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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. Also, 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.


# Softball Headlines Released
1Spiro Named to Jewish Sports Review All-America Team07/11/2008
2Softball To Host Free Clinic For 10 To 15 Year-Old Girls06/25/2008
3Wlosek and Rhodes Named ECAC Division III Softball All-Stars06/18/2008
4Wlosek and Rhodes Named 2008 NEISCA Division III All-Stars05/19/2008
5Trio Named To ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Team05/09/2008
6Springfield College Recognizes Outstanding Athletic Year At 2008 Annual Sports Recognition Night05/06/2008
7NCAA BOUND -- Softball Seeded 6th in Plattsburgh, N.Y. Regional; Ticket Prices Announced05/05/2008
8Seven Softball Student-Athletes Named to NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team05/01/2008
9Mangano Tabbed NEWMAC Coach of the Year; Four Garner All-Conference Accolades04/29/2008
10Softball's Non-Conference Tilts With Tufts Cancelled Due To Rain04/29/2008
11Rhodes and Wlosek Pick Up NEWMAC, NEISCA Weekly Honors04/28/2008
12NCAA BOUND -- Softball Wins Three Games In Final Day To Capture NEWMAC Crown; Rhodes Now 22-504/27/2008
13Softball Tops Babson and Clark To Advance In NEWMAC Tournament04/26/2008
14Pride Spring Sports Post-Season Schedule Update (Thurs., April 24)04/24/2008
15Smith Stuns Softball With 6-5 Upset Win In Opening Game of NEWMAC Tournament04/23/2008

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