CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – Defending champion USC Upstate has been voted the favorite in the Big South Conference’s annual preseason softball poll by the league’s head coaches, it was announced today by the conference office. In addition, the coaches voted Longwood infielder Sophia Knock (Liberty, Ind.) the league’s Preseason Player of the Year, and USC Upstate hurler Sierra Maness (Woodruff, S.C.) as the Preseason Pitcher of the Year. Both players also earned spots on the preseason All-Conference team, which is listed below.
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