Posted: Mar 21, 2013

Softball holds steady at No. 18

INDIANOLA, Iowa – The Simpson softball team held steady at No. 18 in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Top 25 Poll released March 20.

Due to winter weather conditions that refuse to subside, the Storm (17-3) have yet to play a game since debuting at No. 18 on March 13.

Simpson is one of three Iowa Conference schools in the top 25. Luther (1-1) is No. 7 and Coe (13-1) is No. 19.

Westminster (Mo.) is scheduled to visit Simpson Softball Complex on Tuesday, March 26 for a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m.

NFCA Division III Top 25 Poll - March 20, 2013
Rank	Team (1st votes)	Record	Points	Prev
1	Montclair State (8)	10-0	200	1
2	Emory	32-1	191	2
3	Texas-Tyler	17-1	185	3
4	Illinois Wesleyan	8-1	175	4
5	Trine	11-1	169	5
6	Eastern Connecticut State	0-0	156	6
7	Luther	1-1	149	7
8	Linfield	13-4	142	9
9	Redlands	15-5	126	11
10	Salisbury	16-2	120	17
11	East Texas Baptist	14-2	115	13
12	Piedmont	15-3	108	14
13	Tufts	3-1	95	8
14	Carthage	4-0	94	15
15	Plattsburgh State	4-2	92	10
16	St. Thomas (Minn.)	6-2	87	16
17	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	15-6	82	22
18	Simpson	17-3	70	18
19	Coe	1301	61	19
20	Moravian	8-2	42	21
21	Chapman	17-3	37	nr
22	Haveford	9-3	30	nr
23	Lynchburg	13-4	21	nr
24	Christopher Newport	13-8	14	12
25	Roanoke	13-4	13	23