- March
- Washington on top for third consecutive week
- Niki Williams named USA Softball Player of the Week
- Huskies stay at No. 1 with perfect weekend
- OSU's Julie Ward named Player of the Week
- Men’s Slow Pitch Border Battle returns to OKC
- Huskies remain No. 1 in Top 25 Poll
- LSU’s Shortridge Named Player of the Week
- Check out the March issue of Balls and Strikes Online
- Top 25 teams remain the same in college poll
- Stanford pitcher Gerhart tosses three-straight no-hitters
- Shortland returns as Border Battle Head Coach
- Game schedule set for 2010 Women's Worlds
- Washington still top Dawgs heading into Pac-10 play
- Tennessee's Kat Dotson nabs weekly honor
No. 5 Michigan moved up two spots with two victories over a then-No. 6 Alabama. UCLA dropped just one spot to No. 6 after a 3-2 loss to UC Riverside while Arizona State cracked the top ten at No. 10 with a five win weekend, three of which were run rule victories.
The California Golden Bears moved up two spots to No. 13 with five wins giving the Pac-10 Conference six teams in the top 13. Louisville dropped three spots to No. 20 after two losses to Oklahoma and one to Oklahoma State. The Oklahoma State Cowgirls saw the week’s biggest improvement advancing from No. 24 to No. 19 with wins over ranked Oklahoma and Louisville.
No. 23 BYU, No. 24 Tennessee, and No. 25 Illinois all landed in this week’s poll each completing the weekend undefeated. Fresno State, ULL, Kentucky all dropped out of the poll.
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