DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Apr. 11, 2024) – The Mercy University softball team plays at ECC foe Molloy University on Friday, April 12th at 3:30 & 5:30 p.m. before hosting Queens College on Saturday, April 13th at 12 & 2 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Friday, April 12th 3:30 & 5:30 p.m.
Records: Mercy (9-17, 3-5 ECC), Molloy (17-15, 3-1 ECC)
Location: Rockville Centre, N.Y.
Date/Time: Saturday, April 13th 12 & 2 p.m.
Records: Mercy (9-17, 3-5 ECC), Queens (10-13, 4-2 ECC)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. Molloy
Mercy dropped a 4-2 decision at Molloy on May 5, 2023.
Last Meeting vs. Queens
Queens earned 13-5 and 7-5 wins over Mercy on March 21, 2024.
Scouting the Mavericks
Mercy is coming off a 1-0 loss and 13-6 win over Bloomfield on Tuesday. The Mavericks were led by freshman Averi Miller, graduate student Samantha Franck, and senior Shannon Sisco who combined for three home runs and 11 RBI. Mercy enters the 2024 season picked third in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 15-31 overall and 10-10 in ECC play last season, qualifying for the ECC Tournament for the third straight season. The Mavericks earned the No. 3 seed in the ECC Tournament last season and look to qualify for the ECC Tournament for the fourth straight season under Head Coach Jaime Lorenzo.
Leading the returners for the Mavericks is graduate student Samantha Franck who was named First Team All-ECC last season after hitting .289 with 27 RBI, six home runs and 35 hits. Franck was named to the ECC Honor Roll three times last season and led the team in home runs and was fifth in the ECC in RBI. Senior Shannon Sisco also returns after being tabbed First Team All-ECC a year ago. Sisco ended the 2023 season hitting .373 with 60 hits, 39 runs, eight RBI and 20 stolen bases. She ranked second in the ECC in stolen bases and batting average last season and led the team in runs, hits, and doubles. Junior Victoria Seppala earned First Team All-ECC honors in 2023 and hit .328 with 15 RBI, two home runs, four triples, 42 hits and 28 runs scored. Seppala led the team in triples and was third in runs scored.
Graduate student Nicole Smart also returns after hitting .258 with 18 RBI, 32 hits, five doubles and 10 runs scored in 2023. Senior Mia Harris had four RBI, seven runs scored and five stolen bases last season and returns and sophomore Elizabeth Stark had two home runs, eight RBI and nine runs scored in her rookie campaign. Senior Alexandra Karavias, junior Maddie Lula and sophomore Daedra VanLuvanee return after combining for nine RBI, one home run, 11 hits and six runs scored last season. Sophomore Delaney Baker returns after sitting out last season. Baker hit .561 during her junior year of high school at South Hunterdon Regional and had the most RBI and home runs on the team.
Returning in the circle is graduate student Alexi Benson who was named Second Team All-ECC in 2022 and won six games last season with a team-best 3.73 ERA in 23 games with a team-high 99 strikeouts. Benson was named to the ECC Honor Roll once last season and had 16 complete games and tied for the team in wins in 135 innings pitched. She led the team in strikeouts and innings pitched and set a school record for career strikeouts. Sophomore Marina Provencio also returns after winning a team-high-tying six games last season. She appeared in 22 games making three starts with 30 strikeouts and one save in 52.1 innings pitched. Graduate student Angelina Oquendo made 16 starts in the circle last season and returns after recording one win, one save and 22 strikeouts in 71 innings pitched a year ago. Sophomore Mackayla Secoda returns after winning two games last season with 18 strikeouts in 35.1 innings pitched. Secoda was named ECC Rookie of the Week once last season and made five starts in the circle.
