8, Midwestern St. 6, Southwest Minnesota State 6, East Stroudsburg 3, Montana St.-Billings 3, NYIT 3, Concordia-St. Paul 2, Florida Southern 1, Lewis 1, Regis (Colo.) 1

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