CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the results of the Softball preseason poll, with Transylvania University voted to finish first in the 2024 season.
The Pioneers took first in a vote of league coaches, with 81 points and nine first-place votes. Mount St. Joseph University finished in second with 71 points. Franklin College snagged third with 67 points and the remaining first-place vote, while Hanover College and Manchester University tied for fourth place with 51 points, thus rounding out the top half of the poll.
Listed below is the 2024 HCAC Softball Preseason Poll and the 2024 HCAC Athletes to Watch. For more information on HCAC Softball, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the HCAC's home on the Internet at www.heartlandconf.org. Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference news by following @HCACDIII on Twitter and by liking the "HCAC DIII" Facebook page.
2024 HCAC Softball Preseason Poll
| 1. |
Transylvania University (9) |
81 |
| 2. |
Mount St. Joseph University |
71 |
| 3. |
Franklin College (1) |
67 |
| 4. |
Hanover College |
51 |
| 4. |
Manchester University |
51 |
| 6. |
Defiance College |
35 |
| 7. |
Anderson University |
32 |
| 8. |
Bluffton University |
26 |
| 9. |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
20 |
| 10. |
Earlham College |
16 |
2024 HCAC Softball Athletes to Watch
Anderson
| Molly Buck |
JR |
Fortville, Ind. |
IF/P |
| Hope Smith |
JR |
Greentown, Ind. |
C |
| Maddie Schoenradt |
SO |
Lafayette, Ind. |
OF |
| Brook Reaves |
SR |
Kokomo, Ind. |
P/OF |
Bluffton
| Kaylee Grant |
SO |
Lime Shawnee, Ohio |
SS/P |
| Kryshel Dales |
SR |
Ayersville, Ohio |
3B |
| Julia Tegeder |
SO |
Hamilton, Ohio |
OF |
| Elizabeth Crites |
SO |
Findlay, Ohio |
OF |
Defiance
| Brooke Silcox |
SR |
Tipp City, Ohio |
3B |
| Anika Craft |
JR |
Radnor, Ohio |
P/UT |
| Savannah McCoy |
SO |
Bettsville, Ohio |
P |
| Laney Grimwood |
SR |
Ontario, Ohio |
2B |
Earlham
| Morgan Cooksey |
FY |
Williamsport, Ind. |
P |
| Bo Shelton |
FY |
Pendleton, Ind. |
MIF |
| Bella Schatko |
FY |
Noblesville, Ind. |
MIF |
| Emmerie Stump |
FY |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
1B/OF |
Franklin
| Eriana Wagner |
JR |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
OF |
| Molly Wallace |
JR |
Fort Wayne, Ind. |
IF |
| Genesis Munoz |
SR |
Seymour, Ind. |
C/IF |
| Stephanni Kleber |
SR |
Seymour, Ind. |
P |
Hanover
| Lauren Beaman |
JR |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
P/OF |
| Mallorie Fultz |
JR |
Greenfield, Ind. |
2B |
| Dani Steward |
JR |
Shelbyville, Ind. |
P/DH |
| Sydnie Raisor |
SO |
Campbellsburg, Ky. |
SS |
Manchester
| Kaitlyn Carr |
JR |
Valparaiso, Ind. |
P/UT |
| Sabrina Leonard |
SO |
Fillmore, Ind. |
1B/UT |
Mount St. Joseph
| Casey Kemp |
SR |
Blanchester, Ohio |
P |
| Kaci Finchum |
SR |
Greenwood, Ind. |
3B |
| Emily McDonald |
JR |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
OF |
| Macy Cornelius |
JR |
Whiteland, Ind. |
MIF |
Rose-Hulman
| Jadyn Winkler |
SO |
Littleton, Colo. |
SS |
| Katelyn Sarvis |
SO |
Deltona, Fla. |
2B/OF |
| Phoebe Wortsell |
JR |
Bicknell, Ind. |
P/3B |
| Aubrey Smith |
FY |
Lebanon, Ohio |
P/3B |
Transylvania
| Stella Wulker |
SR |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
UT |
| Carlee Jeter |
SR |
Lexington, Ky. |
P |
| Carson Murray |
5th |
Shelbyville, Ky. |
UT |
| Sophia Moshos |
SO |
Brazil, Ind. |
P |
| Emily Hestand |
5th |
Versailles, Ky. |
UT |