LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Belhaven Softball team is ranked 6th in the latest NFCA Coaches Poll released on Tuesday, jumping one spot from 7th in last week's poll.

Belhaven knocked off Hardin Simmons in game one of the series by a final score of 8-2 on Friday afternoon. The Blazers then swept the doubleheader against the Cowgirls 7-2 in game two of the series and then had a 10-2 run-rule victory in six innings to complete the sweep on Saturday. The series sweep extends the Belhaven streak of weekend conference series won to 18 straight going back to March of the 2020 season.

The Blazers still sit atop the ASC Standings this season with a 20-4 record in conference play and also maintain the best overall record in the ASC at 28-5 this year. Belhaven holds a 1.0 game lead in conference over #4 East Texas Baptist and also holds the tiebreaker between the two teams.

Belhaven Softball has continued to build an impressive resume this season consistently knocking off NFCA ranked teams this season. The Blazers are 8-3 against teams ranked inside the NFCA Top 25 at the time of competition including a 3-1 record over teams that were inside the Top 5 when the Blazers played them including two wins over ETBU (ranked #4 at the time) and a win over DePauw (ranked #1 at the time). 

To view the full release from the NFCA, click here.

The Blazers return to action on Friday when they open up a conference series against the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Ark. The series is set to begin on April 22nd with a doubleheader beginning at 2:00 p.m.

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