Medaille Sports

The Medaille College baseball and softball teams were well represented when the AMCC posted their All Conference teams.  Both teams made it to the conference playoffs with the Lady Mavs making an exciting run to the title game.  On the baseball side of things the Mavs placed two players on the AMCC First Team as junior Nick Kanutsu (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville East) and sophomore Mathew Urbanski (Depew, NY/Lancaster)(pictured) each earned that distinction.  (more…)

The Medaille College softball team had their best season ever end with a pair of losses in the ECAC Upstate Tournament.  The Lady Mavs ran into hot pitching in the tournament opener as they were held to just a pair of hits in a (8-0) loss to St. John Fisher.  Senior Laura Mauger (Clarence, NY/Clarence)(pictured) was (1 for 2) while sophomore Brieanna Brink (Buffalo, NY/Sacred Heart) collected the other Medaille hit with a (1 for 3) effort. Senior Amanda Westling (Dunkirk, NY/Dunkirk) threw a complete game in the final outing of her career.  The second game would see the Lady Mavs fall to Elmira College (7-3).  This game would again see Mauger lead the way as she finished (2 for 3) with a run scored while Brink again contributed with a (2 for 4) effort. Junior Alyssa Zemla (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg) and Merissa Ciesielski (Cheektowaga, NY/Cleveland Hill) also came up with two hits apiece.  Sophomore hurler Kristen Rohe (Buffalo, NY/Cleveland Hill)  threw a complete game while fanning five batters. The Lady Mavs finish 2010 with a program best (23-22) record.

The Medaille College softball team will see its season continue as they received a third straight bid to the ECAC Upstate Tournament after their tremendous run in last weekend’s AMCC Tournament.  The Lady Mavs fell just short in the title game but will look to earn the school’s first ever ECAC Tournament Championship.  The Lady Mavs are the #3 seed and will take on St. John Fisher College on Saturday (5/15) at 1:00pm on the campus of Union College in Schenectady, NY.  The host team is the top seed while Elmira College is seeded fourth.  The Lady Mavs are currently (23-20) and set a program mark for victories in a season.

Female: Holley McAllister (Sr. – Rochester, NY)(Softball)

Holley led the Lady Mavs on an improbable run to the AMCC Title game. She was (13 for 28) for a (.464) batting average. Her slugging percentage for the week was a remarkable (.893). She doubled her career number in triples with four of them in a two game stretch. Medaille set a program record for wins in a season with (23) and made their first appearance in the AMCC Title game.

Male: Brandon Lumadue (Jr. – Cheektowaga, NY)(Baseball)

Brandon posted huge numbers in the final week of the Mavs season as he went (7 for 12) for a (.583) batting average. Even more impressive was his (1.000) slugging percentage. He pounded out three extra base hits (two doubles and a home run). He also drove in six runs. The Mavs set a program mark for wins in a season with (18).

The fifth seeded Medaille College softball team had its Cinderella Run in the AMCC Tournament end in the Championship round as Frostburg State squashed their NCAA Tournment hopes with a (7-1) victory in Cresson, PA.  The Lady Mavs made an improbable run on Saturday as they won three straight games to earn a spot in this morning’s final.  The Lady Mavs would open the scoring as Holley McAllister (Rochester, NY/Rush-Henrietta) singled, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt, stole third and then was driven in on a single up the middle by Alyssa Zemla (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg) in the top half of the first inning. (more…)

All seemed lost after yesterday’s heartbreaking, extra inning, loss to Penn State-Altoona in the AMCC Tournament opener for the Medaille College softball team.  However, they rebounded with the best day the program has ever had.  The Lady Mavs played three elimination games today and won them all as they find themselves in the AMCC Championship Final Round.  It was a day that saw Medaille’s bats explode as they outscored their opponents (36-11) and out hit them (40-18), earning each victory in five inning fashion.  In the opener the Lady Mavs bested La Roche College (9-1) as they erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to break open a (2-1) lead.  Senior Holley McAllister (Rochester, NY/Rush-Henrietta)(pictured) began her career day in this one by knocking out the first of her five extra base hits as she connected for a double and scored a run.  (more…)

The Lady Mavs suffered a gut wrenching (3-2) extra inning loss to Penn State-Altoona in the opening round of the double elimination format AMCC Tournament being played at Mt. Aloysius College.  The Lady Mavs jumped out to a (1-0) lead after the first inning when Alyssa Zemla (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg)(pictured) drove home Kristen Rohe (Buffalo, NY/Cleveland Hill) by drilling a double to left field. (more…)

For the third straight season the Medaille College softball team reached the twenty win plateau as they wrapped up regular season play with a pair of AMCC wins at Pitt-Greensburg.  In the opener the Lady Mavs finished strong with a three run sixth and a four run seventh to overcome a (6-5) deficit en route to a (12-6) victory.  This game featured the strong play of Kristen Rohe (Buffalo, NY/Cleveland Hill) who went (4 for 5) from the dish with a pair of doubles, three runs scored and a stolen base.  She also earned her fifth win of the season by throwing seven strong innings while fanning four Bobcat hitters.  (more…)

Nick Kanutsu (So. – Williamsville, NY)(Baseball)

Nick had a monster week as the Mavs went (2-2) and locked up an AMCC playoff berth. He was (11 for 16) with a (.688) batting average. He pounded out four home runs and drove in 13 RBI’s. He is now hitting (.451) overall and (.500) in AMCC contests.

Laura Mauger (Sr. – Clarence, NY)(Softball)

Laura came up big in a playoff clinching (5-3) victory over Mt. Aloysius. In that contest she went (3 for 4) including driving in the game winning run. The Lady Mavs are currently (18-18) overall and (10-8) in conference play. They finished fifth in the regular season standings.

The Medaille College softball team locked up the fifth seed in the six team AMCC playoff tournament with a split against Mt. Aloysius College this afternoon at McCarthy Park.  It was a day that seemed doomed to never happen as bus problems for the Mounties and potentially treacherous weather conditions delayed the start of the opener by 70 minutes.  However, the skies cleared and Mt. Aloysius arrived safe and sound to start the AMCC series.  In the opener the Lady Mavs fell (2-0) despite a strong outing from senior pitcher Amanda Westling (Dunkirk, NY/Dunkirk) who tossed a complete game seven hitter in which she allowed just one earned run while fanning seven.  Junior Merissa Ciesielski (Cheektowaga, NY/Cleveland Hill)(pictured) went (2 for 2) in the opener while Carrie Stahura (Depew, NY/Depew) was (2 for 3) from the dish.  (more…)