Adelphi University Softball 2014 NCAA Championship Tournament East 2 Regional Friday, May 9 - Sunday May 11 Garden City, N.Y. Adelphi in the NCAA’s fice flies (3), fifth in hits (52), and seventh in 2014 Adelphi University Adelphi softball has received a total of 14 RBI (30). Meanwhile, Wink is third in walks Softball invites to the NCAA Tournament, six while (22), fourth in runs (34), and ninth in both Quick Facts a Division I program and now eight as a homeruns (6) and doubles (10). Division II status. The Panther’s longest run Adelphi University Location: Garden City, N.Y. at national championships came in back- Adelphi History With the Field Founded: 1896 to-back years in 1984 and 1985 where the The Panthers have played Caldwell, Queens, Enrollment: 8,700 Brown and Gold placed fifth in the College and Georgian Court a combined 89 times President: Dr. Robert A. Scott World Series. in their history with a record of 53-36. Athletic Director: Danny McCabe Conference: Northeast-10 Most recently, the Brown and Gold and the Home Court: Center for Recreation and Sports This is the third straight year the Panthers Knights of Queens faced each other during Affiliation:NCAA Division II have earned a berth to the tournament field. a doubleheader on Sunday, April 27 at Ficke Nickname: Panthers Last season, the squad advanced to the Field. The Knights were victorious 6-4 in School Colors: Brown and Gold Athletic Dept. Phone: (516) 877-4240 NCAA East Super Regional after defeat- nine innings in the opener followed by a 3-2 ing LIU Post once and New Haven twice in win for Adelphi. The all-time series favors Softball Staff Information the opening regional. Adelphi finished the the Panthers 33-17. The Panthers gained a Head Coach: Bree Nasti season with a 41-19 mark to go along with 7-6 lead in the series against Georgian Court Record at School: 68-37 (Second Season) Career Record: 68-37 a Northeast-10 Conference Southwest Divi- after sweeping a doubleheader, 7-4 and 7-0 Softball Phone: (516) 877-3959 sion regular season title as well as the NE-10 on Thursday, March 20. In a series that is Assistant Coaches: Ophir Sadeh, Leah McIntosh Championship crown. even at 13-13, Adelphi and Caldwell were scheduled for a Tuesday, April 15 double- Athletic Media Relations Assoc. AD/Media Relations: Adam Siepiola 2013 Review header that was forced to be cancelled. Office Phone:(516) 877-4293 Emily Dorko (‘13) led the 2013 squad with Email: [email protected] a .495 batting average that consisted of 107 Coordinator of Media Relations: Pat McWalters hits and 21 stolen bases. Pitchers Devon Office Phone:(516) 877-4236 Email: [email protected] Kelly (‘13) and Laurin Watts (‘13) anchored Graduate Assistant: Emily Dorko the staff from the circle with a combined 39 Office Phone:(516) 877-3774 victories. Kelly posted a 1.81 ERA while Email: [email protected] Watts held opposing batters to a .224 aver- Office Fax:(516) 877-4237 Website: www.AUPANTHERS.com age. Senior Katie Andrews and junior Vic- Mailing Address: 1 South Ave. toria Wink are the lone returnees from the Garden City, N.Y. 11530 2013 campaign that played and started every Softball Contact: Pat McWalters game. Andrews batted .380 with 38 RBI Ficke Field Softball History while Wink led the team with nine homeruns First Year as a Varsity Sport: 1972 and 57 RBI. Changed to Division II: 1995 Renovated in 2011, the field features a clay infield and all-weather turf outfield. All-Time Varsity Record/Years: 1,330-766-10/51 Panther Points of Pride All-Time NE-10 Record/Years: 98-44/6 years The dugouts are 40 feet long and include As announced by the Northeast-10 office, NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last: 14/2013 bathrooms. The field also features two en- Katie Andrews was named the 2014 Confer- closed bullpens with two pitching mounds. 2014 Team Information ence Player of the Year while being selected The entire field is enclosed and the outfield Overall Record: 27-18 to the All-Conference First Team. Victoria NE-10 Regular Season Record: 14-8 features a six-foot high fence with a Wink joined Andrews on the list by earning Southwest Division Record: 11-7 windscreen. Also, a press box was newly Postseason: a spot on the All-Conference Second Team. Northeast-10 Semifinals installed for Sports Information and game Starters Returning/Lost: 3/8 The duo also garnered spots on the Capital day staff that features a brand new sound Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/6 One Academic All-District Team. Andrews system. Stands have a capacity of 500. is a