Despite carrying seven first-year players, the Loyola softball team (5-0) is off to its best start in program history.
The Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) preseason poll predicted the Ramblers would finish in last place out of 10 teams in conference. Loyola was not deterred by the coaches’ poll, boasting a perfect 5-0 record in the Total Control Invitational.
However, the perfect start might be because of a lack of competition at the Total Control Invitational.
At the Total Control Invitational, the Ramblers played IUPUI, Western Illinois University, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the University of Detroit Mercy and Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.