DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Mar. 24, 2025) – The Mercy University softball team plays at ECC foe St. Thomas Aquinas College on Tuesday, March 25th starting at 2:30 p.m. before hosting University of New Haven on Thursday, March 27th at 2:30 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Tuesday, March 25th 2:30 & 4:30 p.m.
Records: Mercy (8-8, 2-0 ECC), St. Thomas Aquinas (11-11, 0-0 ECC)
Location: Sparkill, N.Y.
Date/Time: Thursday, March 27th 2:30 & 4:30 p.m.
Records: Mercy (8-8), New Haven (6-12)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. St. Thomas Aquinas
Mercy earned a 5-4 win over STAC on April 17, 2024.
Last Meeting vs. New Haven
Mercy earned a 7-1 win over New Haven on March 10, 2025.
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 7-1 game two win over AIC on Saturday. The Mavericks were led by freshmen Jessica Fox and Talia Salanto who both had a game-high two RBI and by junior Mackayla Secoda who pitched a complete game to earn the win. Mercy has been led at the plate by freshman Jessica Fox who is hitting .268 with seven runs to go with five RBI. Sophomore Averi Miller is hitting .269 with a team-high 11 RBI with 14 hits to go with eight runs. Senior Madilyn Lula is hitting .237 with four RBI and senior Victoria Seppala has three RBI. Sophomore Allison Murphy is hitting a team-high .298 with nine RBI and a team-high nine runs scored and freshman Keira Jantz has six RBI. Senior Skylar Brandemarte leads the pitching staff with a 3-3 record, a 1.50 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 46.2 innings pitched. Freshman Lauren McSweeney is 3-0 in the circle with a 0.91 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 23.0 innings and junior Mackayla Secoda is 2-2 with a 3.13 ERA in 22.1 innings with 21 strikeouts.
McSweeney was named ECC Co-Rookie of the Week on Monday and Harris, Secoda and Murphy were tabbed to the Honor Roll. Brandemarte, Miller and McSweeney were named to the ECC Honor Roll last week. McSweeney was named ECC Rookie of the Week on March 10th and graduate student Mia Harris, Lula, Brandemarte and freshman Mikaela Mammola were named to the Honor Roll. Freshman Alexis Lemus was named ECC Player and Rookie of the Week on March 3rd and Secoda was tabbed Pitcher of the Week. Jantz and Brandemarte received Honor Roll recognition.
Mercy looks to sweep a doubleheader at STAC for the first time since 2019 and looks to start 4-0 in ECC play for the first time since 2021.
Scouting the Spartans
STAC is coming off 4-2 and 8-5 wins over Franklin Pierce on Sunday. The Spartans have won 10 of their last 11 games after starting the season 1-10. STAC was picked first in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 34-24 last season, winning the ECC Championship and qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. The Spartans are led by ECC Preseason Player of the Year Eliana Raposo who is hitting a team-high .466 with 17 RBI and a team-high 25 runs, 11 stolen bases and five home runs. Sofia Marella has a team-high 18 RBI with four home runs and Jessica Feerick has 14 RBI. Trinadey Santiago has four home runs and ECC Preseason Pitcher of the Year Sarah Clancy is 5-6 with a 4.67 ERA in 66.0 innings with 52 strikeouts. Madison Puppolo is 6-3 with a 3.46 ERA in 60.2 innings with 30 strikeouts.
Scouting the Chargers
New Haven is coming off 8-0 and 6-2 wins over Chestnut Hill on Sunday. The Chargers will host Staten Island on Tuesday before playing at Mercy on Thursday. New Haven was picked 11th in the NE10 Preseason Poll after going 7-35 last season. The Chargers have been led by Peyton Sullivan who is batting a team-high .414 with two home runs and nine RBI. Brianna Trueman has a team-high 11 RBI and Bella Chenet has a team-high 16 runs and 10 stolen bases. The pitching staff is led by Skylar Griffin who is 2-3 with a 3.04 ERA in 25.1 innings with nine strikeouts. Breanna Kinney is 1-5 with a 4.58 ERA in 36.2 innings with 11 strikeouts.
Next Game
Mercy plays at D'Youville on Saturday, March 29th at 1 p.m.
