Pitcher of the Week

Sarah Clancy, St. Thomas Aquinas
Senior | Pitcher | Chino Hills, Calif. 
Clancy posted a record of 4-0 in seven appearances (four starts), to help the Spartans go 5-3 on the week, while tallying a 0.83 ERA with 30 total strikeouts over 33.2 innings pitched. The senior lefty pitched shutouts against both Post and Molloy.

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Rookie of the Week

Caylea Campbell, Queens
Freshman | Utility | Murrieta, Calif.
Needing at least three wins to make their second consecutive playoff spot, Campbell led the way batting .476, SLG % of .714, OB % of .560 recording 10 hits, two doubles, one home run, four walks, four runs scored, and a team-high 10 RBI as she totaled 15 bases in the 4-2 week. In the circle, she would get two crucial wins with a victory over Molloy and a 12-inning pitching marathon victory over D’Youville to clinch the third seed. 

In the game one victory over Molloy on Tuesday afternoon, Campbell went 1-2 AB with a home run, two walks, a run scored and three RBI before producing the complete game victory as Queens stayed alive for a postseason spot. On Friday, Campbell would out-duel the D’Youville pitching staff on both ends of the field. Offensively, the rookie notched a career-best five-hitter going 5-7 AB with two doubles, two runs scored, and three RBI, including driving in the winning run in the top of the 12th. In the circle, her pitch count would reach a season-high 157 pitching in 12 innings of work as she allowed just three earned runs and struck out seven batters as Queens officially clinched the playoff spot with a 9-8 victory over D’Youville.

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ECC Weekly Honor Roll

Emma Bachman, Molloy
Graduate | Outfielder | Westampton, N.J.
Bachman led the Lions, averaging .400 in the final week of the regular season. The graduate student drove in two runs in critical conference wins against both Queens (2-for-3 with a double) and St. Thomas Aquinas (3-for-4). On the week, she drove in five runs, scored three, and recorded eight hits with an on base percentage of .429.

Amanda Baez, Queens
Junior | Centerfielder | Selden, N.Y.
In six games, junior centerfielder Amanda Baez batted .417, SLG % of .583, and OB % of .462 notching 10 hits, two doubles, one triple, two RBI, two walks, two stolen bases, and a team-high seven runs scored and four multi-hit games. In the final ECC series of the year against D’Youville, Baez went 5-10 AB recording a double, triple, walk and a team-high five runs scored as Queens officially clinched a playoff spot. 

Alexi Benson, Mercy
Graduate Student | Pitcher | Spotsylvania, Va.
Benson went 1-0 in the circle with a 0.47 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 15.0 innings pitched. The graduate student opened the week with three shutout innings of relief against regionally-ranked Caldwell on Tuesday. The pitcher then tossed five innings of relief with one earned run allowed and four strikeouts in game one at Staten Island. Benson ended the week tossing a complete game shutout in game two at Staten Island, earning the win with Mercy needing to win the game to secure an ECC Championship berth. The graduate student allowed just seven hits and struck out four to earn the win. 

Stevie Dabbadie, Molloy
Freshman | Utility/Pitcher | Burbank, Calif.
Dabbadie tallied a 2-1 record in the circle on the week, striking out 14 batters through 15.1 innings, including five strikeouts against both Queens and D'Youville, and put up an ERA of 2.28. At the plate, the freshman averaged .250 with four RBI and five walks, putting up at least one hit in five of eight contests on the week.

Arianna Fracchioni, Queens
Senior | Pitcher | Westbury, N.Y.
Fracchioni would make her final week of the regular season count as she helped the Knights clinch a playoff spot by producing on both ends of the field. Offensively she batted a team-high .500, SLG % of .636, OB % of .542 recording 11 hits, one home run, one walk, one run scored, and four RBI. In six games the senior recorded a six-game hitting streak to go with three multi-hit games and one multi-RBI game. 

In the circle, she would produce back-to-back excellent outings starting with a shutout victory over defending ECC Champions STAC Wednesday afternoon allowing six hits and three walks as Queens earned a 4-0 victory to keep their playoffs hopes alive and ended a 20-game losing streak over the Spartans. On Friday afternoon over D’Youville she would fire a two-hitter as Queens earned a 5-1 victory for their 10th ECC victory and officially clinched the third seed to record her second win of the week. 

