NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The Christopher Newport softball team has been off the field for two weeks due to CoVID protocol, but Keith Parr's squad returns to action Thursday afternoon. The Captains, 14-6 on the season, host the undefeated Eagles of Bridgewater College at Captains Park. The doubleheader is scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m.

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The Captains last saw action on March 17th, when they split a home doubleheader with Virginia Wesleyan. Bridgewater enters play Thursday with an 8-0 record, most recently sweeping a twin bill from Shenandoah on Tuesday. 

You can watch the action live Thursday here on CNUsports.com by clicking HERE. Live stats for the twin bill will also be available HERE.
 
The weekly softball coaches poll from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) was released on Wednesday, and has the Captains ranked fourth in the country. The complete poll:

NFCA Division III Top 25 Poll – March 31, 2021

Rank	Team	2021 Record	Points	Previous
1	Linfield (8)	19-1	200	1
2	Virginia Wesleyan	17-3-1	192	T2
3	Texas Lutheran	16-4	184	4
4	Christopher Newport	14-6	176	5
5	East Texas Baptist	13-3	168	T2
6	Salisbury	12-4	160	6
7	DePauw	16-2	152	7
8	Kean	10-0	144	8
9	Birmingham-Southern	20-3	136	9
10	Belhaven	17-6	128	10
11	St. John Fisher	5-1	117	11
12	Eastern Connecticut State	10-0	111	15
13	Transylvania	10-6	93	13
14	Berry	12-5	92	12
15	Moravian	8-0	84	16
16	Wartburg	13-3	82	19
17	Milwaukee School of Engineering	11-1	74	14
18	Dubuque	10-4	57	17
19	Emory & Henry	12-2	55	20
20	Mount Union	14-2	41	21
21	Alvernia	11-1	28	RV
T22	Cortland	3-1	25	NR
	Randolph-Macon	4-3-1	25	23
24	Saint Benedict	8-2	24	24
25	Aurora	15-1	23	NR

Others receiving votes: St. Scholastica 21, Geneseo 4, Luther 3.
Dropped out: Carthage, Carroll (Wis.), Coe, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, St. Olaf and Trine.
Programs that do not participate during the 2021 season will not be eligible for the poll.