DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Mar. 13, 2025) – The Mercy University softball team plays at Adelphi University for a doubleheader on Sunday, March 16th starting at 12 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Sunday, March 16th 12 & 2 p.m.
Records: Mercy (5-5), Adelphi (2-10)
Location: Garden City, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. Adelphi
Mercy dropped 9-1 and 4-0 decisions to Adelphi on March 21, 2023.
Scouting the Mavericks
Mercy entered 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 coming off a 6-4 loss to Thomas More on Tuesday. The Mavericks were led by sophomore Averi Miller who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Mercy has been led at the plate by freshman Jessica Fox who is hitting a team-high .308 with a team-high-tying seven runs to go with three RBI. Miller is hitting .303 with a team-high eight RBI and 10 hits to go with a team-high-tying seven runs. Senior Madilyn Lula is hitting .269 with three RBI and senior Victoria Seppala has three RBI. Sophomore Allison Murphy has six RBI and six runs scored and freshman Keira Jantz has five RBI. Senior Skylar Brandemarte leads the pitching staff with a 2-2 record, a 1.25 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 33.2 innings pitched. Freshman Lauren McSweeney is 2-0 in the circle with a 1.91 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 11.0 innings and junior Mackayla Secoda is 1-1 with a 2.44 ERA in 14.1 innings with 13 strikeouts.
McSweeney was named ECC Rookie of the Week on Monday and graduate student Mia Harris, Lula, Brandemarte and freshman Mikaela Mammola were named to the Honor Roll. Lemus was named ECC Player and Rookie of the Week last week and Secoda was tabbed Pitcher of the Week. Jantz and Brandemarte received Honor Roll recognition.
Scouting the Panthers
Adelphi is coming off a 12-2 win and 8-0 loss at Embry-Riddle on Tuesday. The Panthers were picked third in the NE10 Preseason Poll after going 34-21 last season, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. Adelphi has been led by Courtney Murphy who is batting a team-high .300 with five RBI. Julianna Sanzone is hitting .250 with a team-high eight RBI and five runs. Ellen Tarjan and Jordyn Pasqueralli both have four RBI and Zee Zee Shreter is hitting .250 with two RBI. Jenna Plue leads the pitching staff with a 4.33 ERA in 32.1 innings with 20 strikeouts. Lily Kenney is 2-1 with a 6.05 ERA in 22.0 innings with six strikeouts.
Next Game
Mercy hosts Staten Island for a doubleheader on Friday, March 21st at 2:30 p.m.
