UMass Softball Complex
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The UMass Softball Complex softball
field
located on the campus
of the University of Massachusetts Amherst
in Amherst, Massachusetts
. It has served as the home of the University of Massachusetts Minutewoman softball team since the spring of 2000. The field officially opened on April 1, 2000, when UMass posted a 5-2 victory over Princeton
. Among the facilities available at the UMass Softball Complex are two batting cages, a bullpen that can accommodate three pitchers, heated dugouts, lockers in the UMass dugout and dugout restrooms. The surface also features a state-of-the-art drainage system which can accommodate six inches of rain per hour.
Each year the complex typically hosts the NCAA National Softball Tournament Amherst Regional.
Team Roster
No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. B/T Hometown/High School
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
field
Baseball field
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located on the campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
of the University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...
in Amherst, Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts
Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States in the Connecticut River valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,819, making it the largest community in Hampshire County . The town is home to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts...
. It has served as the home of the University of Massachusetts Minutewoman softball team since the spring of 2000. The field officially opened on April 1, 2000, when UMass posted a 5-2 victory over Princeton
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
. Among the facilities available at the UMass Softball Complex are two batting cages, a bullpen that can accommodate three pitchers, heated dugouts, lockers in the UMass dugout and dugout restrooms. The surface also features a state-of-the-art drainage system which can accommodate six inches of rain per hour.
Each year the complex typically hosts the NCAA National Softball Tournament Amherst Regional.
2011 Team Roster
Current 2011 UMASS SoftballSoftball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
Team Roster
No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. B/T Hometown/High School
- 13 Katie Bettencourt JR OF 5-4 R/R Salem, N.H./Salem
- 26 Audrey Boutin SR IF 5-9 L/R Bristol, Conn./Bristol Eastern
- 10 Meghan Carta SR C/UT 5-6 R/R Middletown, Conn./Mercy
- 6 Christine Della Vecchia SO IF/OF 5-7 L/R Stratford, Conn./St. Joseph High School
- 34 Samantha Gray FR C/INF 5-9 R/R Smithfield, Maine/Skowhegan H.S
- 11 Paige Hansen FR INF 5-10 R/R Concord, N.H/Concord H.S
- 5 Kyllie Magill JR 2B 5-5 L/R Pawtucket, R.I./St. Raphael Academy
- 33 Cyndil Matthew SO IF/OF 5-1 L/R Westfield, NJ/Westfield
- 14 Stephanie Mayne RS JR C/IF 5-10 R/R North Reading, Mass./North Reading
- 25 Tiffany Meeks FR INF 5-7 R/R Salinas, Calif./Notre Dame Salinas
- 8 Stephanie Mix JR OF 5-2 L/R Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse
- 9 Sara Plourde JR P 5-9 R/R Bristol, Conn./Bristol Eastern
- 51 Maggie Quealy FR 1B 5-7 R/R Plainville, Mass./King Philip H.S
- 3 Caroline Raymond FR P R/R Downington, Pa./Downingtown West
- 22 Teea Rogers SO IF 5-5 R/R Eugene, Ore./Henry D. Sheldon
- 32 Jordan Storro JR OF/2B 5-10 R/R Leominster, Mass./Leominster
- 19 Candace Waldie FR C/INF 5-7 R/R North Andover, Mass./North Andover H.S
- 24 Lindsey Webster FR P/OF 5-10 R/R Northridge, Calif./Bishop Alemay