Box Score BOSTON, Mass. The New England College softball team will be competing in the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) postseason tournament. The six team tournament started on Tuesday with a single elimination game with the lower four seeds facing off, before a final four double-elimination tournament hosted by Eastern Nazarene College. The winner of the tournament will receive an automatic bid to the Division III softball tournament later this month. The top two seeds in Eastern Nazarene and New England College are first-year members of the NECC while Lesley University will look to cement their ninth NECC Championship.

#1 Eastern Nazarene College
THE SEASON TO THIS POINT
Record 25-12 (14-2 NECC) 10-1 at homer, 7-7 on the road, 8-4 at neutral site
-The Lions earned the top-seed for the NECC playoff tournament.
-This is their first season in the NECC after transitioning from the CCC.
-ENC swept Bay Path University, spilt with Lesley University, swept NEC, swept Dean College, swept Newbury College, swept Mitchell College, swept Elms College, and split with Becker College in NECC play this season.

STATISTICS
Average: Lauren Clements (.481), Kiley Ozaki (.398), Kori Bow (.347)
Hits: Lauren Clements (51), Kiley Ozaki (35), Kori Bow (34)
Homeruns: Lauren Clements (10), Elisabeth Schaffer (5), Rebecca Ashman (3), Kori Bow (3)
RBI: Lauren Clements (40), Rebecca Ashman (23), Kiley Ozaki (21)
Stolen Bases: Rebecca Hayner (7), Rebecca Ashman (5), Kori Bow (3)
Wins: Elisabeth Schaffer (21), Dominique Santos (2), Meghan Stanley (2)
ERA: Elisabeth Schaffer (1.22), Meghan Stanley (4.77), Dominique Santos (6.58)
Innings: Elisabeth Schaffer (155.1), Meghan Stanley (51.1), Dominique Santos (22.1)
Strikeouts: Elisabeth Schaffer (229), Meghan Stanley (10), Dominique Santos (4)

PLAYOFF HISTORY
2016: losses to Salve Regina (8-0) and Roger Williams (7-2) eliminated them from the playoff.
2017: did not qualify for the CCC playoffs.
2018: a loss to Western New England (2-1) started the Lions in the loser's bracket. However, wins over Salve Regina (2-0) and Nichols College (4-1) advanced them further in the tournament. They were eliminated by Endicott College (4-3).

Overall NECC Playoff record: 1-0

#2 New England College
THE SEASON TO THIS POINT
Record 29-6 (14-2 NECC) 9-0 at home, 12-2 on the road, 8-4 at neutral site
-The Pilgrims broke the program record for wins in a single season after sweeping Elms College in their regular season finale.
-NEC enters the NECC playoff as the second-seed, having tied with Eastern Nazarene College atop the standings. Eastern Nazarene won both games of the regular season meetings which gave the Lions the top-seed.
-The Pilgrims are riding a 15-game win streak headed into the championship weekend. This is the second double-digit win streak on the season for NEC as they previously won 12 consecutive games early in the season.

STATISTICS
Average: Daelyn Ross (.432), Alexa Scribner (.429), Destiny Helmedach (.382)
Hits: Destiny Helmedach (42), Daelyn Ross (41), Chanel Welch (39)
Homeruns: Daelyn Ross (10), Destiny Helmedach (4), Taylor Barbour (3)
RBI: Daelyn Ross (47), Destiny Helmedach (28), Jasmin Alvarado (24)
Stolen Bases: Alexa Scribner (26), Destiny Helmedach (13), Chanel Welch (10)
Wins: Taylor Barbour (16), Emily Farone (8), Gabriella Marcheschi (5)
ERA: Taylor Barbour (1.25), Gabriella Marcheschi (2.76), Emily Farone (4.49)
Innings: Taylor Barbour (111.2), Emily Farone (73.1), Gabriella Marcheschi (33.0)
Strikeouts: Taylor Barbour (160), Emily Farone (38), Gabriella Marcheschi (11)

PLAYOFF HISTORY
2016: losses to Thomas College (16-2) and Husson University (3-0) eliminated the Pilgrims from playoff contention.
2017: losses to Husson University (3-2) and to Castleton University (3-1) eliminated the Pilgrims from playoff contention.
2018: wins over Castleton University (2-0) and Thomas College (5-3) put NEC in the NAC Championship on the winner's side of the bracket but two losses to Husson University (9-1, 4-1) gave the Pilgrims a second place finish.

