One loss didn't seem to bother the California Community College softball voters, who deemed College of San Mateo No. 1 in Northern California and No. 2 among the state’s 85 teams in this week’s official polls of the CCCFPCA.
CSM (10-1) was ranked third in NorCal and fifth in the state in the preseason poll and moved up in the first regular season rankings. Cypress College (2-0) remained No. 1 overall.
The Bulldogs opened the season with 10 consecutive wins before losing their first game on Tuesday, 3-2, at San Joaquin Delta, which scored a walkoff run in the bottom of the seventh inning.
CSM hosts the College of the Siskiyous in a doubleheader on Friday beginning at 1 p.m.
Sports Schedule for College of San Mateo:
Thursday
Baseball: vs. College of Marin, 2 p.m.
Men's and women's swimming: at Coast Conference Kickoff, West Valley College, noon
Friday
Softball: vs. College of Siskiyous (DH), 1 p.m.
Track and field: vs. Coast/CVC preview, at CSM, noon
Saturday
Baseball: at Sierra College, 1 p.m.
Softball: vs. College of the Redwoods, 10 a.m.; vs. American River, 2 p.m.
Tuesday
Baseball: at Gavilan, 2 p.m.
Softball: at Chabot College, 3 p.m.
CCCFPCA Softball Polls
State
1, Cypress College
2, College of San Mateo
3, Riverside City College
3, Fresno City College
5, Sierra College
5, West Valley College
7, Sacramento City College
8, San Diego Mesa College
9, College of the Canyons
10, College of the Sequoias
11, Mt. San Antonio College
12, Santiago Canyon College
13, San Joaquin Delta College
14, Saddleback College
15, College of the Desert
Northern California
1, College of San Mateo
2, Fresno City College
2, Sierra College
2, West Valley College
5, Sacramento City College
6, College of the Sequoias
7, San Joaquin Delta College
8, Hartnell College
9, Ohlone College
9, Reedley College
9, Santa Rosa College
