Newsday's top 100 Long Island softball players for 2025
Bella Lundquist of Sayville. Credit: Dawn McCormick
Newsday's annual list of the top 100 Long Island high school softball players as the season gets underway. The list is in alphabetical order and statistics are from last season unless otherwise noted.
Juliana Abbene, Farmingdale, P/1B, Sr.
The Mercy commit batted .433 with 12 extra-base hits and 14 RBIs.
Crisalyn Abruscato, Hauppauge, INF/C, Jr.
The Rhode Island commit batted .420 with a .560 OBP, 20 runs, 10 RBIs and 18 stolen bases from the leadoff spot.
Josie Alfano, Mount Sinai, C, Sr.
The Stony Brook commit hit .509 with a 1.489 OPS, 27 RBIs, 10 doubles and four home runs.
Jamie Anders, Northport, 3B, Jr.
Anders hit .435 with 17 RBIs and 15 stolen bases.
Alex Audia, Mount Sinai, P/1B, Sr.
Audia batted .431 with a 1.233 OPS, two home runs, 22 RBIs and 17 runs.
Jaeda Bartfield, Holy Trinity, P/3B, Soph.
Bartfield batted .531 with 12 runs and nine RBIs. She struck out 55 hitters in 32 ⅔ innings.
Avery Betancourt, Mepham, CF, Jr.
Betancourt hit .574 with a .739 on-base percentage, 16 stolen bases, 23 doubles and four triples.
(Clockwise from top left) Juliana Abbene of Farmingdale, Jamie Anders of Northport, Avery Betancourt of Mepham, Sarah Bielski of St. Anthony’s, Presley Borne of Kellenberg, Emily Bouros of West Islip and Eva Blaney of Whitman.
Sarah Bielski, St. Anthony’s, 3B, Sr.
The Fairfield commit was named to the Newsday’s All-Long Island second team after hitting .507 with 22 RBIs.
Eva Blaney, Whitman, SS, Sr.
The SUNY Oneonta commit hit .386 with a .478 OBP, slugged .561 and had 15 RBIs.
Presley Borne, Kellenberg, SS, Sr.
The College of Staten Island commit batted .451 with 11 doubles, 28 runs, 14 RBIs and 25 stolen bases.
Emily Bouros, West Islip, P, Jr.
The Newsday All-Long Island second-team selection struck out 269 batters in 151 innings and had an opponent batting average of .149. She hit .451 with a 1.276 OPS, 24 RBIs and two home runs.
Riley Brasch, Oceanside, SS/3B, Jr.
Brasch hit .302 with 20 RBIs for the Nassau Class AAA champions.
Isabel Briand, East Hampton, P/UTIL, Jr.
The Pat-Med transfer batted .412 with six homers, 21 RBIs and 11 runs, and struck out 175 in 149 innings.
Caroline Brock, Port Washington, SS, Sr.
The Binghamton commit hit .564 with a .590 OBP and a 1.347 OPS.
Katie Burke, Westhampton, 3B, Jr.
Burke hit .436, with nine doubles, four home runs, 35 RBIs and 31 runs to earn Newsday All-Long Island second-team honors.
Kiramya Cabrera, Bay Shore, C, Sr.
Cabrera batted .500 with 15 RBIs, a home run, nine runs and four stolen bases.
(Clockwise from top left) Kiramya Cabrera of Bay Shore, Caroline Brock of Port Washington, Danielle Donahue of Island Trees, Sophia Erker of St. Anthony’s and Delilah Cummings of Sayville.
Addison Celi, Westhampton, P/INF, Jr.
Celi struck out 229 batters and held opposing hitters to a .116 batting average. The Newsday All-Long Island second-team member batted .530 with two homers, 18 RBIs and 25 runs.
Sabrina Chapman, Carey, C/OF, Sr.
The SUNY Cortland commit possesses a strong arm and hit .412.
Kayleigh Collins, Hauppauge, 1B/P, Jr.
The Binghamton commit batted .556 with seven homers, 25 RBIs and 16 runs.
Delilah Cummings, Sayville, SS, Jr.
The College of Charleston commit batted .419 with a home run, 30 RBIs and 29 runs.
Kayla Denino, North Babylon, SS, Sr.
Denino batted .420 with a home run, 24 RBIs, 21 runs and 10 stolen bases.
Avery Desner, Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK, P, Sr.
The Hofstra commit had a 2.84 ERA and struck out 61 in 39 1/3 innings.
Jorjia Domingo, Long Beach, C, Jr.
Domingo hit .400 with 14 RBIs and scored eight runs.
Danielle Donahue, Island Trees, P/OF, Sr.
The Queens College commit had a 1.68 ERA.
Sophia Erker, St. Anthony’s, CF, Jr.
