New Mexico’s softball team last year surpassed its preseason poll. After being projected ninth in the Mountain West in the coaches poll, the Lobos finished the season fourth in the standings.
According to this year’s poll, the MW coaches expect UNM to match that finish. The poll, released earlier this week, slotted the Lobos fourth heading into the season.
“Pick up where we left off, right?” UNM coach Erica Beach said.
As the team prepares for their season opener this weekend at Arizona State’s Kajikawa Classic, Beach said she takes the improvement in preseason expectations as a show of respect.