Lady Yotes ranked #15 in NAIA Softball poll

02.02.2010

The defending Cascade Conference champion College of Idaho softball team was ranked No. 15 in the preseason NAIA Top-25 Coaches Poll, released this afternoon by the national office in Kansas City, Mo.

The Lady Yotes (34-18), who earlier this week were the unanimous pick to win their third CCC title in four years, are ranked in the preseason poll for the second time in program history – joining the 2008 squad that opened the year ranked No. 14, their highest positioning in the poll.

The C of I, who has advanced to the NAIA Women’s World Series each of the past two seasons, returns All-America pitcher, Jody Zillner, along with All-CCC selections Amy Rhoades and Dani Villyard.

Defending NAIA Champion, California Baptist, is the No. 1 team to start the year, followed by Dickinson State (N.D.), Oklahoma City, Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.), and Lubbock Christian (Texas).  Two other CCC teams – Southern Oregon and Concordia, were mentioned in the Others Receiving Votes category.

The Lady Yotes open up the 2010 season on Feb. 20 at the Northwest Cup in Portland.

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