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Softball Headlines
Softball Finishes Tied For Eighth in 2007-2008 NFCA Division III Team Academic Honors
10/21/2008
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – October 21, 2008 – The Springfield College softball team, the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference tournament champion in 2007-2008, received good news today from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. The NFCA announced the “girls got game” Top Ten All-Academic Teams from 2007-2008 – and Springfield College was tied for 8th in NCAA Division III with a 3.450 Team GPA. Read More.
Spiro Named to Jewish Sports Review All-America Team
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - July 11, 2008 - Springfield College Danielle Spiro was recently named a First-Team Jewish All-American by the Jewish Sports Review. Read more.
Softball To Host Free Clinic For 10 To 15 Year-Old Girls
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., June 24, 2008 – Girls of ages 10 through 15 will have opportunities to learn softball skills from former coaches and members of the Springfield College Softball Team at a free clinic Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, at Springfield College’s Potter Field. A free cookout and alumnae softball game will follow. Read more.
Wlosek and Rhodes Tabbed 2008 NEISCA Division III All-Stars
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - May 19, 2008 - The duo of Samantha Rhodes and Michelle Wlosek continue to pile up the postseason awards as each was named to the 2008 NEISCA Division III All-Star Team. The New England Intercollegiate Softball Coaches Association voted on the awards to compile a first and second team, along with honorable mention selections. Read more.
More Headlines
- Wlosek and Rhodes Named ECAC Division III Softball All-Stars
- Softball Falls to Montclair State, 6-0, in NCAA Regional, Ending Its Season
- Trio Named To ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Team
- Softball Falls to Montclair State, 6-0, in NCAA Regional, Ending Its Season
- Softball Falls To St. John Fisher, 5-3, In Opening Game of NCAA Tournament
About The Team
The Springfield College softball program has been successful for many years. And Kathy Mangano ‘86, SC’s all-time winningest head coach and three-time New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Coach of the Year, plans to keep that success rolling right along.In her 19-year head coaching career at Springfield College, Mangano’s teams have won 20 games or more a total of 15 times. Her 2001 squad amassed 41 victories, finishing 41-10 that season. She also piloted her teams to 30 victories in 2000 and 33 more wins in 2003, not to mention 29 in 2008.
In 2008, under Kathy's direction, SC finished 29-17, winning the NEWMAC post-season tourney with five straight victories over a two-day period. That allowed the Pride to reach the NCAA Division III National Tournament, where it opened in a Regional at Plattsburgh, N.Y. In 2007, SC finished 25-14, and was seeded #1 in the NEWMAC post-season tourney. In fact, Springfield won the NEWMAC regular-season title that year for the very first time. In 2006, SC finished 25-20, reaching the NEWMAC post-season tournament championship game. During that season, Mangano became just the 26th coach in NCAA Division III softball history to record 400 victories, doing so with a doubleheader sweep at MIT. Only four other active coaches in New England Division III have more victories than Mangano. Overall, Kathy’s record at her alma mater is 458-370-1, good for a very positive .553 winning percentage.
Also in 2008, three SC players were named All-NEWMAC. Sophomore catcher Michelle Wlosek and junior LHP Samantha Rhodes, who finished 22-7, were named First Team All-NEWMAC. Junior DP Danielle Spiro was named Second Team. Wlosek was also named an NESCA Division III First Team All-Star in 2007 and 2008. At the Pride's Annual Awards Night, Wlosek won SC's Top Female Freshman Team Award in 2007, and Top Female Sophomore Award in 2008.
In addition, the softball team has now captured the highly-coveted Pride Award in each of the past three seasons.
Team Links
- 2009 Schedule
- 2009 Roster
- 2008 Statistics
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- Recruiting Brochure (.pdf)
- NEWMACsports.com
- NFCA homepage
- Team Archives
Head Coach Kathy Mangano
Kathy Mangano, who will be entering her 20th season coaching at her alma mater in 2009, is one of the top coaches in New England. The four-time conference Coach of the Year has won more games than any coach in the program’s history (458), and ranks among the national leaders in victories among active Division III coaches.
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