The Merrimack Warriors softball team represents Merrimack College in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), having joined following the 2023–2024 academic school year. From 1985 until 2019, the team was a member of the Northeast-10 Conference (NE–10), playing at the Division II level before transitioning to Division I in 2020. From 2020 until 2024, the team was a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). In 2024 they joined the Metro athletic conference (MAAC). The Warriors are currently led by head coach Jill Gagnon. The team plays its home games at Martone-Mejail Field located on the college's campus.
History During their time as an NCAA Division II program, Merrimack found significant success as a member of the Northeast-10 Conference, They had 19 straight winning seasons from 1986-2004. Including winning the 1994 NCAA Division II softball championship over Humboldt State going 45-4 overall that year, In addition to a national title, the Warriors won 12 regular season championships, eight conference tournament championships, 5 regional championships from 1994-2000. Qualifying for the NCAA tournament 15 times. Since transitioning to Division I in 2020, The team has yet to finish a season with a winning record. However they were runners up in the NEC championship during the 2023 season. In 2025 they moved to the MAAC.
Merrimack won several awards during their time in the Northeast-10 Conference. The program won eight NE-10 Player of the Year awards, doing so in 1988 with Jenny Jenkins, 1993 and 1994 with Kim Page, 1996 with Daniela Paparo, 1996 with Raffaela Paparo, 1998 and 1999 with Stacey Dell'Anno, and 2002 with Katie Morgis. The team has also won six NE-10 Coach of the Year awards, winning in 1986, 1988, and 1992 with Bob DeGregorio, 1993 with Michelle Myslinski, and in 2009 and 2017 with Elaine Schwager. The 1994 team was inducted into the Northeast-10 conference hall of fame as well as the Merrimack athletics hall of fame. NE10 hall of fame https://northeast10.org/hof.aspx?hof=4
Coaching history 1985–1992 Bob DeGregorio 209–122–2 1993–2004 Michelle Myslinski 434–127 2005 Stacey Sullivan 23–35 2006–2011, 2015–present Elaine Schwager 308–378 2012 Jill Karwoski 19–23 2013–2014 Jim Cardello 42–44–1
Roster 2024 Merrimack Warriors roster Pitchers 21 – Madie Fornwalt – Graduate Student 31 – Anna Gedacht – Freshman 12 – Cecelia Imbimbo – Freshman 16 – Brandi Neil – Sophomore 44 – Sofia Palyan – Junior 00 – Sydney Samuel – Sophomore
Catchers 22 – Madi Gibeault – Freshman 28 – Gabby Kaduson – Freshman 20 – Caity Lemay – Sophomore 7 – Madison Metcalf – Sophomore 17 – Jordan Theriault – Freshman Infielders 23 – Madeline Arvai – Freshman 15 – Thiana Brito – Sophomore 24 – Ellen Hubbard – Junior 27 – Bailey McDermott – Sophomore 2 – Alex Miller – Sophomore 9 – Sam Russalesi – Sophomore 18 – Sydney Shinopulos – Junior
Outfielders 42 – Madison Cerpa – Senior 3 – Abby Choquette – Freshman 26 – Hannah Scarano – Senior
Utility 13 – Courtney Lanpher – Graduate Student Reference:
Individual awards
Player awards NE10 player of the year
Jenny Jenkins (1988) Kim Page x2 (1993, 1994) Daniela Paparo (1995) Raffaela Paparo (1996) Katie Morgis (2002)
NE10 Rookie of the year
Jenny Jenkins (1986) Sue Foulds (1989) Kim Page (1991) Judy O’Connell (1992) Raffaela Paparo (1993) Katie Morgis (1999) Meghan Condon (2001)
NE10 Pitcher of the year
Kelli Jo Deardorff (2011) Megan Cook (2018)
Coaches awards NE10 Coach of the year
Bob Degregorio x3 (1986, 1988, 1992) Michele Mylinski (1993) Elaine Schwager x2 (2009, 2017)
All Americans
Daniela Paparo (1995) Keri Bianchini (1995) Michelle Lefebvre (1995) Raffaella Paparo (1995) Stacey Dell'Anno (1988, 1999) Sheryl Marshall (1999) Jennifer Connolly (1999, 2000) Heather Faria (2000) Katie Morgis (2001, 2002) Jill Gagnon (2009) Kelsey Ellis (2009) Tawny Palmieri (2013) Megan Cook (2018)
Merrimack Athletics hall of fame
Kim Ducharme (2003) Stephen McAuliffe (2017) Judy O'Connell (2018) Stacey (Dell'Anno) Laganas (2018)
Season-by-season results
Season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic
See also List of NCAA Division I softball programs
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