About the NEWMAC The New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) is an association of eleven selective academic institutions that are committed to providing high quality competitive athletic opportunities for student-athletes within an educational and respectful environment that embodies the NCAA Division III philosophy. The NEWMAC was established in 1998, when the former New England Women’s 8 Conference (NEW 8) voted to begin sponsoring conference play and championships for men. At this time, the conference expanded its membership to include Springfield College and the United States Coast Guard Academy. Emerson College became the 11th full-time member of the conference on July 1, 2013. The NEW 8 began play in 1985-86 as the New England Women’s 6 Conference (NEW 6). Charter members were Babson College, Brandeis University, MIT, Smith College, Wellesley College and Wheaton College. Mount Holyoke College and WPI joined in 1988 and the name was changed to the NEW 8 Conference. At the conclusion of the 1994-95 academic year, Brandeis University withdrew from the NEW 8 to join the University Athletic Association and Clark University accepted membership, keeping the NEW 8’s membership at eight.
Welcome from the NEWMAC President On behalf of the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference, it is with pride that I welcome you to the 2018 Softball Championship. We extend a warm welcome to all participants and coaches, as well as the families and friends who have supported the teams throughout the season. We are delighted to have you join us for this exciting championships competition. I’d like to express my appreciation to the staff at our host institutions for their efforts in facilitating this championship event, to NEWMAC Executive Director Patrick B. Summers for his work managing the conference office throughout the year, to Assistant Director Jen Miller-McEachern and to Assistant Director Taylor Teixeira. Finally, I want to thank each team and our spectators for their continued commitment to positive sportsmanship during the tournament, a value strongly endorsed by the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference throughout the year. Best wishes to all for a successful and rewarding tournament! Sincerely,
Dana Harmon, NEWMAC NEWMAC President Director of Athletics WPI
Vision Statement The New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference will be a preeminent athletics conference, providing national leadership that shapes the direction of NCAA Division III. Our student-athletes will strive for excellence: compete with integrity; and display respect in all that we do.
Mission Statement The New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference is committed to academic and athletic excellence, strenghtened by the diversity of our selective institutional membership. We support student development and the educational value of athletics competition through a commitment to the NCAA Division III philosophy and our core values.
Core Values Excellence: We compete at the highest level while affirming our distinct academic missions and providing high-caliber competitive experiences. Integrity:
We act with mutual trust, placing emphasis on ethical conduct, and fair and equitble competition and programs.
Respect:
We commit to support each other and the conference through collaborations, shaing ideas of diverse institutional perspecitves and promoting these varying perspetives.
Sportsmanship Statement The NEWMAC promotes good sportsmanship by student-athletes, coaches and spectators. We request your cooperation by supporting the participants and officials in a positive manner. Profanity, derogatory comments or other intimidating actions directed at officials, student-athletes, coaches or team representatives will not be tolerated and are grounds for removal from the site of competition. Also, consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages is prohibited.
2018 NEWMAC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET #1 MIT Game #3 at #1 Seed 5/2 | 4:30 p.m.
#4 Springfield Game #1 at #1 Seed 5/2 | 2:30 p.m.
Winner Game 3
Winner Game 1 Game #8 at #1 Seed 5/4 | 4:00 p.m.
#5 Coast Guard
Winner Game 8
#2 WPI #3 Babson Game #2 at #2 Seed 5/2 | 2:30 p.m.
Game #4 at #2 Seed 5/2 | 4:30 p.m.
Winner Game 4
Winner Game 2
#6 Emerson
Game #10 at Highest Remaining Winner Game 10 Seed 5/5 | 2:00 p.m.
Loser Game 1 Game #5 at #1 Seed 5/4 | 10:00 a.m.
Winner Game 5
Loser Game 2 Game #7 at #1 Seed 5/4 | 2:00 p.m.
Game #11 at Day 3 Site (If Necessary) 5/6 | 1:00 p.m.
Winner Game 7
Loser Game 3 Game #6 at #1 Seed 5/4 | 12:00 p.m.
Winner Game 6
Game #9 at Highest Remaining Seed 5/5 | 12:00 p.m.
