https://www.mascac.com en-us https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/L-Abbe_MMA Kathleen L’Abbe, who has served for the past three seasons as an assistant softball coach at Massachusetts Maritime, has been promoted to the position of Head Softball Coach at the Academy. L’Abbe’s appointment, which is effective immediately, was confirmed today by Buccaneer Director of Athletics Garin Veris. Tue, 03 Oct 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/L-Abbe_MMA https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/LaRosa_Item_Live Saugus native and former St. Mary’s softball star Ariel LaRosa is quickly building an impressive coaching career. After helping the Spartans win two state championships under the tutelage of former St. Mary’s coach Colleen Newbury, LaRosa returned to the team in 2013 as an assistant on Newbury’s staff for two seasons. Mon, 28 Aug 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/LaRosa_Item_Live https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/Salem_LaRosa_Hiring Ariel LaRosa has been named the new head coach of the Salem State softball program, as announced this week by Salem State Director of Athletics Peggy Carl. ""We are so thrilled to welcome Ariel to the Viking coaching ranks. Her playing and coaching experiences are impressive and her experience recruiting qualified student-athletes will serve the program well. We are excited to watch as she refocuses and reinvigorates the Viking softball program." Thu, 17 Aug 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/Salem_LaRosa_Hiring https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/Spring_All-Academic A total of 799 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league’s Spring 2017 All-Academic Team that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann. Thu, 29 Jun 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/Spring_All-Academic https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/Marchant_Wicked_Local Dayna Marchant of East Bridgewater has once again been selected to the All-Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference first team in softball. Wed, 21 Jun 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/Marchant_Wicked_Local https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/Spring_Recap Here is the 2017 MASCAC Spring Championship recap where you will find information on all the spring events plus any post-season awards. Tue, 06 Jun 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/Spring_Recap https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/Spring_Sportsmanship_Team 34 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been recognized for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2017 Spring Sportsmanship Teams. Wed, 24 May 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/Spring_Sportsmanship_Team https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/ECAC_Softball Sophomore pitcher Kelsi Gunarathne, junior outfielder Dayna Marchant and freshman outfielder Mycala Moody have been recognized with selection to 2017 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III New England All-Stars. Thu, 18 May 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/ECAC_Softball https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/NFCA_All-Region Framingham State's Kelsi Gunarathne, Dayna Marchant and Worcester State's Rachel Couto and Sydney Despres were named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III All-New England Teams. Wed, 17 May 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/NFCA_All-Region https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/Courturier_Hiring Bridgewater State University Director of Athletics, Dr. Marybeth Lamb, announced today that Lindsey Couturier has been named as the Bears’ new head softball coach. Tue, 16 May 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/Courturier_Hiring https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/Final_Smith_Standings For the third straight year, Westfield State received the most points out of the eight institutions to claim the Howard C. Smith Cup following the completion of the spring season. The Smith Cup is awarded annually to the member institution which compiles the most points based on the placement of each of its programs competing in the 15 league championship sports. Tue, 16 May 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/Final_Smith_Standings https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/SB_POW_5-15 Framingham State's Kayla Finacchiaro and Kelsi Gunarathne take home the final MASCAC Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week honors after playing the NCAA Tournament over the weekend. Mon, 15 May 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/SB_POW_5-15 https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/Framingham_NCAA_Tournament The Framingham State University softball team closed their season this afternoon with a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to host Babson College in nine innings in an elimination game of the NCAA Tournament at the Babson Park Regional. Sat, 13 May 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/Framingham_NCAA_Tournament https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/SB_All-Conference Worcester State’s Rachel Couto and Framingham State’s Kelsi Gunarathne have been named the 2017 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Softball Player and Pitcher of the Year and head up the all-conference squad which is voted on by the coaches from around the conference. Wed, 10 May 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/SB_All-Conference