Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers softball

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers softball team represents Mount St. Mary's University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). From 1994 until 2022, the team was a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). Prior to joining the NEC, they were independent from 1981 until 1993. The Mountaineers are currently led by head coach Anna Nagro. The team plays its home games at Our Lady of the Meadows Field, which is located on the college's campus.[2]

Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
UniversityMount St. Mary's University
Head coachAnna Nagro (14th season)
ConferenceMAAC
LocationEmmitsburg, MD
Home stadiumOur Lady of the Meadows Field
NicknameMountaineers
ColorsBlue and white[1]
   
For information on all Mount St. Mary's University sports, see Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers

History

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Since joining the Northeast Conference in 1994, the Mountaineers have failed to win either a conference regular season championship or a conference tournament championship. In doing so, they have also failed to qualify for the NCAA Division I softball tournament.[3]

On April 27, 2022, it was announced that the Mountaineers would be leaving the Northeast Conference to join the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in all sports starting in the 2022–23 academic year.[4][5] Mount St. Mary's effectively replaced the Monmouth Hawks, who departed the MAAC for the Colonial Athletic Association starting in the same year.[6]

Coaching history

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Years Coach Record %
1981 Andrea Wickerham 2–10 .167
1982–1989 Denise Ditch 90–64 .584
1990–1995 Regina Gebhart 29–163–1 .153
1996 Jennifer Booth 0–15–1 .031
1996–2003 Tricia Fiut 68–190 .264
2003–2004 Shana Gray 26–49–1 .349
2005–2010 Larry Alvis 118–174 .404
2011–present Anna Nagro 235–355–2 .399[3]

Roster

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2024 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers roster
 

Pitchers

  • 2 – Amaya Bowman – Senior
  • 44 – Maddie Coleman – Sophomore
  • 6 – Kaya Hannon – Freshman
  • 55 – Olivia Murphy – Junior
  • 4 – Sophia Schmehl – Freshman

Catchers

  • 34 – Tori Bowles – Senior
  • 17 – Tristin Koerner – Sophomore
  • 11 – Brianna Manni – Junior
 

Infielders

  • 1 – Avery Dinges – Freshman
  • 15 – Daisy Gardner – Senior
  • 26 – Hannah Gartrell – Senior
  • 14 – Jessica Purgason – Freshman

Outfielders

  • 24 – Payten De Weese – Sophomore
  • 7 – Gina Del Giorno – Sophomore
  • 10 – Laurenne Gallagher – Junior
  • 50 – Zoe Truxon – Senior
  • 12 – Julia Vincent – Senior
  • 8 – Taylor Williams – Freshman

Utility

  • 99 – Dani Brown – Junior
  • 16 – Lia Festa – Sophomore
  • 9 – Elizabeth King – Graduate Student
  • 00 – Abigayle Perry – Senior
 
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Season by season results

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Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (Mason–Dixon Conference) (1981–1988)
1981 Andrea Wickerham 2–10
1982 Denise Ditch 5–6
1983 Denise Ditch 8–7
1984 Denise Ditch 6–7
1985 Denise Ditch 12–5
1986 Denise Ditch 10–15
1987 Denise Ditch 22–3
1988 Denise Ditch 18–9
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (Northeast Conference) (1989–2022)
1989 Denise Ditch 9–12
1990 Regina Gebhart 7–15
1991 Regina Gebhart 1–29
1992 Regina Gebhart 4–28
1993 Regina Gebhart 5–22
1994 Regina Gebhart 5–30 0–6 N/A[8]
1995 Regina Gebhart 7–39–1 0–15 N/A
1996 Jennifer Booth/Tricia Fiut 6–27–1 2–14 N/A
1997 Tricia Fiut 8–32 1–15 N/A
1998 Tricia Fiut 7–33 2–10 6th
1999 Tricia Fiut 19–20 11–7 5th
2000 Tricia Fiut 15–25 8–12 8th
2001 Tricia Fiut 4–32 3–19 11th
2002 Tricia Fiut 8–31 3–19 12th
2003 Tricia Fiut/Shana Gary 14–24–1 7–13 8th
2004 Shana Gary 13–30 6–12 T–9th
2005 Larry Alvis 12–29 8–12 8th
2006 Larry Alvis 31–25 14–6 4th
2007 Larry Alvis 11–29 3–13 8th
2008 Larry Alvis 21–36 3–13 9th
2009 Larry Alvis 18–30 10–8 5th
2010 Larry Alvis 25–25 7–12 7th
2011 Anna Nagro 15–31 5–15 10th
2012 Anna Nagro 17–34 8–12 8th
2013 Anna Nagro 16–30 7–13 8th
2014 Anna Nagro 19–24–1 7–9 T–6th
2015 Anna Nagro 11–33 4–12 8th
2016 Anna Nagro 15–35 6–10 6th
2017 Anna Nagro 20–31 5–11 8th
2018 Anna Nagro 17–26–1 7–9 T–6th
2019 Anna Nagro 26–28 9–7 4th
2020 Anna Nagro 2–17 0–0 N/A

Season cut short due to COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 Anna Nagro 19–25 11–13 5th
2022 Anna Nagro 26–22 17–7 2nd
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2023–present)
2023 Anna Nagro 32–19 15–5 2nd
2024 Anna Nagro 0–0 0–0
Total: 568–1,020–5 (.358)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ MSMU Graphic Standards (PDF). Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "Facilities". Mount St. Mary's University.
  3. ^ a b c "Softball Record Book (PDF)" (PDF). Mount St. Mary's University.
  4. ^ "Sources: Mount St. Mary's on track to join MAAC". ESPN.com. April 27, 2022.
  5. ^ Swatek, Greg (28 April 2022). "Mount St. Mary's set to leave NEC for MAAC". The Frederick News-Post.
  6. ^ Mark Singelais (2022-04-27). "Report: Mount St. Mary's to join Siena in MAAC". Timesunion.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  7. ^ "2024 Softball Roster". Mount St. Mary's University.
  8. ^ "NEC Softball Standings (1998-2022)". northeastconference.org.
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