business major with a 3.71 GPA while The field was renamed in 2005 after the Wink possesses a 3.85 GPA in physical program’s first and most successful coach, education. Andrews is currently first in the Janet L. Ficke who was at the helm of the NE-10 in appearances (37), tied for second softball program for 17 years. in wins (17), third in saves (3), third in sacri- Adelphi Among the Northeast-10 Ranks Hitting Batting Average Katie Andrews-.382-6th Hits Katie Andrews-52-5th Victoria Wink-45-T-13th Runs Victoria Wink-34-T-4th Jaclyn Binstock-24-T-17th Doubles Katie Andrews-10-T-9th Victoria Wink-10-T-9th Triples Katie Andrews-1-T-17th 2014 in Review Jaclyn Binstock-1-T-17th The Panthers exited their Florida trip with a 3-7 mark after playing from Saturday, Melaney Reichelt-1-T-17th March 8 through Thursday, March 13. However, the team quickly responded by win- Courtney Sullivan-1-T-17th ning nine of their next 11 games, including three doubleheader sweeps. Since the trip, the Brown and Gold have turned around their record with a 24-11 mark that has Homeruns resulted in a 27-18 overall record entering the NCAA Tournament. Victoria Wink-6-T-9th After finishing 11-7 in the Southwest Division of the Northeast-10 Conference, the RBI Katie Andrews-30-T-7th Panthers won the tiebreaker between Le Moyne and Pace to earn the number two seed Niki Barbato-24-17th in the NE-10 Championship. Earning a first round bye with the second seed,Adelphi won its quarterfinal matchup 3-2 versus the number three seed from the Northeast Divi- Walks sion, Merrimack, in 10 innings. Freshman Niki Barbato hit a walk-off victory in the Victoria Wink-22-3rd bottom of the 10th inning to win it. Barbato was later named to the All-Championship Danielle Cutuli-20-T-4th Team. The Penmen of Southern New Hampshire, the eventual champion, knocked out Katie Andrews-15-T-16th the Panthers with a 8-0 victory in the semifinal round. Jaclyn Binstock-13-T-20th Nasti’s Early Success Pitching Games Breanne Nasti was named Head Coach of the Adelphi University softball team on Katie Andrews-37-1st Thursday, August 16, 2012, becoming the eighth coach in program history. Lindsay Mapes-33-2nd In Nasti’s first season at the helm, she posted a 25-5 record in Northeast-10 Confer- Wins ence play, capturing the Southwest division regular season crown. The Panthers then Katie Andrews-17-T-2nd continued on to win the programs first tournament title, after which they were granted Lindsay Mapes-10-11th the fifth seed in the NCAA East Regional. Nasti and her assistants Ophir Sadeh and Leah McIntosh were also named the NFCA Division II East Region Coaching Staff of Saves the Year - another first for the program. Katie Andrews-3-T-3rd ERA To conclude her inaugural season, Nasti and the Panthers finished with a 41-19 over- Lindsay Mapes-2.81-12th all record and ranked 14th in the nation. Her 41 wins tied the single season record Katie Andrews-2.82-13th previously set in 2008. Success was also noted in the classroom, as the team ended the semester with a 3.598 GPA and was awarded the Northeast-10 Team Academic Excellence award. Nasti also mentored one NFCA and Daktronics All-American, three Honors and Awards Northeast-10 Player of the Year Katie Andrews - Pitcher Northeast-10 First-Team All-Conference Katie Andrews - Pitcher Northeast-10 Second-Team All-Conference Victoria Wink - Infielder Northeast-10 Player of the Week Victoria Wink - 4/14 NFCA All-Region players, six All-Conference honorees, two ECAC Division II All-Stars and three All-Tournament team members, including the conference Northeast-10 Pitcher of the Week tournament MVP. Kaite Andrews - 3/24 The momentum has carried into Nasti’s second campaign, after losing eight starters from last season. Coaching the NE-10 Player of the Year, Katie Andrews, Adelphi Among the NCAA Ranks along with All-Conference Second-Team member Victoria Wink, Nasti has led the Panthers to a 27-18 record to bring her Adelphi career record to 68-37 and the TEAM RANKS third seed in the NCAA Tournament East Regional. ERA - 70th - 2.76 Fielding Percentage - 42nd - 96.6% A 2004 graduate of Buffalo with a degree in psychology, Nasti owns virtually ev- Win-Loss Percentage - 65th - 61.4% ery Bulls’ offensive record. She was a four-year letterwinner and a three-time all- region honoree as well as a three-time All-Mid-American Conference selection. INDIVIDUAL RANKS Saves Nasti left Buffalo as the all-time leader in average (.387), home runs (27), RBI Katie Andrews - 24th - 3 (113), hits (197), doubles (46), triples (7), runs (93) and walks (66).