The speedy, versatile outfielder batted .360 with a .500 OBP and 20 runs.
Hannah Eve, Patchogue-Medford, OF, Sr.
Eve batted .491 with 20 runs, 10 RBIs and four stolen bases from the leadoff spot.
Caroline Ferchland, Oceanside, P/1B, Jr.
Ferchland hit .375 with 21 RBIs, and pitched a four-hit shutout to secure the Nassau Class AAA title for the Sailors.
(Clockwise from top left) Madison Fisher of Sachem East, Caroline Ferchland of Oceanside, Ava Fierst of Farmingdale, Ava Frangas of Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK, Cassidy Fitzgerald of Mineola and Isabella Hurst of Bayport-Blue Point.
Ava Fierst, Farmingdale, CF, Sr.
The St. John’s commit hit .455 with three home runs, 21 runs and went 21-for-21 on stolen base attempts.
Madison Fisher, Sachem East, 3B, Fr.
Fisher hit .365 with 25 RBIs for the Long Island Class AAA champions.
Cassidy Fitzgerald, Mineola, SS, Soph.
Fitzgerald batted .631 with 22 stolen bases.
Ava Frangas, Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK, SS, Jr.
Frangas hit .341 with 13 RBIs, six runs and four stolen bases.
Melissa Gordon, St. Anthony’s, P/1B, Sr.
The Iona commit hit .391, and will take over in the circle for the Friars. She went 3-0 with 41 strikeouts in 20 innings pitched.
Jaime Gould, Northport, P, Sr.
Gould batted .387 with 13 RBIs, 13 stolen bases. She also had a 2.45 ERA.
Isabella Hurst, Bayport-Blue Point, CF, Sr.
The St. Thomas Aquinas College commit hit .475, slugged .672 and had 26 RBIs.
Madison Johnston, Commack, SS, Soph.
Johnston hit .403 with seven doubles and three triples.
Lexi Kneisel, East Islip, SS, Soph.
Kneisel hit .348 with 35 runs, 20 RBIs and 10 doubles.
Sara Kropp, Ward Melville, 3B, Sr.
The SUNY Oneonta commit hit .431 with two home runs and 15 RBIs.
Jordyn Kwasna, Riverhead, OF/3B, Jr.
Kwasna hit .483 with a 1.385 OPS, three home runs, 24 RBIs, 20 runs and five stolen bases.
Alexandra Livanos, MacArthur, P, Soph.
Livanos hit .413 with 17 RBIs and six doubles.
Bianca LoBosco, Lynbrook, C, Sr.
The St. John’s commit hit .618, slugged 1.363 and had a 2.045 OPS. She had 46 RBIs and eight home runs.
Christine Lombardi, West Islip, OF, Sr.
Lombardi hit .364 and stole 18 bases for the Suffolk Class AA champions.
Emma Lombardi, Kings Park, C, Jr.
Lombardi batted .444 and posted a .500 OBP.
Emily Lopez, Miller Place, 1B, Sr.
Lopez had a 1.026 OPS, four home runs, 26 RBIs and 17 runs to help the Panthers to their first Long Island Class A title. The Farmingdale State commit was named to Newsday’s All-Long Island second team.
(Clockwise from top left) Christine Lombardi of West Islip, Emily Lopez of Miller Place, Olivia Madrid of Half Hollow Hills, Mya Marelli of Riverhead, Bella Lundquist of Sayville, Alexandra Livanos of MacArthur and Bianca LoBosco of Lynbrook.
Bella Lundquist, Sayville, CF, Sr.
The UConn commit and Newsday All-Long Island second-team member hit .444 with 16 extra-base hits, 35 runs, 32 stolen bases and 23 RBIs.
Olivia Madrid, Half Hollow Hills, 3B, Sr.
Madrid batted .571 with 23 RBIs, seven doubles, one home run and 10 stolen bases.
Mya Marelli, Riverhead, P/OF, Sr.
Marelli totaled 221 strikeouts with a 0.91 ERA and was named the Suffolk Large Schools Pitcher of the Year. The Newsday All-Long Island first-team selection batted .475, with a 1.316 OPS, three home runs and 20 RBIs.
Delaney Mathes, Sachem North, C, Soph.
Mathes batted .475 with 26 RBIs, 13 doubles and two home runs.
Lianna McCormack, Bayport-Blue Point, C, Sr.
McCormack hit .468, slugged .726, had 19 RBIs and two home runs.
Erin McDaid, Smithtown West, P/1B/3B, Sr.
The College of Charleston commit hit .458 with 29 RBIs and three home runs. The Newsday All-Long Island first-team selection had a 0.96 ERA, 220 strikeouts, 10 shutouts and two no-hitters.
Peighton McKenna, Islip, CF, Sr.
McKenna hit .463 with two home runs, 18 stolen bases and 17 RBIs.
