MARSHALL, Texas – For the second year in a row, the East Texas Baptist University softball team has been picked to win the American Southwest Conference East Division. ETBU won the 2019 ASC Championship and was undefeated last season when COVID-19 ended the year.
Receiving 139 points and 22 first place votes, ETBU was 37 points ahead of second place LeTourneau in the East Division. ETBU was 6-0 in ASC play last year and went 26-1 in 2019. They currently have a nine-game win streak in the ASC. The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor is picked to win the West Division.
ETBU had three players in the ASC Players to Watch List in senior's
Daniella Solis and
Mariah Delgado and junior
Preslye Cox. Solis is an All-ASC first-team selection and has six home runs last year including an ASC record tying game of three against Howard Payne. Delgado batted .395 last year with 17 runs scored and 10 stolen bases before the season was ended. Cox is an All-ASC second team selection and made the 2019 ASC All-Tournament team.
They opened the season sweeping Paris Junior College last weekend and are currently the #1 team in the nation. ETBU will host Tyler Junior College on Friday, Feb. 12.
2021 ASC Softball Preseason Poll
East Division
| Rank |
Team (1st place votes) |
Pts. |
2020 Record (ASC) |
| 1. |
East Texas Baptist (22) |
139 |
15-0 (6-0) |
| 2. |
LeTourneau (1) |
102 |
10-7 (5-1) |
| 3. |
Belhaven (1) |
101 |
14-3 (7-2) |
| 4. |
UT Dallas |
74 |
5-12 (3-6) |
| 5. |
Louisiana College |
64 |
7-10 (2-7) |
| 6. |
Ozarks |
26 |
1-13 (0-9) |
West Division
| Rank |
Team (1st place votes) |
Pts. |
2020 Record (ASC) |
| 1. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor (14) |
132 |
12-3 (5-1) |
| 2. |
McMurry (8) |
109 |
13-2 (8-1) |
| 3. |
Hardin-Simmons (1) |
88 |
8-10 (5-4) |
| 4. |
Sul Ross State (1) |
82 |
13-5 (4-5) |
| 5. |
Concordia Texas |
47 |
6-11 (1-5) |
| 6. |
Howard Payne |
46 |
5-10 (2-7) |
