Softball Ranked No. 5 in Both National Polls
3/24/2015 12:00:00 AM | Softball
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - As it has for the entire 2015 season, Alabama softball is again ranked in the top five in this week's polls, coming in at No. 5 in both the USA Today/NFCA and the ESPN.com/USA Softball week seven polls.
Alabama is ranked No. 5 in the USA Today/NFCA poll for the third straight week and slides into fifth in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll after tying for fourth place last week with Michigan, who holds sole possession of the No. 4 spot this week. The top six in each poll remain the same as last week, while Auburn is now ranked in the top 10 in both polls, sliding from No. 11 last week to No. 9 this week in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll. Mississippi State is the only team this week to drop out of the Top 25 after losing two games to Ole Miss last weekend.
The SEC has nine ranked teams in both polls, including five in the top 10 and three in the top five: LSU (1/1), Florida (3/2), Alabama (5/5), Georgia (7/7), Auburn (8/9), Kentucky (16/15), Tennessee (15/18), Missouri (20/20) and Texas A&M (23/23). South Carolina and Mississippi State are receiving votes outside the top 25.
Last weekend, Alabama fell in two games to Florida but bounced back for a big win in game three to avoid the series sweep. Trailing 1-0 in the fifth inning, a two-run homer by Haylie McCleney sparked the Tide offense as they added three more runs in the next inning to pull ahead 5-1, which ultimately proved final.
Up next, Alabama continues its homestand with a midweek matchup against Georgia Tech on Wednesday, March 25 at 2 p.m. CT before welcoming Texas A&M for a three-game series beginning on Friday, March 27 at 6:30 p.m.
