The East Coast Conference released its 2026 Softball All-Conference Teams this afternoon, with two members of the cardinal and white earning spots on the First Team, and an additional two athletes on the Second Team.
 
Junior Stevie Dabbadie earned her third consecutive All-Conference First Team nod, wrapping up the season with a .243 batting average on 43 hits, a team leading 12 doubles, one triple, and two home runs. She tied a single game record for the second time in her career, with three doubles at Staten Island (Mar. 31)...Dabbadie closed out the year with a hit in 30 contests, including 11 multi-hit games. The junior led the team with 28 RBI, driving in a run in 17 games, with a season-high four RBI against Davis & Elkins (Feb. 13). In the circle, Dabbadie threw 94.1 innings, including four complete games, with a 4.97 ERA and 32 strikeouts. Between first base and left field, the junior posted a 1.000 fielding percentage, totaling 133 putouts and 39 assists.
 
Freshman Alyssa Bueno received her first All-Conference selection, appearing in 33 games, with 20 starts, splitting time between being the designated player and at second base. She finished the season with a .444 batting average and .505 on base percentage with a total of 36 hits, five doubles, two triples, and 16 RBI. The freshman had a hit in 22 games, including nine multi-hit efforts. Bueno recorded three hits in three contests and went a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate against Queens (Apr. 28). Toward the end of the season, Bueno went on an 11-game hit streak. At second base, she posted a 1.000 fielding percentage, totaling 35 putouts and 14 assists.
 
Junior Mariah Cepeda earned her first All-Conference nod, earning 37 starts behind the plate. Defensively, she has thrown out 11 base runners, making her 2^nd in the East Coast Conference and 35^th in Division II in catching runners stealing. She posted a .964 fielding percentage with 112 putouts and 22 assists. At the plate, she tallied 28 hits, including seven doubles, a grand slam, and 14 RBI. The junior recorded a hit in 20 contests, with six multi-hit efforts. Cepeda drove in a run in eight contests, including four contests with two or more RBI.


Sophomore Megan Wegel started all 50 contests in center field, totaling 103 putouts and nine assists. At the plate, she recorded a .278 batting average with 42 hits, 11 doubles, one triple, 22 walks, and a team leading four home runs. The sophomore recorded a hit in 27 contests with 10 multi-hit efforts, including going a perfect 3-for-3 against Bridgeport (Mar. 26) and 4-for-4 at Staten Island (Mar. 31). Wegel totaled 19 RBI on the season, and drove in two or more runs in four contests, including a career-high three runs at Queens (Apr. 7) and against Dominican (Apr. 18).