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ECC Softball Report - Week Nine

ECC Softball Report - Week Nine

Player of the Week
Amanda King, Molloy (Sr, P/UTL - Guilford, Conn.)
King was a consistent force at the plate in a 4-2 week for the Lions, recording a hit and an RBI in five of six games. The graduate student averaged .391 with a .739 slugging percentage, including three multi-hit efforts capitalized with a 3-for-5 day at D'Youville with three RBI. In the circle, she went 1-1 in three appearances, striking out four.

Pitcher of the Week
Brianna Macias, Molloy (So, P - Downey, Calif.)
Macias posted a 1.80 ERA with 11 strikeouts in a 3-0 week in the circle. The junior fanned five in a critical 4-3 victory over D'Youville.

Rookie of the Week
Mackayla Secoda, Mercy (Fr, P - Lansdale, Pa.)
Secoda pitched a complete game with no earned runs and six hits allowed with four strikeouts to earn the win over Staten Island on Thursday.


ECC Weekly Honor Roll

Amanda Baez, Queens ((So, OF - Selden, N.Y.)
Over three games played Baez batted .556 with five hits, two doubles, one run scored, and earned one walk. The sophomore recorded two multi-hit games on the week, totaling seven total bases with two extra-base hits.

Carissa Della Vecchia, St. Thomas Aquinas (Gr, P - Wappingers Falls, N.Y.)
Della Vecchia hit .600 in two games last week for the Spartans, with three hits in five at-bats. The pitcher/designated player recorded a home run, while driving in one and scoring twice.

Nicole Smart, Mercy (Sr, 2B - Santa Clarita, Calif.)
Smart hit a team-best .714 (5-for-7) with two runs, two doubles, and an RBI in the Mavericks sweep of Staten Island on Thursday.

Emma Zumpol, Queens (So, SS - Patchogue, N.Y.)
Zumpol recorded four hits and three RBI, earning two walks and one run scored. The sophomore went 1-for-1 with an RBI and two runs as the Knights defeated Molloy 3-2 on senior day.


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)
3/20 Sydney Johnston, Mercy        Amanda King, Molloy Emily McGurk, Molloy
3/27 Steph Conrade, Molloy  Alexandra Frenza, Staten Island Mae Savage, Molloy
4/3 Hannah Bardeen, D'Youville        Allyson Dilday, Queens  Eliana Raposo, St. Thomas Aquinas
4/10 Alex Burns, Molloy  Carissa Della Vecchia, St. Thomas Aquinas (2)        Cayla Crawford, Mercy (3) 
4/17 Steph Conrade, Molloy (2)  Lauren Booth, D'Youville Cayla Crawford, Mercy (4)
4/24 Abbie Landrum, St. Thomas Aquinas        Carissa Della Vecchia, St. Thomas Aquinas (3)  Cayla Crawford, Mercy (5)
5/1 Amanda King, Molloy  Brianna Macias, Molloy (2) Mackayla Secoda, Mercy

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

Tuesday April 25, 2023
Wednesday April 26, 2023
Thursday April 27, 2023
Saturday April 29, 2023
* Conference


Upcoming Games

Monday May 01, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Friday May 05, 2023
Saturday May 06, 2023
* Conference
% Post season


NCAA Statistical Rankings

Through Games April 30


ECC Team Notes

D'Youville: No team notes submitted.

Mercy: The Mercy College softball team went 2-0 on the week with wins over Staten Island. The Mavericks were led by senior Nicole Smart who hit a team-high .714 on the week. Mercy resumes action on Wednesday when they play at STAC in an ECC Championship matchup at 3:30 p.m.

Molloy: No team notes submitted.

Queens: Softball went 1-3 on the week falling three tough against before earning an ECC DH split against Molloy on senior day. Junior Dyana Budakowski (Washingtonville, N.Y.) pitched four shutout innings of relief in the game-two victory over Molloy. The Knights conclude the regular season against STAC on Monday on the road before preparing for the ECC Softball Championship. Queens is making their first appearance in postseason play for the first time since the 2015 season.

Staten Island: The Dolphins wrapped up their season this week with a conference doubleheader against Mercy. Despite three hits from Anissa Acosta, the Dolphins fell to the Mavericks in both games, 7-2 and 6-3.

St. Thomas Aquinas: The St. Thomas Aquinas College Softball team (26-16, 13-5 ECC) went 2-1 last week, taking two of three from Molloy (2-1 & 7-6). STAC closed the 2023 Regular Season with an ECC doubleheader against Queens on May 1, before hosting Mercy on May 3 in the opening round of the ECC Tournament.


Polls

NFCA Division II Top 25
NCAA East Region Poll 
ECC Preseason Poll

Previously in the Polls

NCAA East Region Poll

  WK1     WK2
Molloy       UC 9

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