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ECC Softball Report - Week Two

ECC Softball Report - Week Two

Player & Rookie of the Week
Cayla Crawford, Mercy (Fr, C - Hemet, Calif.)
Crawford hit a team-high .409 (9-for-22) with two RBI and a team-high four stolen bases. The freshman opened the week going 4-for-6 with an RBI and three stolen bases against Pitt.-Johnstown and West Virginia Wesleyan on Thursday. The catcher then went 3-for-7 with an RBI against Bemidji State and Franklin Pierce on Friday. Crawford went 1-for-3 with a stolen base in Mercy's win over AIC on Saturday and went 1-for-2 in game one against Rollins on Sunday.

Pitcher of the Week
Carissa Della Vecchia, St. Thomas Aquinas (Sr, P - Wappingers Falls, N.Y.)
Della Vecchia went 3-0 on the week with 32 strikeouts in 21 innings pitched. She registered a shutout with 12 strikeouts in a 5-0 win over Pitt-Johnstown. She also had 12 strikeouts in a 4-1 win over Post University.


ECC Weekly Honor Roll

Amanda Baez, Queens (So, OF - Selden, N.Y.)
Baez led the way in six games in the Sunshine State with a team-high batting average of .412 with seven hits, two multi-hit games including tying a career-best 3-for-4 ABwith two runs against Embry-Riddle to go with three stolen bases.

Alexi Benson, Mercy (Sr, P - Fredericksburg, Va.)
Benson went 1-3 in the circle with a team-best 2.15 ERA and team-high 26 strikeouts in 26 innings. The senior threw four complete games and opened the week with six innings pitched, five strikeouts and one earned run allowed against Pitt.-Johnstown on Thursday. The pitcher then went seven innings with seven strikeouts and one earned run allowed against Bemidji State on Friday. Benson pitched seven innings with a season-high 10 strikeouts and one earned run allowed to earn the win over AIC on Saturday. The senior ended the week with four strikeouts in six innings at Rollins on Sunday.

Alex Burns, Molloy (Sr, OF - Baldwin, N.Y.)
Burns drove in three runs on the week for the Lions, including a game-winning double over No. 8 Indianapolis.

Brianna Macias, Molloy (So, P - Downey, Calif.)
Macias put up a 1.08 ERA through 13 innings on the week for the Lions. The junior tossed a complete game in Molloy's victory over No. 8 Indianapolis, striking out four batters. She added another four strikeouts against St. Michael's through six innings of work.


ECC Softball Players of the Week

Date     Player Pitcher Rookie
2/20 Karsyn Eaton, Molloy        Brianna Macias, Molloy        Cayla Crawford, Mercy 
3/13 Cayla Crawford, Mercy        Carissa Della Vecchia, St. Thomas Aquinas        Cayla Crawford, Mercy (2)

Standings

  Conference
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Overall
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GP Record Win % PF PA GP Record Win % GF GA Last 10 Streak
St. Thomas Aquinas 2. * # 20 15-5 0.750 105 52 50 32-18 0.640 215 136 7-3 Lost 1
Molloy 1. * 20 15-5 0.750 117 61 52 31-21 0.596 252 180 6-4 Lost 1
D'Youville 20 10-10 0.500 94 85 47 19-28 0.404 212 256 5-5 Lost 1
Mercy 3. 20 10-10 0.500 97 104 46 15-31 0.326 172 259 5-5 Lost 2
Queens (N.Y.) 4. 20 7-13 0.350 52 76 45 11-34 0.244 106 205 3-7 Lost 2
Staten Island 20 3-17 0.150 39 126 48 11-37 0.229 146 302 0-10 Lost 14


Last Week's Results

Saturday February 25, 2023
Franklin Pierce
Saturday, February 25
Cancelled
Franklin Pierce
Saturday, February 25
Cancelled
Sunday February 26, 2023
Franklin Pierce
Sunday, February 26
Cancelled
Franklin Pierce
Sunday, February 26
Cancelled
Wednesday March 01, 2023
East Stroudsburg
11
Wednesday, March 01
Final - 5 innings
East Stroudsburg
2
Wednesday, March 01
Final
Friday March 03, 2023
Monday March 06, 2023
Central Florida C.C.
Monday, March 06
2:00 PM
Central Florida C.C.
Monday, March 06
4:00 PM
Tuesday March 07, 2023
Lake Sumter C.C.
Tuesday, March 07
1:00 PM
Lake Sumter C.C.
Tuesday, March 07
3:00 PM
Wednesday March 08, 2023
Thursday March 09, 2023
Friday March 10, 2023
Saturday March 11, 2023
Sunday March 12, 2023
# Exhibition


Upcoming Games

Monday March 13, 2023
Tuesday March 14, 2023
Thursday March 16, 2023
Friday March 17, 2023
Saturday March 18, 2023
Sunday March 19, 2023


NCAA Statistical Rankings

Through Games March 12


ECC Team Notes

D'Youville: No team notes submitted.

Mercy: The Mercy College softball team went 1-7 on the week with a win over AIC. The Mavericks were led by sophomore Victoria Seppala who had a team-high three RBI. Mercy resumes action on Saturday, March 18th when they host Bloomfield at 12 p.m.

Molloy: No team notes submitted.

Queens: The Knights went 1-5 in their Sunshine State trip as they defeated Alderson Broaddus4-1 led by graduate student Allyson Dilday's complete effort in the circle. Queens returns to action on Thursday (Mar. 16) against Adelphi in Garden City before hosting their first DH of the season against SNHU on Saturday (Mar. 18) afternoon.

Staten Island: The Dolphins spent the week at The Spring Games in Florida where they played eight games over the course of five days. The Dolphins went 1-7 in those eight contests and are now 3-7 on the season.

St. Thomas Aquinas: The St. Thomas Aquinas College Softball team (4-2) kicked off its 2023 season with victories over Minnesota-Crookston (5-0), Pitt-Johnstown (5-0), Truman (6-5), and Post (4-1), while falling to Franklin Pierce (6-4) and Slippery Rock (3-0). STAC continues its Florida Spring Break trip with games against Bentley and Bloomfield (March 13), Indiana (Pa.) and American Int'l (March 14) and Le Moyne and So. Connecticut (March 16).


Polls

NFCA Division II Top 25
NCAA East Region Poll (First poll released April 19)
ECC Preseason Poll

Previously in the Polls

No ECC team has been ranked yet this season.

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