Tiffany Melendez, Valley Stream North, CF, Jr.
The Seton Hall commit hit .692 with a 1.735 OPS, 38 runs and 27 stolen bases.
Kate Meyer, Sayville, 1B, Sr.
The Adelphi commit batted .449 with a 1.408 OPS, five homers, 35 RBIs and 24 runs.
Jaida Mills, Central Islip, SS, Sr.
The Assumption University commit is an excellent defender who stole 13 bases and scored 12 runs.
Lianna Mills, Central, Islip, C, Jr.
Mills batted .386 with a 1.140 OPS and three homers.
Juli Murillo, St. Anthony’s, SS, Sr.
The Newsday All-Long Island first team member is a Stonehill commit who hit .577 with 18 extra-base hits and 35 RBIs.
(Clockwise from top left) Lianna McCormack of Bayport-Blue Point, Erin McDaid of Smithtown West, Tiffany Melendez of Valley Stream North, Juli Murillo of St. Anthony’s, Lucy Olore of Wantagh, Marissa Nosovitch of Carle Place and Kate Meyer of Sayville.
Marissa Nosovitch, Carle Place, P, Sr.
The Kutztown University commit was named to Newsday’s All-Long Island second team after posting a 1.48 ERA, 241 strikeouts and a no-hitter.
Lucy Olore, Wantagh, P/DH, Soph.
Olore struck out 165 in 122 innings and was named Conference II Pitcher of the Year. She hit .303 with 11 RBIs and 11 runs.
Natalia Pashkin, Comsewogue, CF, Sr.
Pashkin hit .415 with 21 RBIs, three home runs and five stolen bases.
Rylee Petruskie, Bethpage, P/SS, Jr.
Petruskie hit .415, and went 9-0 with a 1.37 ERA.
Leila Piccoli, Smithtown East, 1B, Soph.
Piccoli hit .440 with a .55 OBP, 19 runs and two home runs.
Julianna Plunkett, Mineola, C, Jr.
The East Stroudsburg University commit batted .400, with 19 RBIs, seven doubles and two triples.
Adriana Porcaro, North Shore, 3B, Sr.
Porcaro hit .667, slugged .897 and drove in 17 runs.
Ava Porth, Clarke, 1B/C, Jr.
Porth hit .330 with four doubles, three home runs and 23 RBIs.
Samantha Portz, Massapequa, OF, Sr.
The Amherst College commit hit .316 with a .435 OBP, .996 OPS, three home runs, 14 RBIs and 10 stolen bases.
Emerson Powell, Ward Melville, CF, Sr.
The SUNY Geneseo commit batted .444 with 26 stolen bases.
Emma Priest, Wantagh, CF, Sr.
The Adelphi commit hit .472 with 14 extra-base hits, 20 RBIs and 19 runs.
Sienna Renny, Syosset, SS, Jr.
The Newsday All-Long Island second-team selection hit .390 with a .422 OBP, stole 13 bases and had 13 RBIs.
Taylor Renny, Syosset, CF, Soph.
The Newsday All-Long Island first-team selection hit. 468 with a .500 OBP, .758 slugging percentage and 19 stolen bases.
Emma Robins, Division, 1B/SS, Sr.
The SUNY Cortland commit batted .411 with five home runs and 16 RBIs.
Storm Romano, West Babylon, SS, Sr.
Romano hit .377 with a 1.068 OPS, 26 runs, 19 stolen bases and 17 RBIs.
Grace Ryan, Islip, 1B/OF, Soph.
Ryan batted .431 with 24 RBIs and 13 stolen bases to help Islip to the Suffolk Class A final.
Sophia Sanchez, Jericho, SS, Jr.
Sanchez hit .462 with a .541 OBP and slugged .710.
Shea Santiago, Massapequa, P, Sr.
Santiago picked up eight wins over 61 innings and had a 3.55 ERA.
(Clockwise from top left) Samantha Portz of Massapequa, Taylor Renny of Syosset, Shea Santiago of Massapequa, Kaitlyn Santopietro of Garden City, Delaney Schleider of Miller Place and Maeve Schiereck of Massapequa.
Kaitlyn Santopietro, Garden City, P, Jr.
The Adelphi commit had 190 strikeouts and a 0.96 ERA. She hit .500 with a .654 OBP, 26 RBIs and five home runs.
Maeve Schiereck, Massapequa, C/UT, Jr.
The All-Long Island second-team selection and Stony Brook commit hit .431 with a .534 OBP, 1.131 OPS, 27 RBIs and three home runs.
Delaney Schleider, Miller Place, C, Soph.
Schleider posted a 1.296 OPS with 24 RBIs, 22 runs and eight doubles to help Miller Place reach the Class A state final.
Skyler Secondino, Seaford, P/UT, Sr.
