RINDGE, N.H. – The #8 seeded Mercy University Softball Team opens play in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, May 14th when they play at #1 seeded Franklin Pierce University at 2 p.m.
Who, When and Where
Schedule
Thursday, May 14 (at Franklin Pierce)
Game 1: #8 Mercy (25-18) vs. #1 Franklin Pierce (40-10) – 2 p.m.
Game 2: #5 Assumption (30-25) vs. #4 Caldwell (29-19) – 4:30 p.m.
Friday, May 15 (at Franklin Pierce)
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 – 12 p.m.
Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 – 2:30 p.m.
Game 5: Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 – 5 p.m.
Saturday, May 16 (at Franklin Pierce)
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 – 2 p.m.
Game 7: If Necessary – Game 6 Participants (If winner of Game 5 wins Game 6) – 4:30 p.m.
Ticket Information
$10 Adults
$5 Students with ID/Senior Citizens
$5 Children, ages 2-12
Children under the age of 2 shall be admitted free when accompanied by a paying adult.
*Admission is priced per day. Cash and card will be accepted at the field.
Last Meeting vs. Franklin Pierce
Mercy dropped a 4-3 decision to Franklin Pierce on March 10, 2024.
Last Meeting vs. Caldwell
Mercy dropped 6-5 and 11-10 decisions at Caldwell on April 8, 2026.
Last Meeting vs. Assumption
Mercy dropped 6-5 and 9-1 decisions to Assumption on March 13, 2024.
Scouting the Mavericks
Mercy is coming off a 7-4 loss to D'Youville in the ECC Championship on Friday. The Mavericks are making their second NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 2017. Mercy looks to win their second-ever NCAA Tournament game. The Mavericks qualified for the ECC Championship for the sixth straight season.
Mercy has been led by junior Julianna Coluccio who is hitting .320 with 34 RBI and five home runs. Junior Averi Miller is hitting a team-high .408 with 30 RBI and 14 stolen bases. Miller recorded her 100th career hit against Molloy on April 2nd. Freshman Emma Jackson is hitting .301 with 17 RBI and five doubles. Junior Allison Murphy has a team-high 40 RBI and 41 runs with a .349 average. She recorded her 100th career hit against Saint Anselm on March 16th and her 100th career run against Post on April 21st. Junior Dylan Reyer is hitting .312 with 19 RBI and 28 runs. Reyer recorded her 100th career hit against D'Youville on May 7th. Freshman Madelyn Perrone is hitting .292 with 16 RBI and 12 runs and sophomore Mikaela Mammola is hitting .300 with eight RBI and 20 runs. The pitching staff is led by freshman Juliana Abbene who is 4-2 with a 4.85 ERA in 34.2 innings with 20 strikeouts. Sophomore Lauren McSweeney is 9-7 with a 3.11 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 94.2 innings and senior Mackayla Secoda is 9-5 with a 3.54 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 97.0 innings with two saves.
Murphy, Miller and Reyer were named First Team All-ECC and Jackson and McSweeney were tabbed Second Team All-ECC. Jackson was named ECC Co-Rookie of the Year.
Miller, Coluccio, Secoda, McSweeney and Perrone were named to the ECC Honor Roll on May 4th. Jackson was named ECC Rookie of the Week on April 27th and Murphy, Miller, Coluccio and Secoda were tabbed to the Honor Roll. Murphy, Miller, McSweeney, Rady and Fox were named to the ECC Honor Roll on April 20th. Jackson was named ECC Rookie of the Week on April 13th and Murphy, Miller, Coluccio and Provencio were named to the Honor Roll. McSweeney was named ECC Pitcher of the Week on April 6th and Murphy, Miller, Stark and Perrone were named to the Honor Roll. Secoda was named ECC Pitcher of the Week on March 30th, and Coluccio, Reyer, McSweeney and Perrone were named to the Honor Roll. Mammola and Secoda were named to the ECC Honor Roll on March 23rd. Abbene was named ECC Rookie of the Week on March 16th and Jackson was tabbed to the Honor Roll.
