CAC releases preseason poll,
Wolverines picked for 6th place
The Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) has released it's 2016 softball preseason poll with the Wesley Wolverines slotted for a sixth place finish. Be assured, the team has MUCH higher aspirations.
#1: Chris Newport over Salisbury Christopher Newport picks up a predicted first place, while Salisbury is projected to settle for the standing's second position. That is exactly how the CAC ended up last season (2015) despite Salisbury being ranked higher nationally -- often #1 -- all season long and even going on to compete in the final DIII national championship game for the third consecutive year in a row.
CLICK HERE for more on the battle last year between these two Universities plus the CAC's 2016 preview for ALL teams in the league.
The focus on Wesley:
"drive and tenacity to turn heads"
The poll notes the following about the Wolverines:
“WESLEY enters the 2016 campaign with hopes to build on last year's season. The squad finished with a program-record 23 wins and won their most conference games since the 2009 season. Fifth-year head coach Juli Greep has high hopes that this season will include a CAC Tournament appearance for the Wolverines. Wesley returns four of their top six hitters and their two best arms from last season and have the drive and tenacity to turn heads in the conference.”
Video interviews
The CAC also conducted video interviews with each team's head coach and a player from the squad. Representing Wesley was Head Coach Juli Greep and senior #22 C/INF Morgan Seymour (Smyrna, DE).
Below is a shortened video excerpted from the CAC interviews. It covers JUST WESLEY'S PARTICIPATION.
For the full CAC preseason webcast, CLICK HERE to view the longer video featuring ALL EIGHT teams in the conference.
Note: The video below credits Morgan as being a junior, but she actually is playing this season in her final year as a senior. Morgan also talks in the video about team goals built around an idea (“a word”) that may serve as a Wolverine softball tradition. That word reportedly is “DESIRE”!
Wesley's video 2016 season preview...
This embedded video also found at https://youtu.be/_B5ffRwxyUE