INDIANAPOLIS - The UIndy softball team was unanimously picked first in the Great Lakes Valley Conference preseason coaches poll. The Greyhounds are coming off a 53-10 season that included a GLVC regular season title and NCAA Super Regional appearance.
Entering her 20th season as the UIndy head coach, seven-time GLVC Coach of the Year
Melissa Frost returns five
All-GLVC First Team performers from last year's team, including conference reigning GLVC Pitcher of the Year and three-time All-American
Kenzee Smith.
UIndy is set to open the
2024 slate at the Lee Invitational in Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 9-11.
2023 GLVC SOFTBALL PRESEASON POLL
| RK |
SCHOOL (1st-place votes) |
PTS |
| 1. |
UIndy (13) |
169 |
| 2. |
Lewis |
146 |
| 3. |
McKendree (1) |
137 |
| 4. |
Maryville |
127 |
| 5. |
Missouri-St. Louis |
124 |
| 6. |
Illinois Springfield |
123 |
| 7. |
Drury |
98 |
| 8. |
Rockhurst |
82 |
| 9. |
Quincy |
68 |
| 10. |
Missouri S&T |
65 |
| 11. |
Truman |
52 |
| 12. |
Upper Iowa |
38 |
| 13. |
Southwest Baptist |
29 |
| 14. |
William Jewell |
16 |
