DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Feb. 26, 2025) – The Mercy University softball team opens their 2025 season on Saturday, March 1st with a doubleheader at Bloomfield College starting at 12 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Saturday, March 1st 12 & 2 p.m.
Records: Mercy (0-0), Bloomfield (0-2)
Location: Bloomfield, N.J. (Clark's Pond South)
Last Meeting
Mercy earned a 13-6 win over Bloomfield on April 9, 2024.
Scouting the Mavericks
Mercy enters the 2025 season picked second in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 14-28 overall and 8-12 in ECC play last season, qualifying for the ECC Tournament for the fourth straight season. The Mavericks earned the No. 4 seed in the ECC Tournament last season and look to qualify for the ECC Tournament for the fifth straight season under Head Coach Jaime Lorenzo.
Leading the returners for the Mavericks is sophomore Averi Miller who hit .336 last season with 30 RBI, 24 runs, eight stolen bases and eight doubles last season. Also returning is sophomore Allison Murphy who hit .299 in 2024 with 11 RBI, seven doubles and two home runs. Murphy had a team-high 31 runs and set a single-season school record with 25 stolen bases. Sophomore Dylan Reyer is back after hitting .308 with 11 RBI, 19 stolen bases and 21 runs scored.
Senior Victoria Seppala is back after being named First Team All-ECC in 2023. She hit .328 with 15 RBI and 28 runs scored in 2023. Sophomore Julianna Coluccio also returns after hitting .300 last season before suffering a season-ending injury. She had nine RBI and nine runs scored in 60 at bats last season. Graduate student Mia Harris is back after hitting .286 a year ago before suffering a season-ending injury. Seniors Madilyn Lula and Kimberlee Childs, junior Elizabeth Stark and sophomore Onnika DeBruhl return after combining for seven RBI and 14 runs scored in 2024.
Leading the returners on the pitching staff is junior Mackayla Secoda who went 6-7 last season with a team-best 3.57 ERA in 94.0 innings with 45 strikeouts. Junior Marina Provencio also returns after pitching 25.1 innings last season with a 1-3 record and 10 strikeouts.
Lorenzo also brings in a strong recruiting class highlighted by Division I Stonehill College transfer senior Skylar Brandemarte. The senior won 21 games in three years at Stonehill with a 4.06 ERA in 431.1 innings with 230 strikeouts. Also joining the Mavericks is freshman Talia Salanto who was named All-State and All-SCC First Team at Jonathan Law High School. Freshman Keira Jantz joins the Mavericks from Islip High School and was named All-County twice. Freshman Alexis Lemus joins Mercy from South Hills High School in California where she hit .412 during her senior year. Freshman Lauren McSweeney was named All-Division, All-County three times and League Pitcher of the Year three times at Islip High School. Freshman Jessica Fox joins Mercy from Morris Knolls High School where she was named Second Team All-Conference and freshman Carly Gaffney holds the school record for strikeouts and hits at Palmerton Area High School. Freshman Mikaela Mammola joins the Mavericks from Pawling High School and was named All-Section and All-League.
Mercy is looking to win their season opener for the first time since 2019.
Scouting the Bears
Bloomfield is coming off 18-0 and 8-0 losses to East Stroudsburg on Monday. The Bears were picked eighth in the CACC Preseason Poll after going 20-24 last season, qualifying for the CACC Tournament. Bloomfield has been led by Daniela Vidal, Jillian Holmes and Deja Suero who are all batting .250 with one hit. The pitching staff has been led by Rayn Romero who is 0-1 with a 14.00 ERA in 4.0 innings. Kate Juskiewicz is 0-1 with a 22.75 ERA in 4.0 innings with one strikeout.
Next Game
Mercy faces Southern N.H. and Holy Family on Friday, March 7th at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. in Florida.