Elyse Marcano, St. Thomas Aquinas
Sophomore | Infield | Middletown, N.Y.
Marcano hit .367 (11-for-30) with three doubles and a triple, while tallying 4 RBI and 8 runs scored, and also swiping three bases over eight games. The sophomore second baseman collected her 100th career hit, while helping STAC to a 5-3 record on the week.

Sophia Mariottini, Molloy
Freshman | Pitcher | Hollister, Calif.
Mariottini went 2-2 in the final week of the regular season, appearing in six of eight contests in the circle for a total of 17 innings. The freshman struck out 10 batters, including four against Pace. Her four innings of relief against St. Thomas Aquinas saw three strikeouts and just two hits and sealed the victory and hosting rights for the Lions.

Averi Miller, Mercy
Freshman | Shortstop | Las Vegas, Nev.
Miller hit .357 (5-for-14) with two runs, an RBI and a stolen base in four games this week. The freshman went 3-for-7 with a run against regionally-ranked Caldwell on Tuesday. The shortstop ended the week going 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run in Mercy's game two win over Staten Island on Saturday that secured an ECC Championship berth for the Mavericks. 

Eliana Raposo, St. Thomas Aquinas
Sophomore | Pitcher/Outfield | Wareham, Mass.
Raposo batted .375 (9-for-24) with two doubles and two home runs, while driving in nine and scoring seven times over eight games. The sophomore centerfielder/pitcher collected her 100th career hit, while helping STAC to a 5-3 record on the week.

Shannon Sisco, Mercy
Senior | Outfielder | Cicero, N.Y.
Sisco hit a team-high .467 (7-for-15) with two doubles, one RBI, one run and one stolen base in four games this week. The senior opened the week going 4-for-8 against regionally-ranked Caldwell on Tuesday. The outfielder ended the week going 3-for-7 with an RBI and a run scored in Mercy's split at Staten Island on Saturday. 

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ECC Softball Weekly Award Winners

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 20 - Chrissie Huhn, Molloy
Feb. 26 - Ava Miller, D'Youville
Mar. 4 - Victoria Whalen, Staten Island
Mar. 11 - Aileen Balderas, Staten Island
Mar. 18 - Eliana Raposo, St. Thomas Aquinas
Mar. 25 - Chrissie Huhn, Molloy (2x) and Eliana Raposo, St. Thomas Aquinas (2x)
Apr. 1 - Eliana Raposo, St. Thomas Aquinas (3x)
Apr. 8 - Samantha Franck, Mercy
Apr. 15 - Steph Conrade, Molloy and Nicole Smart, Mercy
Apr. 22 - Stevie Dabbadie, Molloy
Apr. 29 - Caylea Campbell, Queens

PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 20 - No nominations
Feb. 26 - No nominations
Mar. 4 - No nominations
Mar. 11 - Caylea Campbell, Queens
Mar. 18 - Sophia Mariottini, Molloy
Mar. 25 - Sophia Mariottini, Molloy (2x)
Apr. 1 - Sophia Mariottini, Molloy (3x)
Apr. 8 - Sarah Clancy, St. Thomas Aquinas
Apr. 15 - Natalie Moussa, Molloy
Apr. 22 - Sarah Clancy, St. Thomas Aquinas (2x)
Apr. 29 - Sarah Clancy (3x)

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Feb. 20 - Sophia Mariottini, Molloy
Feb. 26 - Olivia Wanser, Staten Island
Mar. 4 - No nominations
Mar. 11 - Caylea Campbell, Queens
Mar. 18 - Halie Furkas, D'Youville
Mar. 25 - Caylea Campbell, Queens (2x)
Apr. 1 - Caylea Campbell, Queens (3x) and Sophia Mariottini (2x)
Apr. 8 - Olivia Wanser, Staten Island (2x)
Apr. 15 - Olivia Wanser, Staten Island (3x)
Apr. 22 - Allison Murphy, Mercy
Apr. 29 - Caylea Campbell, Queens (4x)

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NCAA Statistical Rankings

Through games April 28 (PDF)

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Previously in the Polls

NFCA TOP 25 COACHES POLL
Preseason through Week 11: -- 
Week 12: TBA on Tuesday, Apr. 30 

NCAA EAST REGION POLL
First Rankings (Under Consideration): Molloy, St. Thomas Aquinas
Second Rankings: Molloy (5), St. Thomas Aquinas (8)

ECC PRESEASON POLL