Softball Voted # 9 In Pre-Season Poll
Jarvis Christian Softball Picked #9 In RRAC Pre-Season Poll
First year softball coach, Tony Quinones and the Lady Bulldogs have their work cut out for them after being picked #9 for the 2024 Red River pre-season softball poll. Coach Quinones inherits a team that finished the 2023 season with an overall record of 26 wins - 24 losses, (10-16) in Red River Conference play. The Lady Bulldogs secured the 7th seed into the conference tournament last year but ultimately came up short with 2 quick season ending losses to Texas A&M San Antonio and Texas A&M Texarkana.
The Saints reached the NAIA Softball World Series for the first time and posted a record of 51-8 on the season. They received seven first-place votes for this season.
Houston-Victoria placed second in the poll and received two first-place selections. Texas A&M-San Antonio, which finished as the runner-up in the RRAC tournament last year, received one first-place nod and landed in third overall.
Louisiana Christian, LSU Alexandria and Texas A&M-Texarkana claimed the next three spots.
Preseason poll voting was submitted by each of the head coaches. Results of the poll are shown below with points calculated through an 11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 format. First place votes are shown in parentheses.
|
Rank |
School |
Points |
|
1. |
Our Lady of the Lake (7) |
107 |
|
2. |
Houston-Victoria (2) |
92 |
|
3. |
Texas A&M-San Antonio (1) |
86 |
|
4. |
Louisiana Christian |
74 |
|
5. |
LSU Alexandria |
69 |
|
6. |
Texas A&M-Texarkana |
67 |
|
7. |
Xavier |
45 |
|
8. |
Southwest |
41 |
|
9. |
Jarvis Christian |
39 |
|
10. |
Texas College |
29 |
|
11. |
Huston-Tillotson |
11 |
