Student Spotlights

Sophia Dicocco 

Tufts University

  • 2025 Woman of the Year Top 30 Finalist

  • Rawlings D3 Gold Glove Pitcher (2023, 2024, 2025)

  • NFCA Top 50 and Top 25 Player / Pitcher Watch List (2022, 2023, 2024)

  • FloSoftball Top 10 Pitcher Watch List (2023)

  • 2x NESCAC Tournament Champion, 5x NESCAC Regular Season Champion, 2x NCAA Super Regional Winner, 3x NCAA Regional Winner

  • WCWS All-Tournament Team (2024)

  • WCWS Appearances (7th Place - 2021, 5th Place - 2024)

  • Set Tufts Softball program record for most career pitching appearances with 134.

  • NESCAC Woman of the Year (2024)

  • NESCAC Pitcher of the Year (2022)

  • NESCAC Rookie of the Year (2021)

  • NESCAC All-Conference First Team (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)

  • NESCAC All-Academic (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)

  • NCAA Super Regional Most Outstanding Pitcher (2024)

  • NCAA All-American Third Team (2021)

  • NCAA Super Regional / Super Regional All-Tournament Team (2022)

  • NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)

  • NFCA All-American Second Team (2024)

  • NFCA All-American Third Team (2022)

  • NFCA All-Region First Team (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)

  • NFCA All-Region Third Team (2021)

  • Easton/NFCA Academic-All American (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)  

Alexis Michon

2023 - 2025 Trine University

  • NCAA DIII National Champion (2023 & 2025)

  • WCWS All Tournament Team (2023 & 2025)

  • WCWS Most Outstanding Player (2025)

  • NFCA 1st Team All- American (2025)

  • NFCA 3rd Team All Region (2023)

  • 2nd Team All MIAA (2023)

2022 Eastern CT State University

  • NCAA DIII National Pitcher of the Year

  • NFCA All-American First Team

  • NFCA 1st Team All Region

  • CT Sports Media Alliance Female Athlete of the Year

  • LEC PItcher of the Year

  • Most Outstanding Player - NCAA Regional Tournament

  • Most Valuable PItcher - NCAA Super Regional Tournament

2021 Plymouth State University

  • LEC Rookie of the Year

  • 2nd Team All LEC

Maria Hanchcuck

South Windsor High School

  • 2019 CT Gatorade Player of the Year

  • 2019 CT Gametime Player of the Year

  • 2019 CT High School Coaches Association Pitcher of the Year

  • 2019 Hartford Courant Player of the Year

  • 3X CT All-State player

  • 4X CCC All-Conference

Endicott College

  • 2023 All-CCC Second Team

  • 2022 NFCA All-Region II First Team (P)

  • 2x CCC Pitcher of the Year (2022 & 2021)

  • 2x All-CCC First Team (2022 & 2021)

  • NFCA Division III All-New England Second Team

  • 2023 CSC Academic All-District

  • 2020-21 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete

  • 3x CCC Academic All-Conference (2023, 2022, 2021)

Kate Ashe

Rhode Island College Achievements

  • 2023 NFCA 2nd Team All Region Team

  • 2023 1st Team All LEC

  • 2023 LEC All-Academic Team

  • 2021 1st Team All LEC

  • 2021 LEC All Rookie Team