Presason Softball Poll

[purplebirder]

Softball America ranks Northwestern #18 in the nation in it's preseaon poll . GO CATS !!!

 

[NJCat]

UCLA #5.....uphill climb for the Cats to win the B1G.....

https://www.on3.com/softball/news/softball-america-top-25-poll-2025-preseason/

 

[purplebirder]

Softball NU Wildcats also ranked in Top 25 in preseason ESPN Poll(#20) as well as preseason D1 poll (#19). However as mentioned previously UCLA ranked much higher (#6 and #4). Unlikely to win B1G but hopefully will be in the postseason tournament

 

[CSCatFan1]

Softball NU Wildcats also ranked in Top 25 in preseason ESPN Poll(#20) as well as preseason D1 poll (#19). However as mentioned previously UCLA ranked much higher (#6 and #4). Unlikely to win B1G but hopefully will be in the postseason tournament

Who are the top arms for NU this season?

 

[Amcat]

Inside NU actually has some pretty good preview articles going on about Cats’ softball. Most recent one is about the pitching staff, Lauren Boyd is coming back from injury, and how she performs likely will go a long way toward determining how we do. We have the two second year pitchers returning, and they should be better. Most intriguing, from my viewpoint, is first year Emma Baugh, a very highly ranked pitcher. States that she has a fastball that sits around 70 mph. Don’t think we’ve really had that type of true heat in a while. It will be interested how she makes the jump from high school to the B1G.

We certainly don’t seem to have the true dominant pitcher we had in Danielle or Ashley (at least for most of last year), but you never know. Should be an exciting season.

The Cats will have a tough time defending their championship with UCLA now a B1G member. But I like our chances. Go Cats!

 

[CSCatFan1]

Inside NU actually has some pretty good preview articles going on about Cats’ softball. Most recent one is about the pitching staff, Lauren Boyd is coming back from injury, and how she performs likely will go a long way toward determining how we do. We have the two second year pitchers returning, and they should be better. Most intriguing, from my viewpoint, is first year Emma Baugh, a very highly ranked pitcher. States that she has a fastball that sits around 70 mph. Don’t think we’ve really had that type of true heat in a while. It will be interested how she makes the jump from high school to the B1G.

We certainly don’t seem to have the true dominant pitcher we had in Danielle or Ashley (at least for most of last year), but you never know. Should be an exciting season.

The Cats will have a tough time defending their championship with UCLA now a B1G member. But I like our chances. Go Cats!

Thanks for the info. Blea (rhymes with Slay) is very intriguing. Looking forward to her taking the mound. Hope she is the real deal.

 

[Amcat]

InsideNU has a new Softball preview up, this time focusing upon the infield. Lots of good players. Go Cats!

 

[Amcat]

InsideNU now has its outfield preview up. Our season starts this coming Friday. Cats play their usual top end schedule. Our next three games after the opener are against teams ranked in the top 15. We’ll get an early taste of what this team is like. Go Cats!

 

[CSCatFan1]

InsideNU now has its outfield preview up. Our season starts this coming Friday. Cats play their usual top end schedule. Our next three games after the opener are against teams ranked in the top 15. We’ll get an early taste of what this team is like. Go Cats!

Pitching, pitching, pitching! Gotta stay healthy on the mound.

 

[Amcat]

No question that pitching is the key. We’ve gotten used to having an ace of the mound the last five seasons. Hope we get one this year. Go Cats!