Trailblazers Finish 6th in Softball Poll

The Trailblazers of MCLA Softball team were picked to finish 6th in the MASCAC Pre-Season Softball Poll. MCLA finished tied for 4th in the MASCAC last season and qualified for the MASCAC tournament last season

Bridgewater State, last year’s MASCAC tournament champion, captured four first place votes to amass 60 points in taking the top spot in the poll, as the Bears outdistanced second place and 2009 conference regular season champion Westfield State’s total of 53 points that included two first place votes. Framingham State, which received the other two first place votes in the poll, follows in third place with 49 points, while Salem State and Worcester State are next in fourth and fifth place, respectively, with 37 and 33 points. MCLA follows in sixth place with 30 points, while Fitchburg State and Massachusetts Maritime round out this year’s coaches’ poll in seventh and eighth place with 17 and nine points, respectively.

Hadley Ameen and Kayla Koumjian return as All MASCAC performers for MCLA. The Trailblazers will open up the season this Saturday at 1:00 vs. Skidmore College in Florida.