https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/NCAA_Tourney The 2017 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) regular season and tournament champion Framingham State University softball team will be making their second overall appearance in the NCAA Division III Softball Championship Tournament this week in the regional hosted by Babson College. Mon, 08 May 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/NCAA_Tourney https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/SB_POW_5-8 After winning the MASCAC Softball Tournament, Kelsi Gunarathne and Mycala Moody are the MASCAC Softball Player, Pitcher and Rookie of the Week honorees. Mon, 08 May 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/SB_POW_5-8 https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/SB_Championship Junior Anna Dziok (Southampton, Mass.) laced a two run single up the middle in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the top seeded Framingham State University softball team to a 5-4 victory over second seed Westfield State University in the championship game of the 2017 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Softball Tournament at Maple Street Field. Sun, 07 May 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/SB_Championship https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/SB_Semifinals The Framingham State Rams and Westfield State Owls are moving on to the MASCAC Softball Tournament Championship after winning their semifinal contests on Saturday. Sat, 06 May 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/SB_Semifinals https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/Softball_Quarterfinal Framingham State and Salem State came out victorious in the MASCAC Softball quarterfinals on Thursday to advance to the winner's game of the tournament. Thu, 04 May 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/Softball_Quarterfinal https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/SB_First_Round The Salem State Vikings and Worcester State Lancers are moving on to the MASCAC Softball quarterfinal round after winning their respective first round games on Wednesday. Wed, 03 May 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/SB_First_Round https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/Softball_Tournament_Change Due to weather in the forecast for Friday, the MASCAC softball tournament quarterfinals have been moved to Thursday, May 4th. Wed, 03 May 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/Softball_Tournament_Change https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/SB_POW_5-1 Sydney Despres of Worcester State, Kathleen Bailey of Bridgewater State and Mycala Moody of Framingham State claim the MASCAC Softball Player, Pitcher and Rookie of the Week honors. Mon, 01 May 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/SB_POW_5-1 https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/Softball_Preview The Framingham State Rams have claimed the top seed in the MASCAC Softball Tournament and earn a first round bye. The tournament begins on Wednesday with the first round games. Sat, 29 Apr 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/Softball_Preview https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/ECAC_POW_4-27 Fitchburg State's Cameron Stalters and Framingham State's Mycala Moody were named the ECAC Division III New England Men's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week and DIII NE Softball Rookie of the Week as announced by the organization yesterday. Thu, 27 Apr 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/ECAC_POW_4-27 https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/MASCAC_Made/Doviak In 1974, the Little League Baseball Federation Charter was amended to allow girls to participate in the sport. Since then 18 girls, including Mo’ne Davis and Emma March in 2015, competed in the coveted Little League World Series. For Salem State softball head coach Leanne Doviak, if that charter hadn’t been changed, her future may have been a little different. Thu, 27 Apr 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/MASCAC_Made/Doviak https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/SB_Weekly_Report_4-24 Mycala Moody of Framingham State and Sarah Eugenio of Westfield State earn the MASCAC Player, Rookie and Pitcher of the Week weekly honors. Mon, 24 Apr 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/SB_Weekly_Report_4-24 https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/SB_POW_4-17 Sydney Despres of Worcester State, Galen Kerr of Fitchburg State and Mycala Moody of Framingham State claim the MASCAC Softball Player, Pitcher and Rookie of the Week accolades. Mon, 17 Apr 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/SB_POW_4-17 https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/SB_Weekly_Report_4-10 Shannon Grindle of Bridgewater State and Meghan Black of Salem State earn the MASCAC Player, Rookie and Pitcher of the Week accolades. Mon, 10 Apr 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/SB_Weekly_Report_4-10 https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/SB_POW_4-3 The Framingham State trio of Anna Dziok, Jessica Pietersen and Kyla Johnson are the MASCAC Softball Player, Pitcher and Rookie of the Week award winners. Mon, 03 Apr 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/SB_POW_4-3 https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/SB_Weekly_Report_3-27 Framingham State's Marissa Flynn, Massachusetts Maritime's Jenna Nalette, Melissa Cochrane take home the MASCAC Softball Player, Pitcher and Rookie of the Week honorees. Mon, 27 Mar 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2016-17/releases/SB_Weekly_Report_3-27