WEST BABYLON, N.Y. (Mar. 25, 2024) – Mercy University softball graduate student Nicole Smart (Santa Clarita, Calif./Golden Valley) and sophomores Mackayla Secoda (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) and Delaney Baker (Lambertville, N.J./South Hunterdon Regional) have been named to the East Coast Conference (ECC) Softball Honor Roll for Week Six.

Smart hit .556 (10-for-18) with two RBI, a home run and a team-high six runs scored in six games. The graduate student went 2-for-6 at Southern Connecticut State on Wednesday before going 4-for-5 with two runs at Queens on Thursday. Smart ended the week going 4-for-7 with two RBI, a home run and four runs in Mercy's sweep of Bentley on Sunday.

Secoda went 1-1 in the circle with a 2.14 ERA in 16.1 innings with eight strikeouts in four appearances. The sophomore opened the week pitching six innings with three earned runs allowed and four strikeouts at Southern Connecticut State on Wednesday. Secoda then pitched 3.1 scoreless innings of relief at Queens on Thursday before ending the week pitching seven innings with two earned runs allowed and two strikeouts to earn the win over Bentley on Sunday.

Baker hit .778 (7-for-9) with five RBI, two runs and two doubles in five games this week. The sophomore went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a run at Southern Connecticut State on Wednesday before going 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run at Queens on Thursday. Baker ended the week going 3-for-3 with two RBI in the game one win over Bentley on Sunday.

The awards are the first for all three this season. Mercy has now earned six awards on the year.

Head Coach Jaime Lorenzo and the Mavericks resume action tomorrow when they play at STAC at 2:30 p.m.