Bethel spends its third consecutive week in the top five of the NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 Poll, returning to No. 4 this week. The ranking ties the highest of the season for the Pilots who have alternated between No. 4 and No. 5 for the last three polls.

With a 23-2-1 record (4-0 MCC) the Pilots sit atop the league and are in the midst of a six-game winning streak, the second longest active streak in the conference. Bethel has won 19 of its last 20 contests.

Marian (20-3. 2-0) holds the longest active streak with eight consecutive wins and is receiving votes in this week's poll.