Five Gulls Receive Softball All-Conference Honors

2015 Softball All-CCC Team

Endicott Softball All-Conference Winners

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) released the 2015 Softball All-CCC Team on Friday morning. Five members of the Endicott softball team were honored for their success on the field during the 2015 season. The Gulls will wrap up the regular season this afternoon while they currently sit at 15-16 (11-4 CCC).

The Blue and Green saw two members earn First Team status as juniors Sam DiBella (Danvers, Mass.) and Courtney Blake (East Islip, N.Y.) were recognized. DiBella has now garnered First Team honors for the third consecutive year, playing most of this season at third base. She is the team leader in RBI's (25), homeruns (4), OBP (.500), slugging percentage (.706) and second in batting average (4.12). Blake has been the #1 pitcher for the Gulls this season currently sitting at 13-3 with a 1.70 ERA on 111 innings pitched. The hurler has compiled 57 strikeouts, and an impressive 15 complete games.

Junior Jamie Corda (Higganum, Conn.) earned Second Team honors for the first time in her career. The outfielder holds a .321 batting average, .352 OBP and a .429 slugging percentage. She has totaled eight RBI's, nine doubles and 27 hits this season. On the defensive end she holds a .953 fielding percentage with just one error and 35 putouts.

Wrapping up the honors is sophomore Julia McNeill (Hauppage, N.Y.) and freshman Margaret Martzolf (Port Saint Lucie, Fla.) who earned Third Team honors. McNeill has posted an impressive sophomore season as the team leader in batting average (.440) while recording 21 RBI's, 11 doubles, and 37 hits. The infielder boasts a .571 slugging percentage and .473 OBP. At second base the sophomore has a .979 fielding percentage with 47 putouts with just two errors. Martzolf has posted a strong rookie campaign seeing time in the infield and as a designated player. The freshman own a .443 slugging percentage, .353 OBP and .279 batting average. She has totaled 12 RBI while notching two homeruns and four doubles on just 17 hits. See's

2015 ALL-CCC SOFTBALL TEAM

FIRST TEAM

C – Genevieve Benoit, Salve Regina, Junior
1B – Heather Fecteau, Western New England, Junior
2B – Samantha Mulhern, Western New England, Senior
3B – Sam DiBella, Endicott, Junior
SS – Nikki Bukovsky, Salve Regina, Sophomore
OF – Alexis Bukowski, Western New England, Junior
OF – Taylor Messier, Roger Williams, Junior
OF – Amanda Vallante, University of New England, Junior
DP – Mikayla Lambert, Curry, Freshman
P – Courtney Blake, Endicott, Junior
P – Lauren Zambrano, Western New England, Senior
UT – Sam Curran, Wentworth, Senior

SECOND TEAM

C – Liz Glavin, Wentworth, Senior
1B – Abby Lambert, University of New England, Junior
2B – Francesca Galeazzi, Salve Regina, Freshman
3B – Ariel LaRosa, Curry, Senior
SS – Kendall Meehan, Nichols, Freshman
OF – April Adams, Curry, Freshman
OF – Adrienne Chase, University of New England, Senior
OF – Jamie Corda, Endicott, Junior
DP – Grace Kucharski, Western New England, Senior
P – Taylor Ahearn, Curry, Senior
P – Nicole Parry, Salve Regina, Junior
UT – Sydney Helmbrecht, University of New England, Sophomore

THIRD TEAM

C – Allie Carver, Curry, Senior
1B – Emily Kline, Gordon, Freshman
2B – Julia McNeill, Endicott, Sophomore
3B – Kelly Murphy, University of New England, Junior
SS – Haley Ledbetter, Roger Williams, Freshman
OF – Chelsea Boulrisse, Roger Williams, Junior
OF – Kelly Duggan, Curry, Sophomore
OF – Kara Pepper, Gordon, Senior
OF – Vanessa Weymouth, Wentworth, Freshman
DP – Margaret Martzolf, Endicott, Freshman
P – Heidi Grieger, Western New England, Junior
P – Meghan Maliga, Roger Williams, Junior
UT – Meredith Moise, Roger Williams, Sophomore

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Genevieve Benoit, Salve Regina
PITCHER OF THE YEAR – Lauren Zambrano, Western New England
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR – Francesca Galeazzi, Salve Regina
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR – Kendall Meehan, Nichols
SENIOR SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR – Sam Curran, Wentworth
COACH OF THE YEAR – Lori Mayhew, Western New England
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD  –  Wentworth Institute of Technology