The Central College softball team opens the season ranked at #11 in the preseason NFCA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Dutch return seven starters from last year’s 33-13 team that reached the super regionals. Central opens the season on February 28th in St. Louis, Missouri with a double header against Calvin College (Mich.) and Washington University (Mo.). The Dutch start American Rivers Conference play on April 4th, hosting Simpson College in a doubleheader.