Lorenzo welcomes a strong recruiting class led by freshmen Onnika DeBruhl, Allison Murphy, Julianna Coluccio, Ryleigh Melendez, Averi Miller, Dylan Reyer and Madison Haack. Murphy was named League Player of the Year, Third Team All-State, All-Section, All-County and All-League at North Rockland High School. Coluccio was tabbed First and Second Team All-Conference during her time at Timber Creek Regional High School and Melendez was named All-League three times and All-Section twice at Lakeland High School. Miller was a four-year varsity player at Arbor View High School in Nevada and hit .356 during her career with 53 hits and 39 RBI. Reyer was named a Newsday Top 100 softball player on Long Island for three straight years and was named All-County three times.
The Mavericks also welcome junior transfers Kimberlee Childs from University of Bridgeport. Childs appeared in 15 games in two seasons at Bridgeport with seven runs scored and four stolen bases.
Mercy has been led at the plate by Coluccio who is batting .333 with a home run, nine RBI and nine runs scored. Graduate student Nicole Smart was named to the ECC Honor Roll on March 25th and has 13 RBI and is hitting .339 with nine doubles, one home run and 11 runs. Senior Shannon Sico was named to the ECC Honor Roll on March 18th and April 8th and is hitting a team-high .435 with 16 stolen bases and 21 runs with 11 RBI. Sisco set a new school record with her 53rd career stolen base in game one against Dominican on April 7th. Freshman Allison Murphy is hitting .295 with 26 hits, 18 runs and a team-high-tying 16 stolen bases. Freshman Averi Miller was named to the ECC Honor Roll on March 11th and on April 1st and is hitting .345 with 21 RBI, 16 runs and four doubles. Graduate student Samantha Franck was named ECC Player of the Week on Monday and to the ECC Honor Roll last week. She has a team-high 27 RBI and an ECC-best 11 home runs with 20 runs and is hitting .351. Franck has 10 home runs in her last eight games. Freshman Dylan Reyer is hitting .310 with two RBI and 13 runs and sophomore Delaney Baker was named to the ECC Honor Roll on March 25th and is hitting .395 with seven RBI.
The pitching staff is led by graduate student Angelina Oquendo who was named to the ECC Honor Roll on March 11th and is 2-4 with a 4.23 ERA in 43.0 innings with 16 strikeouts. Sophomore Mackayla Secoda was named to the ECC Honor Roll on March 25th and April 8th and is 4-5 with a 3.41 ERA in 61.2 innings with 38 strikeouts. Graduate student Alexi Benson was named to the ECC Honor Roll on April 1st and is 3-6 with a 4.71 ERA in 52.0 innings with 28 strikeouts.
Scouting the Lions
Molloy is coming off 4-3 and 7-2 wins at Staten Island on Wednesday. The Lions were picked tied for first in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 31-21 last season. Molloy is led by Chrissie Huhn who is batting a team-high .449 with 28 runs, 16 stolen bases and 20 RBI. Alex Burns is hitting .364 with a team-high 30 RBI, four home runs and eight doubles and ECC Preseason Player of the Year Steph Conrade is hitting .343 with 13 RBI and 15 stolen bases. The pitching staff is led by Sophia Mariottini who is 9-7 with a 2.31 ERA in 103 innings with 74 strikeouts. Natalie Moussa is 4-1 with a 2.59 ERA in 46 innings with 25 strikeouts. Molloy is 13-1 at home this season.
Scouting the Knights
Queens is coming off 4-3 and 2-1 losses at Southern New Hampshire on Wednesday. The Knights will play at Franklin Pierce on Thursday and host St. Thomas Aquinas on Friday before playing at Mercy on Saturday. The Knights were picked fifth in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 11-34 last season, qualifying for the ECC Championship. Queens has been led by Caylea Campbell who is hitting a team-high .393 with a team-high 17 RBI and eight doubles. Campbell is also 7-4 in the circle with a 2.50 ERA in 81.1 innings with 62 strikeouts. Jenny Murphy is second on the team with 16 RBI and Amanda Baez has 15 RBI. Arianna Fracchioni is 3-4 with a 3.50 ERA in 46.0 innings with 17 strikeouts.
Next Game
Mercy hosts Molloy on Tuesday, April 16th at 2:30 p.m.
