Coaching and roster changes contributed to the low rankings.
The baseball team has nine returners from last year?s fifth-place roster and will feature 11 newcomers on the roster.
With program veterans Stephanie Regrut, Clancey Kelley, Alyssa Voth, and Aubrey Whitehorn returning, much of the core of the softball team remains intact.
The team went 1-15 in conference games and placed last in 2007.
2008 KCAC Baseball Coaches Poll results
1. Bethany (6) 48
2. Friends (1) 41
3. Kansas Wesleyan 36
4-t. Ottawa 25
4-t. Saint Mary 25
6. Sterling 12
7. Tabor 9
2008 KCAC Softball Coaches Poll results
1. Friends (6) 69
2. Ottawa (2) 64
3. Kansas Wesleyan 51
4-t. Bethany 45
4-t. Sterling 45
6. McPherson 36
7. Southwestern 25
8. Tabor 13
9. Saint Mary 12
