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ECC Softball Report - Week 3

2026 ECC Softball: Schedule/Results | Standings | Statistics

Player of the Week

Kadie Cain, Queens
Junior | Infielder | Hauppauge, N.Y.
Junior infielder Kadie Cain opened her 2026 season batting .538 with a 1.076 OPS, posting a .538 on-base percentage and .538 slugging percentage. The Hauppauge native recorded seven hits, scored one run, and went a perfect 3-for-3 on stolen base attempts. Cain tallied three multi-hit games, highlighted by a season-best 3-for-4 performance with one run scored against Clarion.


Pitcher of the Week

None


Rookie of the Week

Rachel Salgado, Queens
Freshman | Infielder | Brentwood, N.Y.

Rookie infielder Rachel Salgado made a strong debut for the Knights during their four games at THE Spring Games, batting .429 with a 1.143 OPS, including a .714 slugging percentage and .429 on-base percentage. She recorded three hits, including a triple, while driving in one run and scoring once. In her first career start, Salgado delivered a multi-hit performance against Wayne State (Neb.), going 2-for-3 with a triple, one run scored, and one RBI.


ECC Weekly Honor Roll

Jorja Sandilands, D'Youville
Sophomore | Infielder | Brooklin, Ontario

Sandilands batted .600 this past week with three hits and two RBIs including a game-tying homerun against Thomas More on Sunday. The Sophomore held a 1.200 slugging percentage.


Last Week's Results

Friday, March 6
Felician at Staten Island (DH), cancelled

Saturday, March 7
Mercy at Bloomfield (DH), cancelled
Clarion 9, Queens 2 - Box Score
Wayne State 12, Queens 2 - Box Score

Sunday, March 8
Thomas More 3, D'Youville 2 - Box Score
Concordia-St. Paul 10, D'Youville 2 - Box Score
Sioux Falls 15, Queens 0 - Box Score
Point Park 3, Queens 0 - Box Score

This Week's Schedule

Monday, March 9
D'Youville vs. Minnesota-Crookston (Viera, Fla.)
D'Youville vs. Palm Beach Atlantic (Viera, Fla.)
Queens vs. Edinboro (Bartow, Fla.)
Queens vs. Ashland (Bartow, Fla.)

Tuesday, March 10
D'Youville vs. Minot State (Viera, Fla.)
D'Youville vs. Bemidji State (Viera, Fla.)
St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Goldey-Beacom (Melbourne, Fla.)
St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Palm Beach Atlantic (Melbourne, Fla.)
Chestnut Hill vs. Staten Island (DH) (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Wednesday, March 11
St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Winona State (Viera West, Fla.)
St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Franklin Pierce (Viera West, Fla.)
Queens vs. Northwood (at Bartow, Fla.)

Thursday, March 12
St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Bentley (DH) (Viera West, Fla.)
D'Youville vs. Malone (Viera, Fla)
D'Youville vs. Purdue Northwest (Viera, Fla)

Friday, March 13
D'Youville vs. Goldey-Beacom (Viera, Fla.)
D'Youville vs. Saint Michael's (Viera, Fla.)
Mercy vs. Minnesota State-Mankato (Melbourne, Fla.)
Mercy vs. Wayne State (Melbourne, Fla.)
St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Saint Michael's (Melbourne, Fla.)
St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Saint Anselm (Melbourne, Fla.)

Saturday, March 14
Molloy vs. Franklin Pierce (Melbourne, Fla.)
Molloy vs. Saint Anselm (Melbourne, Fla.)
Mercy vs. Post (Melbourne, Fla.)
Mercy vs. Purdue Northwest (Melbourne, Fla.)

Sunday, March 15
Molloy vs. Southern Connecticut State (Melbourne, Fla.)
Molloy vs. Lewis (Melbourne, Fla.)
Assumption at St. Thomas Aquinas (DH)

ECC Softball Weekly Award Winners

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 23 - Summer Clark, D'Youville
Mar. 2 - Danielle Fenlong, D’Youville
Mar. 9 - Kadie Cain, Queens
 
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 23 - Ava Zicchinelli, Molloy
Mar. 2 - Summer Clark, D’Youville
Mar. 9 - None

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Feb. 23 - Ava Zicchinelli, Molloy
Mar. 2 - None
Mar. 9 - Rachel Salgado, Queens

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