Robert DranoffCommissioner

rdranoff@eccsports.org631.348.3451

Casey RaffertyAssistant Commissioner crafferty@eccsports.org

631.348.3452

East Coast Conference Staff

SoftballAll games will be played at the Queens College Softball Complex - Flushing, N.Y.

Thursday, April 30Game 1 - No. 3 Molloy vs. No. 2 LIU Post - 1:00 p.m.

Game 2 - No. 4 NYIT vs. No. 1 Queens - 3:30 p.m.

Friday, May 1Game 3 - Winners from Games 1 & 2 - 10:00 a.m.

Game 4 - Loser from Games 1 & 2 - 12:30 p.m.Game 5 - Loser of Game 3 vs.Winner of Game 4 - 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 2 - ChampionshipGame 6 - Winners from Game 4 & 5 - 12:00 p.m.

Game 7 - If necessary - 2:30 p.m.

Championship Schedule

The 2015 East Coast Conference Softball Championship Program was written, laid out and designed by Casey Rafferty, Asisstant Commissioner for Strategic Communications, in Adobe InDesign CS5. Cover art work was designed by Casey Rafferty. Special thanks to the editorial assistance provided by: Bob Dranoff and the Sports Information Directors of the East Coast Conference.

2014 ECC Softball ChampionshipMay 2

No. 1 LIU Post d. No. 4 Dowling, 12-3 (6 innings)No. 2 Molloy d. No. 3 Queens, 2-0

at Brookville, N.Y.

May 3No. 2 Molloy d. No. 1 LIU Post, 6-5

No. 4 Dowling d. No. 2 Queens, 19-3 (5 innings)No. 1 LIU Post d. No. 4 Dowling, 10-5

at Brookville, N.Y.

May 4 - FinalsNo. 1 LIU Post d. No. 2 Molloy, 17-7

No. 1 LIU Post d. No. 2 Molloy, 16-7 (5 innings)at Brookville, N.Y.

1991 Southampton1992 Southampton1997 Adelphi1998 C.W. Post1999 Queens2000 C.W. Post2001 Queens2002 C.W. Post2003 C.W. Post2004 C.W. Post

2005 Dowling2006 C.W. Post2007 Dowling2008 C.W. Post2009 C.W. Post2010 Dowling2011 Molloy2012 Molloy2013 Molloy2014 LIU Post

Past Champions

LIU POST

Coach Jamie Apicella

Aly Dzierzysnki

Catherine Havens

Ashley Martin

No. Name Yr Pos B/T Ht Hometown/Previous School2 Mackenzie Buckley So. OF R/R 5-2 St. James, N.Y. / Smithtown East3 Megan Salcido Sr. P R/R 5-8 Brawley, Calif. / Brawley Union4 Samantha Marrone Fr. OF L/L 5-2 Holbrook, N.Y. / Sachem East5 Maria Palmeri Jr. IF R/R 5-5 Middle Village, N.Y. /Archbishop Molloy8 Claire Travis Fr. IF/OF R/R 5-5 East Meadow, N.Y. / East Meadow9 Melissa Peet So. IF R/R 5-11 Monroe, Conn. / Masuk10 Catherine Havens Sr. OF L/R 5-3 Eastport, N.Y. / Eastport-South Manor11 Isabella Corrao Jr. P R/R 5-7 Farmingdale, N.Y. / Farmingdale12 Kayla McCoy So. IF R/R 5-8 Smithtown, N.Y. / Smithtown West13 Emily DeVito Fr. C L/L 5-8 Preston, Conn. / Preston15 Jaclyn Hahn Fr. IF R/R 5-7 Bayport, N.Y. / Bayport – Blue Point16 Ashley Martin So. P R/R 5-6 Long Beach. N.Y. / Long Beach18 Nicole Ehlinger Sr. P R/R 5-4 Hauppauge, N.Y. / Hauppauge20 Samantha Miller Sr. OF R/R 5-2 East Meadow, N.Y. / East Meadow21 Paige Swantek Jr. C/IF R/R 5-9 Smithtown, N.Y. / Commack24 Marisa San Antonio Fr. OF L/R 5-3 East Meadow, N.Y / East Meadow26 Aly Dzierzynski Sr. C R/R 5-10 Deer Park, N.Y. / Deer Park

Head Coach: Jamie Apicella (17th Season)Assistant Coach: Carla Campagna and Megan Butterworth

About LIU PostThe LIU Post Campus of Long Island University is a private, residential campus in Brookville, New York, offering more than 250 under-graduate and graduate degrees in accountancy, business, computer science, education, liberal arts and sciences, library and information science, health professions and nursing, public service, and visual and performing arts.

