CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the results of the Softball preseason poll, with Transylvania University voted to finish first in the 2022 season.
The Pioneers took first in a vote of league coaches, with 60 points and five first-place votes. Mount St. Joseph University finished in second with three first-place nods, in route to 57 points. Anderson University snagged third with 48 points, while Hanover College (40) and Defiance College (39) rounded out the top half of the poll in fourth and fifth respectively.
Listed below is the 2022 HCAC Softball Preseason Poll and the 2022 HCAC Athletes to Watch. For more information on HCAC Softball, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the HCAC's home on the Internet at www.heartlandconf.org. Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference news by following @HCACDIII on Twitter and by liking the "HCAC DIII" Facebook page.
2022 HCAC Softball Preseason Poll
| 1. |
Transylvania University (5) |
60 |
| 2. |
Mount St. Joseph University (3) |
57 |
| 3. |
Anderson University |
48 |
| 4. |
Hanover College |
40 |
| 5. |
Defiance College |
39 |
| 6. |
Franklin College |
35 |
| 7. |
Manchester University |
21 |
| 8. |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
15 |
| 9. |
Bluffton University |
9 |
2022 HCAC Athletes to Watch:
Anderson
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Jayden Brown |
JR |
Pendleton, Ind. |
IF |
| Samantha Herron |
SO |
Muncie, Ind. |
IF |
| Taylor Johnson |
SR |
Danville, Ind. |
OF |
| Kyleigh Lowry |
JR |
Noblesville, Ind. |
IF |
| Lexi Rankin |
JR |
Greenfield, Ind. |
P |
Bluffton
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Bobbi Adams |
JR |
Delaware, Ohio |
C |
| Kryshel Dales |
SO |
Defiance, Ohio |
3B |
| Madison Jones |
FY |
West Milton, Ohio |
P |
| Lexus Rutledge |
SO |
Henderson, Ky. |
C |
| Lily Tate |
JR |
Mt. Gilead, Ohio |
SS |
Defiance
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Taylor Biggs |
GR |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
P |
| Josilyn Guzman |
JR |
Woodhaven, Mich. |
OF |
| Kalin Hubble |
SR |
Anderson, Ind. |
3B/OF |
| Sophie Moller |
SR |
Pickerington, Ohio |
C |
| Marissa Roberts |
JR |
Warren, Ohio |
OF |
Franklin
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Sydney Bostic |
JR |
Aurora, Ind. |
C |
| Shelby Crockett |
SO |
Pittsboro, Ind. |
MIF |
| Annie Kluemper |
SO |
Monrovia, Ind. |
OF |
| Sydney Rodeghier |
JR |
Brownsburg, Ind. |
OF |
| Emily Streib |
So |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
DP / INF |
Hanover
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Kensie Bradley |
JR |
Greenfield, Ind. |
2B |
| Lily Beurman Compton |
GR |
Evansville, Ind. |
P/IF |
| Katherine Dickinson |
JR |
Fancisco, Ind. |
OF |
| Kendra Hutchison |
JR |
Lafayette, Ind. |
SS |
Manchester University
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Kodi Douglass |
SO |
Huntington, Ind. |
C/3B |
Mount St. Joseph
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Kaci Finchum |
SO |
Greenwood, Ind. |
Corner |
| Rachel Gabbard |
JR |
Fort Thomas, Ky. |
Corner |
| Elizabeth Ivers |
JR |
Shelbyville, Ky. |
C |
| Kamryn McCool |
SR |
Brookville, Ind. |
P |
Rose-Hulman
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Angela Boulboulle |
SR |
Slidell, La. |
3B/C |
| Lexi Fortuna |
JR |
Griffith, Ind. |
C/OF |
| Nicole Lang |
JR |
Fishers, Ind. |
UT |
Transylvania
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Abby Frazier |
JR |
Lascassas, Tenn. |
3B |
| Becca Messing |
SR |
LaGrange, Ky. |
OF |
| Alyssa Nunn |
SR |
Parker, Colo. |
2B |
| Annie Schuck |
SR |
Selma, Ind. |
1B |
| Taylor Senter |
SR |
Scottsville, Ky. |
OF |
| Kadi Weaver |
JR |
Shelbyville, Ky. |
C |