Pride Softball is Streaking With Seven Straight Wins
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – April 16, 2007 – The Springfield College softball team has been playing extremely well lately to say the least.
The team has won seven straight and now owns an overall record of 18-10. And in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference play, Springfield has now moved into first place by percentage points. SC has a 9-3 record, while Wheaton is at 10-4.
The Pride was buoyed by the news earlier today that sophomore lefthander Samantha Rhodes (Mendon, Mass.) was named the NEWMAC Pitcher of the Week. She went 2-0 with a 2.06 ERA, striking out 21 while walking just two. Included was an 8-0 five-inning complete game 2-hit shutout over MCLA last Tuesday. She also had an important 3-2 victory over WPI last Saturday.
SC’s No. 1 pitcher, junior right-hander Stephanie Blackman (Stamford, Conn.), went 3-0 with a 3.73 ERA on the week. Blackman is now 10-4 overall, while Rhodes has evened her record at 6-6.
In the past six games, SC has been pounding the ball, batting .414 as a team and averaging 9.7 runs per game in that stretch. A total of 12 SC players have hit at least .333 or better in those six games. Just listen to these batting averages in that span.
Junior second baseman Denise Fumicello (Brockton, Mass.), .450 (9-for-20) with 10 runs scored, five stolen bases, and three RBI’s.
Sophomore center-fielder Angela Atkins (East Haddam, Conn.), .375 (6-for-16) with six runs scored, and five RBI’s.
Freshman DH Danielle Spiro (South Windsor, Conn.), .333 (7-for-21) with seven runs scored, and eight RBI’s.
Freshman catcher Michelle Wlosek (Nutley, N.J.), .588 (10-for-17) with eight runs scored, and 12 RBI’s.
Sophomore first baseman Loni Rodriguez (Westfield, Mass.), .333 (5-for-15) with five runs scored, and 2 RBI’s.
Freshman shortstop Jaimie Moran (Manchester, Conn.), .500 (8-for-16) with six runs scored, and 11 RBI’s.
Others with great averages over the past six games include sophomore third baseman Shanda Kogut (Preston, Conn.), .500 (4-for-8); freshman right-fielder Bryn Worrilow (North Babylon, N.Y.), .500 (3-for-6); junior infielder Lauren D’Arrigo (Lexington, Mass.), .400 (4-for-10); sophomore outfielder Amanda Lyons (Eastchester, N.Y.), .333 (3-for-9); sophomore outfielder Nicole Uliasz (Dalton, Mass.), .333 (1-for-3); and sophomore catcher Aimee Cassella (Southington, Conn.), .333 (1-for-3, a three-run double).A number of SC players are high in the current NEWMAC listings. Among those at or near the top include Fumicello (14th in batting average at .390, T9th in home runs (3), 1st in runs scored (38), 2nd in stolen bases (16), and T5th in triples (3). Wlosek is 5th in batting average (.449), 5th in home runs (7), 2nd in RBI’s (37), and T3rd in doubles (9). Spiro is 13th in batting average (.397), T7th in home runs (4), and tied for 7th in RBI’s (23). Moran is T7th in home runs (4). Kogut is T9th in stolen bases (10).
As is the case with every collegiate spring sport in New England that plays its games outside, Springfield softball is fighting the weather. SC was scheduled to play three doubleheaders from April 16 though 18 – at Keene State, at RPI, and at WNEC. But all have either been cancelled or postponed due to rain, cold, or field conditions.
Springfield’s next games are Friday at Babson at 3:30 p.m. (DH), then at home versus MIT Saturday at 12 noon (DH).
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Head Coach Julie Perrelli
Julie Perrelli was been named an Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Head Softball Coach at Springfield College in June of 2009. The head softball coach at Smith for the past three years, Perrelli received both her doctorate (this past May) and her masters in 2004 from Springfield College, where she served as a graduate assistant for the Pride from the 2003 through 2006 seasons. Read more.