Davis, MacKay honored by Sun Belt Conference

NEW ORLEANS – The Texas State softball team was picked second in the 2019 Sun Belt Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll as announced by the league on Friday morning.

The defending regular season and conference tournament champion Bobcats accumulated 88 points, including one first-place vote, in the poll. Louisiana garnered eight first place votes and 98 total points to lead all conference teams. Troy collected the final first-place nod and was selected third with 82 points.

"It is a great honor to be picked as one of the top teams in this tough conference, but we know the only poll that matters is the last one that comes out," head coach Ricci Woodard said. "This group of young ladies is…