NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The Captains of Christopher Newport are off to a 10-0 start to the 2020 softball season, and Keith Parr's team is heading to Tucson, Arizona, for six games this weekend. The Captains will take part in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association's (NFCA) Leadoff Classic, with two games each day Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Christopher Newport will open play in Tucson on Friday against Claremont-Mudd-Scipps Colleges at 6:00 p.m. Eastern time followed by an 8:00 p.m. Eastern time game vs. 19th-ranked Mary Hardin-Baylor, off to a 9-2 start to the season.

On Saturday, the Captains will play top-ranked and 11-0 Texas Lutheran. The battle of the top two teams in the nation is set to begin at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time...and then the Captains will take on fifth-ranked Illinois Wesleyan (2-0) at 3:30 p.m. Eastern time.

Sunday's action starts with an 11:00 a.m. Eastern time game against the College of Saint Benedict followed by a 1:00 p.m. Eastern time matchup with Berry College.

The NFCA released its weekly national rankings on Wednesday, and Christopher Newport remains in the second spot for the second consecutive week, trailing again only the defending National Champions, Texas Lutheran.

The new weekly poll:

Rank	Team	Record	Points	Previous
1	Texas Lutheran (8)	11-0	200	1
2	Christopher Newport	10-0	192	2
3	Linfield	10-0	184	3
4	East Texas Baptist	10-0	176	4
5	Illinois Wesleyan	2-0	168	5
6	Virginia Wesleyan	7-1	128	10
7	Eastern Connecticut State	0-0	152	7
8	DePauw	4-0	86	14
9	Williams	0-0	136	9
10	The College of New Jersey	1-0	80	16
11	Kean	8-0	80	RV
12	Central (Iowa)	2-0	35	22
14	Ferrum	8-0	11	NR
T14	Ithaca	0-0	77	17
T14	St. Thomas (Minn.)	1-1	120	11
16	Salisbury	11-2	40	21
17	Geneseo	0-0	67	18
18	Randolph-Macon	4-1-1	112	12
19	Mary Hardin-Baylor	9-2	85	15
20	Carthage	0-0	59	19
21	Wartburg	5-1	59	NR
22	Tufts	0-0	45	20
23	Trine	5-1	144	8
24	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	0-0	23	23
25	Manhattanville	0-0	16	24

Others receiving votes: Rowan, 10, Saint Benedict 2, Emory 1, Averett 1.
Dropped out: Lynchburg.

The Captains won six straight games last weekend in the Grand Slam Triangle Classic, a tournament staged in Raleigh, North Carolina. Junior Patty Maye Ohanian and senior Trish Webb were honored by the Capital Athletic Conference as Player and Pitcher of the Week for their outstanding efforts in the tourney. Ohanian, an All-American in each of her first two seasons with the Captains, slammed four home runs and drove in 13 runs in the six games, and Webb threw a no-hitter and won both of her starts, allowing just one unearned run in 13 innings of work. The Captains have won the Pitcher of the Week honor in each of the first two weeks from the CAC, as senior Aubrey Bates took the award last week.