Trojans Climb in Latest Poll

Sioux City, IA 4/16/07 - The Dakota State University softball team moves up to the number nine spot in the latest NAIA Region III poll released earlier today. The Trojans make the move after splitting with Dickinson State earlier in the week, Dickinson is the top ranked team in the region and is currently ranked 18th in the latest NAIA Top 25 poll.

     The Trojans will look to improve their regional and conference records this week as they host Mayville State University on Wednesday and then Jamestown College, currently ranked 6th in the region this weekend. The Trojans are currently 15-15 overall and 5-5 in the Dakota Athletic Conference.

     "We are glad to move up in the polls, but there are still three tough weeks of games left that will determine a lot on where teams end up and who makes the regional tournament." stated head coach Ken Prorok.

     The Trojans are in action again on Wednesday as they host the Comets of Mayville State University, first pitch is set for 3:00 pm.

The fifth rankings of the season are listed below

Rank	Last Week	School	Conference
1	1	Dickinson State University	DAC
2	2	Morningside College	GPAC
3	3	Northwestern College	GPAC
4	4	Dana College	GPAC
5	5	Minot State University	DAC
6	6	Jamestown College	DAC
7	7	Valley City State University	DAC
8	8	Doane College	GPAC
9	10	Dakota State University	DAC
10	NR	Concordia University	GPAC