DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Apr. 29, 2024) – The No. 4 seeded Mercy University softball team opens ECC Championship play on Thursday, May 2nd at 12 p.m. at No. 1 seeded Molloy University.
Who, When and Where
Schedule
Thursday, May 2 (at Molloy)
Game One: No. 4 Mercy (14-26, 8-12 ECC) at No. 1 Molloy (28-20, 16-4 ECC) – 12:00 p.m.
Game Two: No. 3 Queens (17-25, 10-10 ECC) at No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas (29-21, 16-4 ECC) – 2:30 p.m.
Friday, May 3 (at Molloy)
Game Three: Game One winner vs. Game Two winner - 11:00 a.m.
Game Four: Game One loser vs. Game Two loser -1:30 p.m.
Game Five: Game Three loser vs. Game Four winner - 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 4 (at Molloy)
Game Six: Game Three winner vs. Game Five winner - 12:00 p.m.
Game Seven: If necessary - 30 minutes after field prep is completed
Ticket Information
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Last Meeting vs. Molloy
Mercy dropped 14-8 and 6-0 decisions to Molloy on April 16, 2024.
Last Meeting vs. STAC
Mercy dropped a 7-6 decision and earned a 5-4 win over the Spartans on April 17, 2024.
Last Meeting vs. Queens
Mercy dropped a 12-5 decision and earned a 6-5 win over Queens on April 13, 2024.
Scouting the Mavericks
Mercy is coming off a 5-1 loss and 4-0 win at Staten Island on Saturday. The Mavericks were led by graduate student Alexi Benson who tossed a complete game shutout and by graduate student Samantha Franck who homered in game two. Mercy is making their fourth straight ECC Championship berth. The Mavericks look to win their first ECC Tournament Championship since 2017.
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 graduate student Nicole Smart who was named ECC Co-Player of the Week on April 15th and to the ECC Honor Roll on March 25th and has 21 RBI and is hitting .337 with nine doubles, four home runs and 17 runs. Smart recorded her 100th career hit in game one against STAC on April 17th. Senior Shannon Sisco has been named to the ECC Honor Roll five times and is hitting a team-high .416 with 23 stolen bases and 28 runs with 18 RBI. Sisco set a new school record with her 53rd career stolen base in game one against Dominican on April 7th. Freshman Allison Murphy was named ECC Rookie of the Week on April 22nd is hitting .307 with 43 hits, 30 runs and 25 stolen bases. Freshman Averi Miller has been named to the ECC Honor Roll three times and is hitting .336 with 29 RBI, 24 runs and eight doubles. Graduate student Samantha Franck was named ECC Player of the Week on April 8th and has been named to the ECC Honor Roll three times. She has a team-high 38 RBI and an ECC-best 18 home runs with 30 runs and is hitting .339. Franck recorded her 100th career RBI against Queens on April 13th and has set a single-season school record with her 18 home runs this season. She surpassed the previous record of 15 set by Chelsea Methot in 2011. Freshman Dylan Reyer is hitting .314 with 11 RBI and 21 runs and sophomore Delaney Baker was named to the ECC Honor Roll on March 25th and is hitting .355 with 11 RBI and a home run.
The pitching staff is led by graduate student Angelina Oquendo who was named to the ECC Honor Roll on March 11th and is 2-8 with a 4.53 ERA in 58.2 innings with 20 strikeouts. Sophomore Mackayla Secoda was named to the ECC Honor Roll on March 25th, April 8th and April 15th and is 6-7 with a 3.61 ERA in 93.0 innings with 45 strikeouts. Graduate student Alexi Benson was named to the ECC Honor Roll on April 1st and April 29th and is 5-8 with a 4.02 ERA in 85.1 innings with 49 strikeouts.
Scouting the Lions
Molloy is coming off a 3-0 loss and 6-2 win over STAC on Sunday to earn the top seed in the ECC Championship. The Lions are looking to win their first ECC Championship since 2016 and have finished runner-up in each of the last two seasons. Molloy has won five ECC Tournament Championships. Molloy is led by two-time ECC Player of the Week Chrissie Huhn who is batting a team-high .404 with 38 runs, 18 stolen bases and 25 RBI. Alex Burns is hitting .342 with a team-high 41 RBI, six home runs and 10 doubles and ECC Preseason Player of the Year Steph Conrade is hitting .346 with 15 RBI and 27 stolen bases. Stevie Dabbadie has 38 RBI and is hitting .336. The pitching staff is led by three-time ECC Pitcher of the Week Sophia Mariottini who is 14-10 with a 2.53 ERA in 146.2 innings with 109 strikeouts. Natalie Moussa is 4-1 with a 2.89 ERA in 53.1 innings with 31 strikeouts. Dabbadie is 7-5 with a 3.55 ERA in 73.0 innings with 44 strikeouts.
Scouting the Spartans
STAC is coming off a 3-0 win and 6-2 loss to Molloy on Sunday. The Spartans earned the Co-Regular Season Championship with Molloy. STAC is looking to win their second straight ECC Tournament Championship after finishing runner-up in 2021. The Spartans are led by three-time ECC Player of the Week Eliana Raposo who is batting a team-high .374 with 46 RBI, 12 doubles and 41 runs scored. Raposo is also 13-11 in the circle with a 3.55 ERA in 150.0 innings with 63 strikeouts. Elyse Marcano is hitting .370 with a team-high 44 runs to go along with 28 RBI and Jessica Feerick has 30 RBI. Three-time ECC Pitcher of the Week Sarah Clancy is 16-9 in the circle with a 2.71 ERA in 175.2 innings with 142 strikeouts.
Scouting the Knights
Queens is coming off 9-8 and 5-1 wins over D'Youville on Friday. The Knights are looking to win their first ECC Tournament Championship since 2015 and fourth overall. Queens has been led by one-time ECC Player of the Week, one-time Pitcher of the Week and four-time Rookie of the Week Caylea Campbell who is hitting a team-high .426 with a team-high 34 RBI and 15 doubles. Campbell is also 11-9 in the circle with a 3.07 ERA in 146.0 innings with 95 strikeouts. Jenny Murphy is second on the team with 24 RBI and Amanda Baez has 19 RBI. Arianna Fracchioni is 6-9 with a 2.95 ERA in 99.2 innings with 35 strikeouts.
