Boston College Athletics
Softball Tabbed Sixth In Preseason BIG EAST Poll
January 10, 2003 | Softball
Jan. 10, 2003
Providence, R.I. - The Boston College softball team was selected to finish in sixth place in the 2003 BIG EAST Preseason Softball Poll, as picked by the coaches. Notre Dame, the defending BIG EAST champion, was selected as the favorite to win the regular season title in 2003, receiving nine of 11 first-place votes. Villanova and Virginia Tech each had one first-place vote.
Notre Dame received 99 points for the No. 1 spot in the 2003 BIG EAST Softball preseason coaches poll. Last year, the Irish captured their third BIG EAST Championship title in four years. The Eagles were picked to finish sixth, after ending the 2002 season with an 11-9 record and a share of fifth place.
In 2002, Boston College finished with a 26-26 overall mark (11-9 BIG EAST). Head coach Jen Finley and the Eagles return nine of 10 starters, including All-American shortstop Cara Blumfield (West Hills, Calif.).
2003 SOFTBALL PRESEASON POLL2002 Record 2002 Finish Points Conf. Overall Regular Season
1. Notre Dame (9) 99 18-2 44-17 1st 2 Syracuse 85 12-6 25-21 Tied 3rd 3. Villanova (1) 75 14-6 45-15 2nd 4 Virginia Tech(1)71 12-8 42-18 Tied 3rd 5. Seton Hall 69 11-9 29-17 Tied 5th 6. Boston College 63 11-9 26-26 Tied 5th 7. St. John's 36 5-13 23-30-1 Tied 9th 8. Rutgers 35 9-11 22-25 7th 9. Connecticut 31 5-15 13-36 Tied 9th 10. Pittsburgh 30 6-14 21-33 8th 11. Providence 11 5-15 16-26-1 Tied 9th
First-place votes in parentheses
