Posted at 10:58 a.m., Wednesday, January 19, 2005
UH softball picked third in WAC
Advertiser Staff
Five University of Hawai'i softball players were named preseason all-Western Athletic Conference and the Rainbow Wahine were picked to finish third in a poll of league coaches today.Fresno State, which was the only WAC team to advance to the NCAA Tournament last season and is the only team in the nation to play in all 23 NCAA Tournaments, received six first-place votes and 36 total points.
Tulsa was picked second with one first-place vote and 31 points. UH had one second-place vote and had 25 points.
UH, however, led the way with the most preseason all-WAC selections.
The five UH players are pitcher Melissa Coogan, catcher Denise Dahlberg, second baseman Noelle Izumi, outfielder Tracie Uchima and designated player Kate Robinson.
Christina Clark and Jamie Southern, both from Fresno State, were named preseason Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year, respectively.
WAC Softball Preseason Coaches' Poll
- Fresno State (6) 36
- Tulsa (1) 31
- Hawai'i 25
- Nevada 22
- Louisiana Tech 14
- San Jose State 12
- UTEP 7
Preseason all-WAC
c—Denise Dahlberg (UH)
c—Nichole Willis (Fresno State)
1b—Katie Torres (Tulsa)
2b—Noelle Izumi (UH)
3b—Jiliane Hartfiel (Nevada)
ss—Christina Clark (Fresno State)
of—Amber Miles (Louisiana Tech)
of—Brittany Stanley (Louisiana Tech)
of—Tracie Uchima (UH)
p—Jamie Southern (Fresno State)
ut—Candice Rainwater (Nevada)
dp—Kate Robinson (UH)
at-large—Melissa Coogan (UH)
at-large—Maren Genow (Tulsa)
Player of the Year—Christina Clark (Fresno State)
Pitcher of the Year—Jamie Southern (Fresno State)
