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ECC Softball Report - Week 1

2026 ECC Softball: Schedule/Results | Standings | Statistics

Player of the Week

Summer Clark, D'Youville
Senior | Pitcher | Williamsville, N.Y.

Clark threw two complete games for the Saints this past weekend earning the win against both Seton Hill University and Gannon University. The Senior struck out 12 while only allowing two walks. On the offensive side, Clark was a powerhouse recording two solo homeruns in D'Youville's win against Gannon. She recorded four hits total over the weekend with two RBIs and two runs scored. Clark also currently holds a .714 slugging % with a 1.089 OPS.


Pitcher and Rookie of the Week

Ava Zicchinelli, Molloy
Freshman | Miller Place, N.Y.

Zicchinelli posted a team-best 3.73 ERA across 15.0 innings in her first two collegiate starts, allowing just 16 hits. The freshman recorded two complete games, striking out nine and earning her first career win in the circle. In her first complete game, she went into extra innings, striking out two more batters and holding her opponent hitless across the final two frames.


ECC Weekly Honor Roll

Annie Jorgenson, D'Youville
Sophomore | Catcher/Infielder | Victoria, B.C.

Jorgenson finished the weekend with a .462 batting average across all four games the Saints played. She recorded six hits with four RBIs and one run scored. 

Emily McGuirk, Molloy
Senior | Third Base | Babylon, N.Y.

McGurk provided a spark in the offense from the two spot in the lineup to start the season, leading the team with a .600 batting average. Through the first four games, she went 6-for-10 at the plate with a double, a home run, four RBIs, three walks, and six runs scored. She also went a perfect 4-for-4 on stolen base attempts. The senior delivered in key moments, going 2-for-2 with two RBIs in the win over Davis & Elkins and 3-for-5 in the doubleheader against Wingate, highlighted by a home run and a double.

Olivia Leon, St. Thomas Aquinas
Junior | Catcher | Stony Point, N.Y. 

Leon had four hits in six at-bats for a .667 average, along with a home run, an RBI and a run scored in STAC's season-opening doubleheader at East Stroudsburg University.


Last Week's Results

Friday, February 13
Molloy 11, Davis & Elkins College 7 (9 innings) | Box Score
Catawba 10, Molloy 2 (6 innings) | Box Score

Saturday, February 14
Wingate 4, Molloy 3 | Box Score
Wingate 10, Molloy 2 (5 innings) | Box Score

Friday, February 20
D'Youville 3, Seton Hill 1 | Box Score
West Virginia State 16, D'Youville 9 | Box Score

Saturday, February 21
D'Youville 7, Gannon 5 | Box Score
East Stroudsburg 8, St. Thomas Aquinas 4 | Box Score
East Stroudsburg 13, St. Thomas Aquinas 5 | Box Score
Glenville State 10, D'Youville 0 (6 innings) | Box Score
Holy Family at Queens (DH), ppd.
Chestnut Hill at Staten Island (DH), ppd.

Sunday, February 22
St. Thomas Aquinas at Goldey-Beacom (DH), ppd.

This Week's Schedule

Friday, February 27
Staten Island vs. Mansfield (Raleigh, N.C.)
Staten Island vs. Lincoln (Raleigh, N.C.)

Saturday, February 28
Staten Island vs. Frostburg State (Raleigh, N.C.)
Staten Island vs. Virginia State (Raleigh, N.C.)
Mercy at Bloomfield (DH) 

Sunday, March 1
Staten Island vs. Virginia Union (Raleigh, N.C.)
Staten Island vs. Clarion (Raleigh, N.C.)
D'Youville at Point Park (DH)

ECC Softball Weekly Award Winners

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 23 - Summer Clark, D'Youville
 
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 23 - Ava Zicchinelli, Molloy

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Feb. 23 - Ava Zicchinelli, Molloy

ECC PRESEASON POLL

1. St. Thomas Aquinas College – 33 points (5 first-place votes)
2. D’Youville University – 29 points (1 first-place vote)
3. Mercy University – 24 points
4. Molloy University – 20 points
5. Queens College – 13 points
6. College of Staten Island – 7 points