The St. Thomas Aquinas softball team was selected eighth in the East Coast Conference Preseason Poll. The poll was voted on by the coaches of each team. STAC finished the 2008 season with a record of (22-24, 9-11). C.W. Post secured the top spot followed by Adelphi who also received first place votes.  The Lady Spartans will begin their season on March 15th against Merrimack in Clermont, FL.

2009 East Coast Conference Preseason Poll

Team                     Points

C.W. Post (7)       96

Adelphi (3)          86

NYIT                     79

Dowling               70

Bridgeport           59

Queens                 46

Molloy                  45

STAC                     28

Concordia            26

Mercy                    15

* First place votes are in parenthesis

Preseason Player of the Year:  Brooklynn Fields (OF, Sr., Aurora, C.O.)

Preseason Pitcher of the Year:  Nina Cesare (NYIT, Sr., Whitestone, N.Y.)