The Molloy commit had a 2.23 ERA and 215 strikeouts. She also hit .458 with five home runs and was named to Newsday’s All-Long Island second team.
Gabriella Shepherd, East Meadow, P/SS, Soph.
Shepherd hit .300 with 19 runs, 10 stolen bases and eight RBIs.
Molly Silecchia, Kellenberg, P, Jr.
Silecchia struck out 83 and allowed 93 hits in 99 ⅓ innings. She had three shutouts, one no-hitter and one one-hitter. She also drove in 22 runs.
(Clockwise from top left) Skyler Secondino of Seaford, Molly Silecchia of Kellenberg, Brooke Simmons of Glen Cove, Gabriella Shepherd of East Meadow and Madison Tarra of Hicksville.
Brooke Simmons, Glen Cove, P, Jr.
Simmons was named Conference III Player of the Year, hitting .500 with six home runs, and tallying over 150 strikeouts.
Jiselle Singh, Smithtown West, SS, Fr.
Singh hit .508 with a .582 OBP, 35 runs, 24 stolen bases and 13 RBIs.
Savannah Speicher, Plainedge, P, Soph.
Speicher hit .360 with a .400 OBP, and had a 3.24 ERA in 97 innings pitched.
Avery Stuart, Herricks, 3B, Jr.
Stuart led Herricks with a .483 batting average.
Caterina Surleti, Wheatley, 1B, Jr.
Surleti hit .631 with a .684 OBP, 1.500 OPS and 20 RBIs.
Madison Tarra, Hicksville, SS, Sr.
The Caldwell University commit hit .521 with 25 RBIs, 16 extra-base hits and five home runs.
Erin Timmes, Baldwin, C, Sr.
The Grove City College commit hit .543, with 20 runs, had 16 RBIs and threw out 12 of 15 attempted base stealers.
Hailey Trapani, MacArthur, CF, Sr.
The Wilmington University commit hit .399 with 26 runs and 14 RBIs.
Nina Vandernoth, St. Anthony’s, P/1B, Fr.
Vandernoth had a 16-2 record with 148 strikeouts, and hit .473 with 22 RBIs.
(Clockwise from top left) Hailey Trapani of MacArthur, Nina Vandernoth of St. Anthony’s, Kayla Varga of East Islip, Sophia Viola of Riverhead and Alana Villavicencio of Deer Park.
Kayla Varga, East Islip, 1B, Jr.
The Stony Brook commit batted .565 with 43 RBIs and three home runs. She set school records in hits (48) and doubles (17), and was named to Newsday’s All-Long Island second team.
Alana Villavicencio, Deer Park, P, Sr.
The Hartwick College commit posted a 2.11 ERA and 171 strikeouts in 125 innings.
Sophia Viola, Riverhead, OF/C, Soph.
Viola batted .458 with a 1.031 OPS, 25 runs and 13 stolen bases.
Laney Vomero, Miller Place, SS, Jr.
The Stony Brook commit had a 1.275 OPS, 22 RBIs, 19 runs and 12 doubles to earn All-Long Island second-team honors.
Kendall Ward, Eastport-South Manor, CF, Sr.
Ward posted a .550 OBP with 15 RBIs and 14 stolen bases. The speedy centerfielder has a strong arm and threw out 10 runners.
Alyssa Weigand, Glen Cove, C, Jr.
Weigand hit .500 with five home runs, and threw out 90% of base stealers.
Raylee Weisman, Rocky Point, CF, Jr.
Weismann hit .635 with 32 runs, 25 stolen bases and a .980 fielding percentage.
Erin Wolfe, Bay Shore, P, Jr.
Wolfe hit .452 with 28 runs scored, 15 walks, nine doubles and three triples. She had five wins, three saves, and struck out 70.
(Clockwise from top left) Laney Vomero of Miller Place, Alyssa Weigand of Glen Cove, Raylee Weisman of Rocky Point, Ava Zicchinelli of Miller Place, Kaitlyn Young of Seaford and Erin Wolfe of Bay Shore.
Kaitlyn Young, Seaford, OF, Sr.
Young hit .348 with 22 runs, 11 RBIs and 10 stolen bases.
Katie Young, Seaford, C, Sr.
Young hit .375 with a .441 OBP, slugged .525, had seven 26 RBIs and 13 stolen bases.
Alexis Zaremba, Kellenberg, OF, Jr.
Zaremba batted .439 with 29 RBIs, 19 runs, one home run and 12 stolen bases.
Ava Zicchinelli, Miller Place, P, Sr.
Zicchinelli struck out 186 batters and posted a 1.08 ERA in 142 ⅓ innings. She added a 1.147 OPS, 18 RBIs and 28 runs. The All-Long Island first-team selection will play at Molloy.