Loser Game 4
Winner Game 9
Loser Game 10 Loser Game 8
NEWMAC Champions
NEWMAC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY Year
Champion
Coach
2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989
Babson College Dave Canan WPI Whitney Goldstein Wellesley College Keri O’Meara Wellesley College Keri O’Meara Springfield College Julie Perrelli Coast Guard Academy Donna Koczajowski Coast Guard Academy Donna Koczajowski Coast Guard Academy Donna Koczajowski Springfield College Kathy Mangano Springfield College Kathy Mangano Wellesley College Keri O’Meara Babson College Dave Canan Babson College Dave Canan Wheaton College Gina Loudenberg Wheaton College Gina Loudenberg Wheaton College Gina Loudenberg Wheaton College Gina Loudenberg Springfield College Kathy Mangano Wheaton College Gina Loudenberg Smith College Bonnie May Wheaton College Gina Loudenberg Wheaton College Gina Loudenberg Wheaton College Gina Loudenberg Wheaton College Gina Loudenberg Brandeis University Mary Sullivan Wheaton College Gina Loudenberg WPI Brandeis University Mount Holyoke College
Runner Up Springfield MIT WPI Smith College Babson College Babson College Springfield College Springfield College Wellesley College Wellesley College Babson College Springfield College Wheaton College Coast Guard Academy Springfield College Springfield College Springfield College Wheaton College Clark University Wheaton College Clark University Clark University Babson College WPI Wheaton College MIT Brandeis University Smith College Brandeis University
#1 MIT ENGINEERS
NO. NAME 1 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 23 24 25
Jasmin Joseph Phoebe Li Amanda Lee Sierra Rosenzweig Madi Pickett Zoe Hinton Erika Anderson Colleen Campbell Ravenne Nasser Amber VanHemel Katherine Shade Lisa Zhu Devon Goetz Sarah Von Ahn Michelle Wist
YR. POS. B/T. HT. HOMETOWN/HIGHSCHOOL
OF INF INF/C UTL INF INF OF P P P/OF OF OF INF UTL C
Sr. Fr. Sr. So. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. So. So.
L/R R/R R/R S/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R L/L R/R
5-3 5-6 5-4 5-2 5-10 5-5 5-9 5-9 5-9 5-7 5-4 5-2 5-5 5-4 5-7
Woodland Hills, Calif. / El Camino Real Charter Morganville, N.J. / High Technology Saratoga, Calif. / Saratoga Anchorage, Alaska / East Anchorage Santa Barbara, Calif. / Dos Pueblos Aurora, Colo. / Cherokee Trail Carlsbad, Calif. / Carlsbad Snoqualmie,Wash./ForestRidgeSchooloftheSacredHeart Methuen, Mass. / Phillips Academy Andover Coconut Creek, Fla. / North Broward Prep. Glencoe, Ill. / New Trier Township Columbus, Ohio / The Lawrenceville School Rockville, Md. / Richard Montgomery West Linn, Ore. / West Linn Cypress, Texas / Cy-Fair
Head Coach: Jennifer Williams (Middlebury College), 8th season Assistant Coaches: Brenna Morrissey, Sarah Goodman, Ellie Fodor, Colleen Eucogco Captains: Zoe Hinton, Jasmin Joseph
#2 WPI ENGINEERS
NO. NAME 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 23 27 32 33 49 99
Ama Biney Kylie Juarez Cassie Graca Natalie Fabrizio Nina Murphy-Cook Renee LeClaire RiAnna May Julia Veitch Kaitlyn Hess Leila Camplese Katie Martin Katie Chagami Erika Wentz Caraline Wood Kelsey Saucier Mackenzie Phillips Skylar O’Connell Marissa Gonzales Nicole Kuberka Brittany Bolster
