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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.
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