Founded in 1954, LIU Post offers small classes, state-of-the art facilities and a safe, beautiful campus just 25 miles from Manhattan. Situ-ated on 307 acres on the North Shore of Long Island, the campus features stately historic mansions, redbrick academic buildings, rolling green lawns, and formal gardens. Special campus highlights include wireless classrooms, a writing center, a museum, a recreation center, and one of the largest research libraries in the New York Metropolitan Region.

LIU Post’s’ 8,500 undergraduate and graduate students enjoy exceptional health and fitness facilities, more than 80 clubs and 1,000 activi-ties each year, competitive NCAA sports programs and the celebrated Tilles Center for the Performing Arts.

More than 85 percent of the LIU Post students receive some form of financial assistance or scholarship. LIU Post’s award-winning Co-operative Education program places students at companies from MTV to American Express as well as government, health care and com-munity service agencies. Our professional experience and Career Planning Office sponsors career fairs with top employers and keeps students in touch with the latest job openings.

LIU Post graduates have gone on to become entrepreneurs, executives at major firms, teachers, doctors, artists, scientists and journalists. Many of our more than 100,000 alumni have achieved prominence in society’s most dynamic fields.

For more information, visit the LIU Post Web Site at www.liu.edu/post.

Quick FactsLocation: Brookville, N.Y. Colors: Green and GoldFounded: 1954 President: Dr. Kimberly R. ClineEnrollment: 8,472 Director of Athletics: Byran CollinsNickname: Pioneers

Did You Know?• LIU Post was listed fourth overall in Division II athletic departments in the latest NACDA Divi-sion II Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Standings (Apr. 2).• LIU Post placed 146 student-athletes and led all ECC institutions for a third consecutive year on the ECC Commissioner’s Honor Roll in 2014• The Pioneers Athletic Department captured its second straight ECC Commissioner’s Cup in 2014.

MOLLOY COLLEGE

Coach Susan Cassidy-Lyke

Tracey Balinskas

Ashley Fedor

Victoria Gunnels

No. Name Yr Pos B/T Ht Hometown/Previous School1 Makayla Harris Fr. P R/R 5-7 Berlin, Conn./Berlin3 Erin Clinton So. OF R/R 5-2 Long Beach, Calif./Cerritos4 Chelsea Hawks So. P R/R 5-6 Wading River, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River6 Bernadette Mullane Fr. IF/OF R/R 5-10 Bellmore, N.Y./Holy Trinity7 Alexandra Russo Fr. C R/R 5-4 Coram, N.Y./Longwood8 Brianna Dalton Fr. IF R/R 5-6 Northampton, Pa./Northampton Area9 Tracey Balinskas Jr. 3B/P R/R 5-7 Edison, NJ/Edison10 Ashley Fedor So. 3B R/R 5-5 Monroe, Conn/Masuk11 Brianne Catalano Sr. OF L/R 5-0 Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey12 Alicia Parenty Fr. OF R/R 5-5 Wantagh, N.Y./Holy Trinity13 Brenda Lee Sr. 2B R/R 5-9 Corona, Calif./Santiago15 Victoria Gunnels Sr. 1B R/R 5-7 North Bellmore, N.Y./Mepham16 Nina Gaita Fr. OF L/R 5-1 Eastport, N.Y./Eastport South Manor20 Olivia Banulski Fr. OF L/R 5-6 Bristol, Conn./Bristol Central21 Taylor Curran Fr. C R/R 5-5 Seaford, N.Y./Plainedge24 Samantha Sauer Jr. P R/R 5-6 Plainview, N.Y./Our Lady of Mercy 32 Sarah Rambo Fr. IF R/R 5-9 Eagleville, Pa./Methacton

Head Coach: Susan Cassidy-Lyke (10th Season)Assistant Coaches: Dayna WhitePitching Consultant: Julie Bolduc

About MolloyMolloy College is an institution of the Dominican tradition which offers students a rich, multi-dimen-sional educational experience in an academically challenging environment. We foster critical thinking and creative exploration while preparing students to live and work in the global world of today.

