Softball Picked for Ninth in A-10 Preseason Poll

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The St. Bonaventure University softball team was predicted to finish ninth in the Atlantic 10 in preseason voting conducted by conference head coaches.

The Bonnies posted a 13-27 record, including a 7-11 conference mark, last season under head coach Mike Threehouse. Junior catcher Brooke Frey led the offensive attack, batting at a .300 clip with a team-high eight home runs, 30 RBI, and 21 runs scored. Junior pitcher Erin Nargi hurled four complete games, striking out 44 and walking 32, in 2010.

Massachusetts, the six-time defending conference champion, was selected to win the 2011 Atlantic 10 softball title.  Fordham was chosen as the runner-up, followed by Charlotte, St. Joseph's, and Saint Louis.

The softball team opens the 2011 season March 4, when it travels to Hawaii.          

2011 Predicted Order of Finish
(2010 overall/A-10 record in parentheses)

1. Massachusetts (42-10-1/17-0-1)
2. Fordham (49-12/16-2)
3. Charlotte (40-18/15-5)
4. Saint Joseph's (29-18/11-7)
5. Saint Louis (30-26-1/12-7-1)
6. Temple (19-30/8-12)
7. Rhode Island (19-35/8-12)
8. Dayton(18-36-1/6-14)
9. St. Bonaventure (13-27/7-11)
10. La Salle (13-30-1/2-18)
11. George Washington (6-39/3-17)