Leading the returners for the Mavericks is junior Allison Murphy who was named Second Team All-ECC last season after hitting a team-high .353 with 32 RBI, 32 runs, 53 hits and 15 doubles. Junior Dylan Reyer also returns after being named Second Team All-ECC a year ago. Reyer hit .312 with 29 hits, 13 runs, three triples and seven RBI. Junior Averi Miller returns after hitting .261 with 18 RBI, 23 runs and 11 doubles. Returning in the circle is senior Mackayla Secoda who went 4-6 with a 4.09 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 65.0 innings. Sophomore Lauren McSweeney is back after going 6-2 with a 4.67 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 51.0 innings.
Also returning is sophomore Jessica Fox who started 42 games last season and hit .261 with 14 RBI and 31 hits. Sophomore Keira Jantz is back after hitting .245 in 40 starts with 11 RBI and 25 hits and sophomore Mikaela Mammola returns after hitting .324 in 20 games with six stolen bases. Junior Onnika DeBruhl is back after playing in 15 games with three stolen bases and sophomore Talia Salanto hit .232 last year with 10 RBI, and 19 hits. Senior Elizabeth Stark started 15 games last season and is back after recording two hits and sophomore Alexis Lemus returns after playing in 15 games with five hits last season. Junior Julianna Coluccio also returns after hitting .300 in 2024 with nine RBI and six stolen bases.
Returning in the circle is senior Marina Provencio who appeared in five games with 9.2 innings pitched and four strikeouts last season. Sophomore Carly Gaffney started five games last year and returns after pitching 16.2 innings in 2025.
Head Coach Jaime Lorenzo will also look to freshmen Emma Jackson, Madelyn Perrone, Juliana Abbene, Mya Marelli, Kady Olsen, Makayla Rady, Emma Medina and Peighton McKenna to contribute immediately. Sophomore Kayla Zimmerman joins the Mavericks from American International College where she played in 13 games as a freshman.
Scouting the Ravens
Franklin Pierce is coming off a 10-4 loss to Southern New Hampshire in the NE10 Championship on Friday. The Ravens won their first-ever Northeast 10 Conference Regular Season Championship and earned the program's first-ever national ranking. Franklin Pierce is ranked No. 24 nationally in the latest NFCA Top 25 Poll. The Ravens are led by NE10 Co-Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year Camryn Van Valkenburgh who is hitting a team-high .440 with 39 RBI, 41 runs and 24 stolen bases. Alicia Ott is hitting .438 with a team-high 59 RBI to go with 20 doubles, five home runs and 41 runs. Savannah Arreguin is hitting .438 with six RBI, 45 runs and a team-high 33 stolen bases. Georgia Clough is 17-5 in the circle with a 2.07 ERA and 131 strikeouts in 111.1 innings. Kennedy Morris is 13-3 with a 3.22 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 82.2 innings.
Scouting the Cougars
Caldwell is coming off a 5-1 loss to Bridgeport on Saturday in the CACC Championship Final. The Cougars are making their 17th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and first since 2023. Caldwell is led by Kenzie Nazionale who is batting a team-high .366 with 11 RBI and 31 stolen bases. Kendall Mazur is hitting .350 with 23 RBI and 16 stolen bases and Emily Kurth has a team-high 36 RBI with 39 hits and nine doubles. CACC Pitcher of the Year Haleigh Fisher is 11-4 with a 2.48 ERA and 71 strikeouts in 107.1 innings and Katie O'Connor is 15-7 with a 3.39 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 130.0 innings.
Scouting the Greyhounds
Assumption is coming off a 6-4 win over Southern New Hampshire on Sunday to win the NE10 Championship. The Greyhounds won their fourth NE10 Championship and first since 2012. Assumption is led by Maddy Bland who is hitting a team-high .394 with 35 RBI, five home runs, 13 doubles, 42 runs and 37 stolen bases. Kaitlyn Cahill is hitting .357 with 17 RBI, 35 runs, 12 doubles and 41 stolen bases and Emma Bloom is hitting .331 with 32 RBI and eight doubles. Kya Birtz is 9-3 with a 2.27 ERA and 80 strikeouts in 101.2 innings and Kaelin Waldron is 12-12 with a 2.70 ERA and 111 strikeouts in 161.0 innings. Paige Cote is 7-9 with a 3.80 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 84.2 innings.