Quick FactsLocation: Rockville Centre, N.Y. Colors: Maroon and WhiteFounded: 1955 President: Drew Bogner, Ph.DEnrollment: 3,300 Director of Athletics: Susan Cassidy-LykeNickname: Lions

Did You Know?• Seniors Tom Engelhardt (Bethpage, N.Y.) and Joe Leonard (Hicksville, N.Y.) both rank in the top-five for career goals, assists and points at Molloy. Engelhardt holds the career points record with 215, while Leonard has 214. These two have helped the Lions to a No. 11 national ranking as of April 27.• Senior Meghan Orlando (Hicksville, N.Y.) of women’s lacrosse set a new single game record with eight assists versus UDC earlier this campaign. Orlando also established a new single season assists record with 41. She currently ranks fifth all-time at Molloy with 52 career assists.• Men’s Basketball witnessed another player eclipse the 1,000-career points plateau. Earlier this year, senior Matt McLeod (Greenlawn, N.Y.) hit that mark and finished with 1,375 points, which ranks seventh all-time in school history. McLeod was named to the All-Met Division II Second Team and the All-East Coast Conference Honorable Mention Team.• For the second straight year, senior Stephanie Meyer (Seaford, N.Y.) was named the East Coast Conference Most Outstanding Female Athlete of the Outdoor Track & Field Championship Meet.• In February, the Molloy College Department of Athletics announced that Women’s Bowling has been added as an official NCAA sport in the Fall of 2015.

No. Name Yr Pos B/T Ht Hometown/Previous School1 Chelsea Gourdin Sr. OF L/R 5-3 Tucson, Ariz./Central Ariz2 Sonia Marin Sr. INF R/R 5-5 Elko, Nev./Feather River4 Amber Butenhoff Sr. INF L/R 5-7 Port Jervis, N.Y./Orange County5 Carly Wade Jr. P L/L 5-10 Placentia, Calif./Santiago Canyon College7 Averie Schroeder Sr. C R/R 5-6 Twin Falls, Idaho/South Idaho8 Katie Bejarano-Moreno Jr. OF L/L 5-7 Globe, Ariz./South Mountain 9 Tori Duquette Jr. INF L/R 5-3 Irvine, Calif./Santiago Canyon College10 Lia Matz Jr. P R/R 5-9 Port Jervis, N.Y./Delaware Valley12 Taylor Pulley Sr. UT L/R 5-4 Bloomfield, Mo./Mineral Area College13 Sofia Evangelista Fr. P R/R 5-6 Massapequa, N.Y./St. John the Baptist17 Christine Rizzacasa Fr. UT R/R 5-7 N. Bellmore, N.Y./Mepham HS19 Christina Pantages Jr. OF R/L 5-5 Whittier, Calif./Saddleback College21 Kat Zabielski Jr. INF R/R 5-10 Farmingdale, N.Y./Stony Brook28 Samantha Basile Jr. C R/R 5-8 Levittown, N.Y./Island Trees 42 Josephine Santagata So. C R/R 5-8 Brentwood, N.Y./St. John the Baptist

Head Coach: Steve Christianson (9th Season)Assistant Coaches: Christy Softy, Rebecca Stein, and Monet OrmsbyPitching Consultant: Samantha Kurz

About NYIT:New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) offers 90 degree programs, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees, in more than 50 fields of study, including architecture and design; arts and sciences; education; engineering and computing sciences; health professions; management; and osteopathic medicine. A non-profit independent, private institu-tion of higher education, NYIT has 12,000 students attending campuses on Long Island and Manhattan, online, and at its global campuses. NYIT sponsors 11 NCAA Division II programs and one Division I team. Led by President Edward Guiliano, NYIT is guided by its mission to provide career-oriented professional education, offer access to opportunity to all qualified students, and support applications-oriented research that benefits the larger void. To date, 95,000 graduates have received degrees from NYIT. For more information, visit nyit.edu.