YR. POS. B/T. HT. HOMETOWN/HIGHSCHOOL Sr Jr So Sr Sr Jr Sr Sr Fr So Fr Sr Fr Jr Sr So Fr Fr Fr Fr
OF R/R OF R/R OF L/R OF R/R UTL L/R OF L/L OF R/R IF/C R/R IF/UTL R/R C R/R P R/R IF R/R IF R/R IF R/R P R/R P R/R C R/R OF/UTL L/R P R/R IF R/R
5-7 5-5 5-6 5-6 5-5 5-9 5-4 5-8 5-7 5-9 5-9 5-2 5-9 5-8 5-5 5-9 5-8 5-4 5-8 5-11
Worcester, MA / Holy Name Elk Grove, CA / Elk Grove Somerset, MA / Somerset-Berkley Regional Hampstead, NH / Pinkerton Academy Roseville, CA / Granite Bay Merrimack, NH / Merrimack Westminster, CO / Standley Lake Carlisle, MA / Concord-Carlisle Regional Milford, NH / Tilton School Tewksbury, MA / Central Catholic Bedford, NH / Bedford Waipahu, HI / Punahou School Nashua, NH / The Derryfield School Averill Park, NY / Averill Park Worcester, MA / Holy Name Gill, MA / Turners Falls North Attleboro, MA / Mount Saint Charles (RI) Oakley, CA / Freedom Los Angeles, CA / Chaminade College Prep North Kingstown, RI / North Kingstown
Head Coach: Whitney Goldstein (5th Season) Assistant Coaches: Rick Beaulac (10th Season) and Casey Wall (4th Season) Team Captains: Ama Biney and Kelsey Saucier Student Assistant/Team Manager: Ashlyn Bedard
#3 BABSON COLLEGE BEAVERS
NO. NAME 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 21 22 24 25
Alex Corrigan Tori Roche Elizabeth D’Agostino Josephine Mares Kayla Schinik Ali Reilly Annie Mitchell Katie Gademsky Jamie Hoffman Nicole Civello Ashley Tango Brooke Stock Victoria Casey Erica Pavlo Allison King Annie Quine Samantha Smith Charlie Guscott Jacqueline Paul
YR. POS. B/T. HOMETOWN/HIGHSCHOOL
Jr. So. Fy. Jr. So. Sr. So. So. Fy. Sr. Jr. So. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. So.
IF C IF UT OF P IF P OF IF IF P OF IF IF C IF C IF
R/R R/R R/R L/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R
Middletown, N.J. / Middletown South / Fairfield University Andover, Mass. / Andover Newton, Mass. / Newton North Houston, Texas / Duchesne Watchung, N.J. / Watchung Hills New Canaan, Conn. / New Canaan Rehoboth, Mass. / LaSalle Academy Hillsborough, N.J. / Hillsborough Manhattan Beach, Calif. / Mira Costa Huntington Station, N.Y. / Walt Whitman Reading, Mass. / Reading Memorial Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / St. Thomas Aquinas Emerson, N.J. / Immaculate Heart Academy Coconut Creek, Fla. / Cardinal Gibbons Kennebunk, Maine / Kennebunk Santa Monica, Calif. / Santa Monica Hillsborough, N.J. / Immaculata Milton, Mass. / Milton Academy Burlington, N.J. / The Lawrenceville School
Head Coach: Dave Canan (19th season) Associate Coach: Michelle Littlefield (7th season) Assistant Coaches: Shannon Torosian (4th season), Amber White (3rd season), Rob Spofford (1st season) Captain: Ali Reilly
#4 SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE PRIDE
NO. NAME 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25
Rachel Ball Allie Wheeler Marisa Valenti Kayla Padroff Hannah Salvietti Christina D’Ambro Alexyss Conley Taylor Mancinone Heather Cicinnati Dani Donnelly Jen Slane Talia Loda Shelby Allen Jessie Storch Gabby Alfieri Kirsten Drobiak Jackie Baldoni Megan Goyda Meghan Sastram Patricia Murphy Carianna Gasdia Yaixsa Vargas Abbi Conley
YR. POS. B/T. HT. HOMETOWN/HIGHSCHOOL Sr. So. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. So. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. So. Fr.
