EAST STROUDSBURG – Following a 3-1 week that featured a doubleheader sweep over Millersville and a split with West Chester, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced on Tuesday that the East Stroudsburg University softball team moved a spot backward to 15th in the latest national poll.

The Warriors (25-7, 7-3 PSAC East) are tied with Shippensburg and West Chester for first place in the PSAC East, with all three teams holding identical 7-3 conference records.

ESU's pitching staff has continued to perform among the best in the PSAC and NCAA Division II, ranking in the top-25 among 268 teams in strikeout to walk ratio (3rd nationally), strikeouts per seven innings (3rd nationally), WHIP (8th nationally), shutouts (12th nationally) and ERA (16th, nationally).

With rain in the forecast, ESU's schedule has been adjusted. The Warriors are now scheduled to travel to Bloomsburg on Thursday, April 4th (2:00 p.m. / 4:00 p.m.) host Lock Haven on Saturday (1:00 p.m. / 3:00 p.m.) and will then head to Mansfield on Sunday, April 7th (1:00 p.m./3:00 p.m.).

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NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll - 4/2/24 (Week 8)

Rank	School	Points	Record	Previous
1	West Texas A&M (16)	400	33-3	2
2	North Georgia	383	33-5	1
3	Tampa	361	30-5	4
4	Rogers State	356	29-5	3
5	Indianapolis	336	32-3	5
6	UT Tyler	323	31-7	6
7	Colorado Christian	291	33-4	8
8	Central Oklahoma	279	28-6	9
9	Grand Valley State	256	20-7	7
10	Pittsburg State	250	36-4	11
11	Wingate	238	33-6	12
12	Western Washington	237	26-4	13
13	Mississippi College	221	26-6	10
14	Charleston	203	25-2	15
15	East Stroudsburg	167	25-7	14
16	Concordia	152	29-7	17
17	AUM	145	27-9	16
18	Lenoir-Rhyne	108	31-9	18
19	Northwest Nazarene	103	26-7	22
20	Rollins	92	29-8	21
21	Angelo State	83	29-11	20
22	Wilmington	72	19-10	23
23	Cal State San Marcos	48	20-13	19
24	Washburn	38	30-10	24
25	Nova Southeastern	25	22-10	25

Receiving Votes: Francis Marion (9), MSU Denver (8), Missouri Southern (5), Ohio Dominican (4), UAH (3), Kutztown (2), Oklahoma Baptist (2).