LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Trine University softball team retained their third-place ranking in the latest edition of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll.
The top four teams in the poll remained unchanged with just Salisbury University and Christopher Newport University coming in ahead of the Thunder and with Texas Lutheran University in the fourth spot.
Trine was idle this week after canceling their weekend slate of games due to weather and field conditions. Despite that the team still boasts one of the most powerful offenses in the country sitting ninth in the nation averaging just under a homerun per game.
Individually pitching has shined for the team. Senior Anna Koeppl currently ranks in the top 50 with a 0.94 earned run average (43rd) and with 3.13 hits allowed per seven innings (sixth). Freshman Debbie Hill has also enjoyed early success sitting top 100 in the same categories.
The team will play its home opener tomorrow, Wednesday, March 22 when they host Anderson (Ind.) University. The doubleheader is set to start at 2 p.m.