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DOMINICAN TABBED AS FAVORITE IN 2012 CACC SOFTBALL BALL
February 14, 2012

DOMINICAN TABBED AS FAVORITE IN 2012 CACC SOFTBALL BALL

New Haven, CT (2/14/12) Dominican College has been selected as the 2012 favorite in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Preseason Softball poll, which was voted on by the league's 14 head coaches.

New Haven, CT (2/14/12) Dominican College has been selected as the 2012 favorite in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Preseason Softball poll, which was voted on by the league's 14 head coaches.

Dominican, which received a total of 189 points and eight first-place votes, has won each of the last two CACC Softball Championships and returns a trio of players who were named to last season's All-CACC first team in juniors Julie Plante (SS) (Swansea, Mass.), Ashley Corrao (C) (Staten Island, N.Y.) and Delaney Childers (P) (Johnstown, Ohio).  Childers was also recognized as the 2011 CACC Tournament Most Valuable Player after registering two wins and of saves.
 
Caldwell College was tabbed second in the conference as it received five first-place votes and a total of 179 points.  This marked the first time since 2009 that the league's coaches did not select the Cougars as the preseason conference favorite.  Caldwell advanced to the NCAA Championship in 2011 before falling in the East Regional Final.
 
Georgian Court rounds out the top three after claiming a share of the 2011 CACC regular-season title with a league mark of 20-6.  Leading the way for the Lions in 2012 will be reigning CACC Player of the Year Rachel Ruch (Edison, N.J.), who returns for her senior campaign after posting an average of .369 during her junior season while adding seven home runs, 39 RBI and 15 steals.
 
Wilmington University checks in at No. 4 in the preseason rankings with 150 points while Bloomfield College was picked fifth.
 
Concordia College was slotted sixth after claiming a share of the league regular-season title in 2011 with a 20-6 record against CACC opponents.
 
Post University (7th), Felician College (8th), Holy Family University (9th), Philadelphia University (10th), Goldey Beacon (11th), University of the Sciences (12th), Nyack College (13th) and Chestnut Hill College (14th) round out the rest of the preseason rankings.
 
The 2012 season is slated to begin on February 24 when Goldey-Beacom opens non-conference play at the Catawba College Invitational.  Conference play will start on March 15 when Concordia (N.Y.) travels to take on Bloomfield in a doubleheader. The eight-team CACC Softball Tournament will be hosted by Georgian Court on April 26-28 in Lakewood, N.J.       

The 2012 CACC softball preseason poll is listed below: 

 

           School                                        2011 Records      Points

1.      Dominican (8)                               35-18 (19-7)         189

2.      Caldwell (5)                                  32-25 (17-9)         179

3.      Georgian Court (1)                        31-24 (20-6)         152

4.      Wilmington                                   29-21 (17-9)         150

5.      Bloomfield                                    24-22 (14-12)        136

6.      Concordia (N.Y.)                           25-14 (20-6)         128

7.      Post                                             24-24 (15-15)        117

8.      Felician                                        14-30 (12-14)        89

9.      Holy Family                                  13-29 (10-16)        83

10.    Philadelphia                                 18-21 (12-14)        73

11.    Goldey-Beacom                            17-21 (8-21)         63

12.    USciences                                     10-30 (8-18)         58

13.    Nyack                                           9-34 (7-19)           33

14.    Chestnut Hill                                 6-32 (3-23)           20

 

(#) - first-place votes    

 

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.