Overall NECC Playoff record: 1-0
Overall NAC Playoff record: 3-11

#4 Lesley University
THE SEASON TO THIS POINT
Record 24-14 (11-5 NECC) 6-3 at homer, 11-8 on the road, 7-3 at neutral site
-The Lynx are the fourth seed in the NECC playoff tournament.
-They eliminated Elms College from the Playoff on Tuesday before falling to Eastern Nazarene in their first game of double-elimination play.
-Lesley split with Becker College, split with Eastern Nazarene College, swept Mitchell College, split with Elms College, swept by NEC, swept Newbury College, swept Bay Path University, and swept Dean College in NECC play this season.

STATISTICS
Average: Jordan Day (.581), Ashleigh Acker (.368), Riley Pickett (.359)
Hits: Jordan Day (75), Riley Pickett (47), Ashleigh Acker (43)
Homeruns: Jordan Day (9), Riley Pickett (6), Ally Murphy (4)
RBI: Jordan Day (43), Ashleigh Acker (31), Jordan Raab (29)
Stolen Bases: Lindsey Jensen (10), Sam Jenson (9), Kristen DiCicco (4)
Wins: Jordan Day (10), Jen Thorburn (10), Kara Haga (3)
ERA: Kara Haga (2.45), Jen Thorburn (3.86), Jordan Day (4.95)
Innings: Jordan Day (97.2), Jen Thorburn (87.0), Kara Haga (54.1)
Strikeouts: Jordan Day (106), Jen Thorburn (79), Kara Haga (28)

PLAYOFF HISTORY
2016: wins over Bay Path University (11-1) and Newbury College (17-6) put them one game away from the championship round but they fell to Becker College (6-5). In an elimination game, they downed Newbury College (8-0) before falling in the championship to Becker College (8-0).
2017: wins over Mitchell College (7-0), Regis College (2-1), and Bay Path University (6-0) put them into the championship. In the championship round, a loss to Newbury College set up a winner take all single game which the Lynx won, 3-0, to be named the NECC champs. However, they fell to Babson College (4-0) and Framingham State (4-2) in the NCAA DIII Regionals.
2018: losses against Newbury College (12-4) and Bay Path University (12-4) knocked the Lynx out of contention.

Overall NECC Playoff record: 27-9


#6 Newbury College
THE SEASON TO THIS POINT
Record 13-26 (5-11 NECC) 5-8 at home, 7-11 on the road, 1-7 at neutral site
-The Nighthawks earned the final seed into the NECC playoff tournament and are the sixth-seed.
-Newbury finished the first month of their season with a 3-13 record. However, they opened up NECC play with a split doubleheader with Dean.
-Their longest win streak of the season was four games with doubleheader sweeps over Bay Path University and Southern Vermont College.
-They enter the playoff tournament on the back of a doubleheader sweep of Mitchell College.
-They upset Becker College by an 8-7 score on Tuesday to earned a spot in the double-elimination portion of the tournament.

STATISTICS
Average: Sasha Miceli (.429), Caroline Mahoney (.417), Averi Johnson (.406)
Hits: Caroline Mahoney (55), Arianna Gooden (45), Averi Johnson (41)
Homeruns: Elizabeth Duanys (4), Caroline Mahoney (4), Averi Johnson (3)
RBI: Caroline Mahoney (47), Ambur Leczel (28), Averi Johnson (24)
Stolen Bases: Ambur Leczel (7), Cameron LeClaire (7), Hailey Shaw (7)
Wins: Kiana Hinson (9), Hannah Besaw (4)
ERA: Kiana Hinson (7.11), Hannah Besaw (8.66)
Innings: Kiana Hinson (125.0), Hannah Besaw (98.2)
Strikeouts: Hannah Besaw (53), Kiana Hinson (43)

PLAYOFF HISTORY
2016: win over Elms College (10-1) before falling to Lesley University (17-6) to put them in loser's bracket. A win against Regis College (7-6) kept their tournament alive but a loss to Lesley University (8-0) in the semifinals eliminated them from the playoff.
2017: win over Southern Vermont College (13-3) before falling to Bay Path University (5-4) to put them in loser's bracket. Three straight elimination victories over Regis College (12-8), Bay Path University (8-6), Lesley in the Championship game one (4-3) set up a winner take all but Lesley prevailed, 3-0 to eliminate them from the playoff.
2018: wins over Elms College (3-2) and Lesley University (12-4) put the Nighthawks into the winner's bracket finals before losing to Becker College (4-3) and then to Bay Path University (8-4) in the loser's finals to eliminate them from the playoff.

Overall NECC Playoff record: 13-16