Story courtesy of Rob Palardy, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Senior Jodi Fralick (WOBURN, Mass./Woburn) and freshman Emily Mangiaratti (AMHERST, Mass./Amherst Regional) were recognized by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and the New England Intercollegiate Softball Coaches Association (NEISCA) with regional accolades after helping the Lynx to a 25-11 record, their third consecutive conference title, and their second Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament berth in-a-row.
The NFCA, the governing body for fastpitch coaches in the NCAA softball world, awarded both Fralick and Mangiaratti with awards. Fralick was given a First Team At-Large Selection while Mangiaratti earned a Third Team At-Large Selection.
The NEISCA, the governing body for fastpitch softball within the New England region, announced that Jodi Fralick was named to their Honorable Mention All-Star squad for this past season. Fralick was named one of NEISCA's Players of the Week back on May 5 as the Lynx wrapped up the #1 seed entering the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championships.
Fralick led Lesley with a .453 batting average with 37 runs scored and 30 RBI. She had 48 hits, 12 of which were for extra-bases including three homeruns. Two of those homeruns came in a crucial doubleheader against NECC rival Elms College in the final week of the regular season. Along with her stellar defensive play behind the plate, the thing that made her most dangerous was her ability to swipe a bag at any time. She recorded a program-record 42 stolen bases this past season in 45 attempts. For her efforts, the NECC honored Fralick as a First Team All-Conference Selection.
Out of the leadoff spot, Mangiaratti had a team-high 53 hits and crossed the plate 41 times, also best on the team. Mangiaratti went 29-for-31 in stolen base attempts and played a solid right field for the Lynx all season long. She also had a remarkable number of RBIs out of the leadoff spot, 19. The NECC honored Mangiaratti for her efforts this season with a Second Team All-Conference Selection.
Lesley will compete in the ECAC Tournament as the #2 seed starting on Saturday, May 15 at 12:00 pm against the winner of the #6 Worcester State College vs. #3 Western New England College quarterfinal match up.
Here is the list of all the winners from both the NFCA and NEISCA regional awards:
NFCA New England All-Region Team
FIRST TEAM
Pitcher: Molly
Rathbun
Eastern
Connecticut State University
Pitcher: Hayley
Feindel
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Catcher: Michelle
Wlosek
Springfield College
Catcher: Amanda
Frederick
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
1B: Alex
Warren
Wellesley College
2B: Emily
Beinecke
Tufts University
3B: Alicia
Gardner
Westfield State College
SS: Casey
Sullivan
Tufts University
OF: Cedar
Blazek
Williams College
OF: Bryn
Worrilow
Springfield College
OF: Brittany
Grimm
Brandeis University
DP: Luigina
Facchini
Western Connecticut State University
UT: Marianne
Specker
Brandeis University
AL: Jodi
Fralick
Lesley University
AL: Jackie
Enos
Babson College
AL: Megan
Wood
Wellesley College
Pitcher: Emily
Vaillette
Brandeis University
Pitcher: Jenna
Bortolotti
Endicott
College
Catcher: Sue
Killilea
UMass Boston
1B: Alyssa
Lepore
Colby College
2B: Lauren
Blake
Clark College
3B: Amy
Hartman
Western Connecticut State University
SS: Danielle
Basciano
Western Connecticut State University
OF: Ashley
Sullivan
Eastern Connecticut State University
OF:Carin
Sweeney
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
OF: Sarah
Gates
Bay Path College
DP: Stacey
Berg
Brandeis University
UT: Katie
Davis
University of Southern Maine
AL: Merry
McDonald
Endicott College
AL: Jessica
Tait
Trinity College
AL: Chelsi
Panarelli
Rhode Island College
Third Team
15 At-Large Selections
1. Jackie
Zilinicki
Western Connecticut State University
2. Catie
Funk
Babson College
3. Chrissy
Bello
Wesleyan University
4. Sarah
Lempicki
Western New England College
5. Kelly
Blake
Springfield College
6. Haley
Chandler
Keene State College
7. Melissa
Cagar
Brandeis University
8. Stephanie
Lavado
Keene State University
9. McKell
Barnes
Maine, Farmington University of
10. Meaghan
Dendy
Wesleyan
11. Emily
Mangiaratti
Lesley University
12. Kerin
DeGirolamo
Westfield State College
13. Priscilla
Alicea
Eastern Connecticut State University
14. Ali
Hart
Williams College
15. Danielle
Mattoon
Rhode Island College
NESICA New England All-Stars
Player of the Year: Molly Rathbun, P, Eastern CT
FIRST TEAM
P Hayley Feindel, Coast Guard
P Molly Rathbun, Eastern CT
C Michelle Wlosek, Springfield
1B (tie) Alyssa Lepore, Colby
1B (tie) Alex Warren, Wellesley
2B Emily Beinecke, Tufts
3B Alicia Gardner, Westfield St.
SS Casey Sullivan, Tufts
OF Cedar Blazek, Williams
OF Ashley Sullivan, Eastern CT
OF Bryn Worrilow, Springfield
DP Luigina Facchini, Western CT
UT Marianne Specker, Brandeis
SECOND TEAM
P Emily Vaillette, Brandeis
P Monica White, Rivier
C Amanda Frederick, Coast Guard
2B Jackie Enos, Babson
3B Amy Hartman, Western CT
SS Taylor Cournoyer, Rivier
OF Brittany Grimm, Brandeis
OF Emily Leverone, St. Joseph's (ME)
OF Megan Wood, Wellesley
DP Christina Naramore, Emerson
UT Katie Davis, Southern Maine
HONORABLE MENTION
P Geena Constantin, Middlebury
C Jodi Fralick, Lesley
1B Megan Margel, Middlebury
2B Lauren Blake, Clark
3B Merry MacDonald, Endicott
SS Danielle Basciano, Western CT
OF Katie Bachinski, Rivier
OF Chrissy Bello, Wesleyan
OF Kerin DeGirolamo, Westfield St.
DP Stacy Berg, Brandeis
UT Kara Nilan, Bowdoin