Post by FU73 on Feb 6, 2024 12:18:21 GMT -5
The Fairfield University softball team collected the third spot in the 2024 MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll. The Stags garnered 86 points in the poll which was based upon the vote of the conference's head coaches.
Marist College earned the top spot in this year's preseason poll by gaining eight of the 11 first-place votes and a poll-best 118 points. Canisius University garnered the other three votes in the poll and landed second based on the 100 points received from the coaches vote.
2024 MAAC Softball Preseason Coaches’ Poll
1 Marist 118 (8)
2 Canisius 100 (3)
3 Fairfield 86
4 Mount St. Mary’s 84
5 Siena 76
6 Iona 60
7 Rider 51
8 Saint Peter’s 48
9 Quinnipiac 39
10 Manhattan 34
11 Niagara 20
The 2024 MAAC Softball Championship will take place May 8-11, 2024. The six-team, double-elimination championship will be hosted by the highest seed.
Fairfield begins the 2024 season with a five-game set at the East Carolina University tournament which includes Marshall University, Longwood University and the host school. The Stags will open with Marshall and East Carolina on February 16 and follow up with a game against East Carolina and Longwood on February 17. Fairfield's three-day stay comes to an end with another single game versus Marshall on February 18.
The Stags' Home & Season Opener is the weekend of March 23 with a double header against Iona.
Season Champions (8): 1991, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015
MAAC Tournament Champions (3): 1991, 2015, 2017
NCAA Appearances (2): 2015, 2017
