St. Bonifacius, Minn. – The Crown College Softball team was picked 5^th in the UMAC preseason poll announced on Wednesday afternoon. Crown comes off a 2023 campaign in which the Polars finished 12-29 on the season and 9-12 in the UMAC.

Crown received 24 points from the coaches poll just 5 points behind Minnesota Morris. Crown finished 4^th in the UMAC in 2023 making the UMAC playoffs last season.

2024 UMAC Softball Preseason Poll
1. Bethany Lutheran | 49 (7)
2. Wisconsin-Superior | 41 (1)
3. Northwestern | 39
4. Minnesota Morris | 29
5. Crown | 24
6. Martin Luther | 17
7. Northland | 15
8. North Central | 10 

Crown looks to build off of the 2023 campaign with first year head coach Ryan Borde. For more info see the full UMAC release here: https://umacathletics.com/news/2024/2/14/bethany-lutheran-leads-2024-umac-softball-preseason-coaches-poll.aspx