January 27, 2010
Contact: Mike Christie, Assistant Commissioner

Christopher Newport Picked as USA South Softball Favorite

(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) - Christopher Newport University, under the direction of seventh-year Head Coach Keith Parr, was picked to win the USA South Athletic Conference 2010 softball title in the preseason coaches' poll. The Captains captured both the USA South Regular Season and Tournament championships last spring.

CNU received nine of ten first-place votes (81 points) as head coaches do not vote for their own teams in the balloting.

Peace College finished second in the balloting as the Pacers received 62 points and the remaining first-place vote. Shenandoah University earned 58 points, good for a third-place finish while Methodist University and Greensboro College rounded out the top-half of the poll with with 50 and 46 points, respectfully.

The 2010 USA South Softball Tournament will once again be played at Springwood Park in Burlington, North Carolina on April 16-18.

2010 USA South Softball Coaches Poll
Rank	Institution (1st place Votes)	Pts.
1.	Christopher Newport (9)	81
2.	Peace (1)	62
3.	Shenandoah	58
4	Methodist	50
5.	Greensboro	46
6.	Ferrum	41
7.	N.C. Wesleyan	39
8.	Meredith	34
9.	Averett	30
10.	Mary Baldwin	9