Lady Panthers Picked First in CIAA Softball Preseason Predicted Order of Finish
CHARLOTTE, NC - With the 2022 softball season right around the corner, expectations are already high for the Claflin Lady Panthers softball team as they were picked to finish first in the 2022 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Preseason Predicted Order of Finish.
The Lady Panthers earned the preseason ranking after posting an 8-3 overall record during the 2021 season. The record included the team going 8-1 in CIAA play. Thanks to their effort, the Lady Panthers earned a spot in the 2021 NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Tournament, the first in school history.
In the last full season of conference play, the Lady Panthers won the CIAA Southern Division with an 18-0 CIAA record and a 38-19 overall record. The team finished as the runners-up in the 2019 CIAA Championship game.
The Lady Panthers will open the 2022 season when the team hosts the Tusculum Pioneers in a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader. For more information on Lady Panthers softball, contact the Claflin University Office of Athletic Media Relations at (803) 535-5548 or log on to
www.athletics.claflin.edu.
2022 CIAA Softball Preseason Predicted Order of Finish
1. Claflin
t2. Elizabeth City State
t2. Fayetteville State
4. Bowie State
5. Winston-Salem State
6. Johnson C. Smith
7. Lincoln (Pa.)
8. Shaw
9. Virginia State
10. Virginia Union
11. Saint Augustine's
12. Livingstone
Southern Division
1. Claflin
2. Fayetteville State
3. Winston-Salem State
4. Johnson C. Smith
5. Saint Augustine's
6. Livingstone
Northern Division
1. Elizabeth City State
2. Bowie State
3. Lincoln (Pa.)
4. Shaw
5. Virginia State
6. Virginia Union