OF R/R P/OF R/R P R/R INF R/R INF R/R C R/R INF R/R P R/R INF/OF R/R INF R/R C R/R P/UT L/R P R/R INF R/R C R/R INF R/R OF R/R INF R/R INF R/R C R/R OF R/R INF L/L UT R/R
5-3 5-6 5-3 5-2 5-3 5-1 5-6 5-8 5-4 5-5 5-7 5-3 5-8 5-5 5-4 5-8 5-3 5-4 5-7 5-3 5-7 5-4 6-0
Coventry, R.I. / Coventry Agawam, Mass. / Agawam Trumbull, Conn. / Trumbull Southington, Conn. / Cheshire Academy Cheshire, Conn. / Cheshire New Hartford, N.Y. / New Hartford Senior Bloomingburg, N.Y / Pine Bush Watertown, Conn. / Watertown Centereach, N.Y. / Centereach Charlton, Mass. / Shepherd Hill Tolland, Conn. / Tolland East Haven, Conn. / East Haven Oakland, N.J. / Indian Hills Granby, Conn. / Granby Memorial Cornwall, N.Y. / Cornwall Central Griswold, Conn. / Griswold Watertown, Conn. / Watertown Sandy Hook, Conn. / Newtown Oxford, Conn. / Oxford Wilbraham, Mass. / Minnechaug Wakefield, Mass. / Wakefield Memorial Waterbury, Conn. / J.F.K. Plymouth, Mass. / Plymouth South
Diane L. Potter ‘57 Head Softball Coach at Springfield College: Kate Bowen (2nd Season) Assistant Coaches: Jenna Webb, Alyssa Hancock, Ali Benz Managers: Mackenzie Navarro, Elizabeth Moorhouse
#5 U.S. COAST GUARD BEARS
NO. NAME 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 18 19 20 21 25
POS. YR. B/T. HT. HOMETOWN/HIGHSCHOOL
Kelli Franza Jr. Emily Hogan Jr. Malia Hindle Jr. Claire Hurley So. Kayla Sowers So. Mackenzie Everett Jr. Julia Ferris So. Casey Cruzpino Sr. Carly Hattman So. Emma Hvozdovich Sr. Courtney McKenna So. Sydney Arendt Fr. Charlee Kraiss Fr. Sarah Kemp So. Kylie Vaverek So. Audrey Bartz So. Noelle Greenwood Fr.
INF INF INF OF OF P P C INF OF INF P INF OF P INF OF
R/R R/R R/R L/L L/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R
5’7” 5’2” 5’7” 5’2” 5’3” 5’6” 5’5” 5’8” 5’5” 5’6” 5’7” 5’6” 5’4” 5’7” 5’9” 5’9” 5’4”
Pius X / Roseto, Pa. North Allegheny / Pittsburgh, Pa. Ocean City / Seaville, N.J. Waterford / Waterford, Conn. Whitney / Rocklin, Calif. Colony / Palmer, Alaska George Mason / Falls Chruch, Va. Pine Crest / Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The Peddie School / Egg Harbor, N.J. East Lake / Palm Harbor, Fla. Sparta / Sparta, N.J. Manistee / Manistee, Mich. Lake Havasu / Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Naples American / Malone, N.Y. St. Thomas Aquinas / Plantation, Fla. Washington-Lee / Arlington, Va. Chancellor / King George, Va.
Head Coach: Donna Koczajowski (20th season) Assistant Coaches: Dana Fleischmann, Arielle Cooper, Nina Wojtkiewicz Captains: Casey Cruzpino & Emma Hvozdovich Manager: Sharayah Simco
#6 EMERSON COLLEGE LIONS
NO. NAME 1 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 20 21
YR.
Micaela Dix Shortstop Casey Tsamis P Lea Gurval Infield Melanie Klucznik UTL Marisa DeFranco Outfield Neely Eddleston P Jacqueline DeFusco OF/IF Caroline Fortuna 2B Maddie Tomich OF Lindsey Lowe UTIL Erin Nolan Pitcher Alena Jones SS/OF Jillian Gearin IF Kallista Leonardos C/1B/3B Molly Goldstein SS/3B
Head Coach: Phil McElroy Assistant Coach: Hannah Dionne
POS. HT. HOMETOWN/HIGHSCHOOL So. 5’2 Sr. 5’6 So. 5’4 -/So. 5’8 Fr. Sr. 5’6 Jr. Fr. Fr. So. 5’5 Jr. Sr. 5’6 Jr. Sr.
White House Station, NJ / Hunterdon Central Colchester, Conn. / Bacon Academy Millington, NJ / Union Catholic Falls Church, VA / Wakefield West Wareham, MA / Wareham HS / East Greenwich, R.I. / East Greenwich Higganum, Conn / Haddam-Killingworth Lithia, FL / Newsome HS / Porter Ranch, CA / Chatsworth HS / Hunterdon, NJ / North Hunterdon Woodinville, WA / Woodinville High School Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Bishop Montgomery El Granada, Calif / Half Moon Bay Ridgefield, CT / King Low Heywood Thomas