2016: All-East Region honoree by both the National Fastpitch Coaches' Association and the Conference Commissioner's Association ... East Coast Conference Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... Co-Most Outstanding Player of the ECC Tournament ... All-ECC First Team honoree ... 2016 ECC Preseason Player of the Year ... ECC Player of the Week on Feb. 22 ... ECC Weekly Honor Roll inductee on Apr. 4 ... became the all-time leader in career doubles hit with 17 this season and 63 in her four-year career with the Lions ... batted .389 in 58 games played with a team-high 75 hits, eight home runs and a .622 slugging percentage to go along with a .451 on-base percentage ... drove in 40 runs, good for second on the team, and was walked a team-high 21 times ... also went 11-8 in the pitcher's circle with a 4.08 earned-run average ... appeared in 24 games and started 12, tossing seven complete games and recording a save ... twirled 119 innings with 89 strikeouts ... pitched six innings of three-hit ball while striking out three versus Georgian Court on Mar. 9 ... had a season-high nine strikeouts while getting a 5-4 win versus Lock Haven on Feb. 19, allowing four runs and five hits over 6.2 innings ... went 3-for-4 with two home runs and two RBIs against Bridgeport on Mar. 30 ... had three hits and four RBIs against Queens College (Apr. 2) ... collected 21 multi-hit games.
2015: As a pitcher she went 12-11 with a 3.58 ERA with 120 strikeouts... She won four consecutive games in a row ( Apr. 14 - Apr. 18 )... As a hitter, she had a .461 average with 39 RBI's in 51 games... She went two-for-three with five RBI's off two home runs against Mercy College (Apr. 18)... Ranked first on the team with 17 doubles while rankeing second in the ECC with nine... Won the 2015 ECC Player of the Year... Named to the Daktronics All-America Honorable Mention Team... CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District First Team recipient... Named to the NFCA All-East Region Second Team... Daktronics All-East Region First Team ... NFCA Scholar-Athlete.
2014: Named to the NFCA All-East Region Second-Team and the East Coast Conference First-Team. Started all 52 games that she stepped on the field in. Led Molloy with 18 doubles and a .992 fielding percentage. Ranked second on the Lions with 47 runs scored…was third on Molloy’s roster in homeruns (6), SLG% (.604), OB% (.451)…Slotted in fourth on the squad with a .370…In the circle, she was second on the squad with a 14-8 record, appearing in 35 games and staring 19 of them. Led the team with a 3.48 ERA, 3 saves while opponents batted just .279 against her. Tossed 151.0 innings punching out 77 batters....Achieved 14 multi-hit games... Offensively, ranked second in the ECC in doubles and top 10 in both RBIs and SLG%... In the circle, Balinskas ranked 3rd in saves, 5th in IP, 6th in wins, and top 10 in both Ks and ERA… On April 9, was named the Louisville Slugger/ NFCA Division II National Player of the Week. Hit an incredible .704 (19-for-27) over an eight-game stretch (3/29-4/6) with 14 RBIs, 13 runs scored, two homers, four doubles and four walks. In the circle, went 4-0 over five appearances with 11 strikeouts in 22 innings pitched…Went a combined 6-7, 2 doubles, 3 RBIs and 3 runs in a double header sweep of Mercy (4/3) Tracey also tossed 5 innings in the DH opener victory…At the plate, went 4-5, hitting a homerun, two doubles and driving in three runs at Bridgeport (4/5). Went a perfect 5-5 with 2 RBI at Dowling (3/27)…
In the circle, struck out a season high 7 batters versus American International (3/22)…Tossed her lone shutout of the season, 7-0 with 4 K’s against NYIT. Picked up the save after 2 innings of 1-hit ball to advance Molloy to the ECC Championship game (4/17).
2013: Named to All-East Coast Conference First Team...as a pitcher, she appeared in five games and started three... went 2-0, with one complete game.... had six strikeouts in 13 innings of work... Earned East Coast Conference Rookie of the Week honors in April...selected to ECC Weekly Honor Roll on April 30...as a position player, she played in all 67 games... finished second on the team in runs scored (43), homes (6), triples (2), doubles (11) and slugging percentage (.513)...fourth in batting average (.342)...Went 2-for-3 with an RBI in a 2-0 win over Alderson-Broaddus ... notched a 2-for-3 outing with a run scored in a 4-0 shutout at Bentley on March 11... Went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in a 5-1 win over Le Moyne on March 17... In a 4-2 win over Southern N.H., she rocketed a solo home run ...in second game of doubleheader versus Southern N.H., she went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored ... finished 2-for-2 with a solo home run in a 9-2 win at Queens... put forth a 2-for-3 performance with an RBI in a 7-3 win over NYIT March 29...in second game of that twinbill, went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored...went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in an 8-2 win over Dowling on March 30... turned in a 2-for-4 showing with two runs scored in a 9-8 win over Dowling on April 16... Went 1-for-3 hitting a two-run home run in a 4-0 win over Bloomsburg on April 20... Went a perfect 3-for-3 with an RBI and run scored in a 10-3 win over Mercy on April 23...Finished 3-for-3 with a homer and three RBIs in an 8-0 win over Mercy on April 23... Went 3-for-3 driving in two runs and scoring twice in an 11-0 win over Dowling on May 2...Finished 1-for-2 with two runs driven in by way of a 7-0 triumph over Adelphi on May 17 in the NCAA Division II East Super Regional ... went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in a 5-4 win on May 23 against Valdosta State in the NCAA Division II National Championship.
Prior To Molloy: Attended Edison High School in Edison, N.J., where she played soccer, basketball and softball for the Eagles…Received the 2009 Coaches Award, 2010 Most Improved Player Award, 2011 Co-Most Valuable Player Award, and 2012 Co-MVP and Captains’ Award...Was named to the All-Greater Middlesex Conference First-Team in 2011 and 2012, All-Red Division First-Team (2010-12), All-Area First-Team (2011-12) and All-Group IV Second-Team (2011-12).
Personal Info: Has two siblings, Lindsey, and Jason…Daughter of Richard and Pam Balinskas…Double majoring in Biology and Elementary Education.