Quick FactsLocation: Old Westbury, N.Y. Colors: Blue and GoldFounded: 1955 President: Edward Guiliano, Ph. D.Enrollment: 15,000 Acting Director of Athletics: Francy MageeNickname: Bears

Did You Know?• The Bears are making their first appearance in the ECC Championship Tournament since 2010.• Junior pitcher Lia Matz is striking out cancer. In the fall, as a member of the cross country team, Matz was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and had her thyroid removed along with nine lymph nodes that were also affected. She was announced cancer free just before Christmas and learned at the same time that she received a 4.0 GPA for the Fall 2014 semester.• Senior outfielder Chelsea Gourdin’s regular-season batting average of .426 ranks No. 1 on the Bears’ all-time list

NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Coach Steve Christianson

Chelsea Gourdin

Carly Wade

Kat Zabielski

QUEENS COLLEGE

Coach Amy Delmore

Samantha Mattsson

Monique Roberge

ToniMarie Valeriano

No. Name Yr Pos Ht B/T Hometown/Previous School00 Kayla Morrissey So. 3B R/R 5-8 Glen Cove, N.Y./Glen Cove 1 Jessica Hogan So. OF R/R 5-8 Cohoes, N.Y./Sacred Heart2 ToniMarie Valeriano Fr. P R/L 5-3 Bellmore, N.Y./Mepham7 Victoria Carlo Fr. IF R/R 5-2 Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place12 Isabelle Yaroch Sr. P R/R 5-11 Annandale,Va/Annandale13 Alyssa Neal Fr. IF R/R 5-6 Paramus, N.J./Paramus Catholic15 Cat Pastor Sr. OF R/R 5-8 Hewlett, N.Y./Hewlett19 Morgan Starley So. P R/R 5-9 Windsor, N.Y./Windsor Central20 Jeannie Callanan Fr. OF R/R 5-4 Oceanside, N.Y./Oceanside21 Samantha Mattsson Sr. SS/3B R/R 5-5 Staten Island, N.Y/Tottenville22 Nicole Pirretti Sr. OF R/R 5-4 East Northport, N.Y/Northport24 Alicia Gonzalez So. UT R/R 5-4 Woodhaven, N.Y./H. S. of Construction25 Stevianne Ognibene So. OF R/R 5-3 West Islip, N.Y./West Islip27 Monique Roberge Sr. UT/P R/R 5-9 New Hyde Park, N.Y/Sewanhaka55 Kristen Boody So. C R/R 5-8 Centereach, N.Y/Our Lady of Mercy99 Kylie Spillett So. C R/R 5-5 Yaphank, N.Y/Longwood

Head Coach: Amy Delmore (3rd Season)Assistant Coaches: Mike Sporton, Diana DiPiano, and Kaitlyn Crowley

About Queens:Queens College, located on a beautiful 77-acre campus in Flushing, New York, opened its doors in 1937 with the goal of offering a first-rate education to talented people of all backgrounds and financial means. Part of the City University of New York (CUNY) since its founding in 1961, Queens College is one of CUNY’s largest senior colleges. It enjoys a national reputa-tion for its liberal arts and sciences and professional programs, and was cited in the 2012 edition of The Princeton Review’s The Best 376 Colleges for its academic excellence and generous financial aid packages. The college has 69 undergraduate and 62 graduate programs in four divisions, which offer day and evening courses: Arts and Humanities; Education; Math-ematics and the Natural Sciences; and the Social Sciences. Students are taught by top scholars who are dedicated to teaching and research. Of our 641 full-time faculty, nearly 90% have the terminal degree in their fields (not all fields offer doctorates) and 65% have tenure. Over 120,000 students have graduated since the college’s first class of 1941. Our alumni include such household names as Paul Simon and Jerry Seinfeld, as well as the CEOs of major companies and leaders in the fields of medicine, education, media, the law, and politics.

Quick FactsLocation: Flushing, N.Y. Colors: Navy Blue and RedFounded: 1937 President: Dr. Felix V. Matos RodriguezEnrollment: 20,000 Director of Athletics: China JudeNickname: Knights

Did You Know?• The Lady Knights made it to the AIAW Finals in 1973 and were one of the two participants in the first women’s basketball game ever played at Madison Square Garden in 1975.• The Queens College softball team is in the ECC Championship for the second consecutive season and for the third time in four years.• With a 24-4 ECC record in 2015, Queens softball clinched their first-ever ECC Regular Season Championship.

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