Boston College Athletics
Softball Tabbed Fourth In BIG EAST Preseason Poll
January 13, 2005 | Softball
Jan. 13, 2005
Providence, R.I. - The Boston College softball team was selected to finish in fourth place in the 2005 BIG EAST Preseason Softball Poll, by a vote of the league's head coaches. Notre Dame, winners of last year's regular season, was selected as the favorite for the fourth consecutive season. Seton Hall, after winning the 2004 BIG EAST Championship, is chosen second. Notre Dame received nine of 10 first-place votes while the Pirates received the other.
Notre Dame received 81 points for the No. 1 spot in the 2005 BIG EAST Softball preseason coaches poll. Despite having won the regular season last year, the Irish were runners-up to Seton Hall at the tournament championship. The Pirates received 73 points in the second spot while Villanova took the third spot with 63 points. The Eagles were picked to finish fourth, after ending last year in that same spot
In 2004, Boston College finished with a 33-25 overall mark (11-9 BIG EAST). Head Coach Jen Finley and the Eagles return seven starters and 10 letter winners, including All-BIG EAST performer Britney Thompson (Bountiful, Utah) and co-captains Michelle Daly (Concord, Mass.) and Lisa Field (Encinitas, Calif.).
2005 SOFTBALL PRESEASON POLL2004 Record 2004 Finish Points BIG EAST Overall Regular Season 1. Notre Dame (9) 81 18-2 49-20 1st 2 Seton Hall (1) 73 12-8 46-19 Tied for 2nd 3. Villanova 63 12-8 32-26 Tied for 2nd 4 Boston College 57 11-9 33-25 4th 5. Syracuse 43 9-11 25-29 Tied for 7th 6. St. John's 41 10-10 28-26 Tied for 5th 7. Providence 30 10-10 34-20-1 Tied for 5th 8. Connecticut 26 6-12 23-23 10th 9. Rutgers 24 8-12 25-29-1 9th 10. Pittsburgh 12 3-15 21-36 11th
First-place votes in parentheses
