LOUISVILLE, Ky. --- The Moravian University softball squad has been ranked No. 22 in the first regular-season 2022 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Top 25 Poll released Tuesday.

Moravian, which was unranked in the 2022 preseason poll announced in early February, was 31-3 last year after claiming their ninth Landmark Conference Championship and 17th total conference titles and its 18th NCAA Tournament appearance. Head Coach John Byrne has begun his 29th season, now has a record of 904-252, earning his 900th career victory on Wednesday, March 2 with the Greyhounds 2-1 win over No. 11 Milwaukee School of Engineering at the PFX Games in Clermont, Florida.

The Hounds opened their 2022 campaign with ten games in the PFX Games played in Clermont and Leesburg, Florida, finishing a perfect 10-0 in their first week of competition. Over the span of the ten games, the Blue and Grey had garnered two Landmark Conference Pitchers of the Week and a Landmark Player of the Week for their performances during the week.

Moravian has this upcoming week off before returning to action on Thursday, March 17 when the squad is scheduled to play their first pair of home games on Blue & Grey Field against Ursinus College beginning at 3:00 p.m. They will then make the trip to Huntingdon to open Landmark Conference action with a twin bill with Juniata College, set for 1:00 p.m.

In 2021, the Greyhounds' program finished ranked in the top 25 for the 12th time since 2002, including a high of second in the 2004 final poll after the Greyhounds played in the national championship round at the Division III World Series. The Hounds have also received votes in the final poll four other times since 2002. Moravian spent several weeks as the No. 1 team in the nation during the 2004 season.

To view the full 2022 NFCA Division III Top 25 Poll, visit https://nfca.org/divnews/ncaa3/texas-lutheran-takes-top-spot-in-nfca-division-iii-top-25-coaches-poll