Fairfield Stags softball

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Fairfield Stags
Fairfield Stags logo.svg
University Fairfield University
Head coachJulie Brzezinski (29th season)
Conference MAAC
Location Fairfield, CT
Home stadiumAlumni Softball Field
Nickname Stags
ColorsRed [1]
 
NCAA Tournament appearances
2015, 2017
Conference tournament championships
1991, 2015, 2017
Regular-season conference championships
1991, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015
For information on all Fairfield University sports, see Fairfield Stags

The Fairfield Stags softball team represents Fairfield University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). The Stags are currently led by head coach Julie Brzezinski. The team plays its home games at Alumni Softball Field, which opened in 1999 and is located on the college's campus. [2]

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History

Fairfield ranks tied for third in MAAC Tournament championships among active members with Marist at three, trailing only Canisius and Iona, who have 12 and six titles respectively. [3] The Stags qualified for the NCAA Division I softball tournament for the first time in 2015 where they were placed in the Tuscaloosa Regional. They were eliminated after two games without scoring a run, losing via mercy rule to both Alabama and USC Upstate by a combined score of 17–0. [4] [5] Fairfield made their second appearance in the NCAA tournament in 2017. [6] They were placed in the Baton Rouge regional and were defeated by LSU in their opening game after leading early, 2–1. [7] [8] They were eliminated from the tournament by McNeese State by a score of 6–2. [9]

Head coach Julie Brzezinski won her 900th career game on February 17, 2023. [10] During her tenure with Fairfield, Brzezinski has been named MAAC Coach of the Year three times, sharing the award with Iona coach Andrea Farquhar in 2002 and winning it outright in 2004 and 2012. By winning the award in 2002, she joined former Fairfield coaches Bob Zito and Bob Conlan in winning the award, with Zito winning in 1991 and Conlan in 1997. [11] [12] As of 2023, Brzezinski ranks 41st all-time in NCAA Division I history in career wins as a coach. [13]

Coaching history

YearsCoachRecord%
1982–1984Bruce Lazar24–41.329
1985–92Bob Zito126–145–1.465
1993–1994Andrea Costa25–47–1.349
1995–1997Patricia Conlan54–89.378
1998–presentJulie Brzezinski897–978–7.478

Roster

2025 Fairfield Stags roster
 

Pitchers

  • 12 – Grace Conrad – Freshman
  • 20 – Chela Kovar – Sophomore
  • 18 – Emma Marchese – Freshman
  • 1 – Peyton Shields – Sophomore
  • 8 – Alyssa Weinberg – Junior

Catchers

  • 6 – Ava Armuth – Freshman
  • 22 – Delaney Whieldon – Junior

Outfielders

  • 9 – Quinn McGonigle – Junior
  • 13 – Gia Scannapieco – Senior
  • 10 – Danica Silvestri – Sophomore
  • 2 – Caroline Walls – Freshman
  • 3 – Charli Warren – Senior
  • 5 – Darby Weller – Sophomore
 

Infielders

  • 14 – Faith Camilleri – Graduate Student
  • 11 – Martina Gutierrez – Junior
  • 19 – Cara Kochakian – Junior
  • 16 – Natalia LoCurto – Sophomore
  • 23 – Alivia Macaluso – Redshirt Junior
  • 7 – Christina Minor – Freshman
  • 21 – Anna Paravati – Junior
  • 15 – Morgan Sylvestre – Senior
  • 4 – Evelyn Wozniak – Freshman
 
Reference: [14]

Season by season results

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Fairfield Stags (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)(1982–present)
1982Bruce Lazar 6–17
1983Bruce Lazar 10–10
1984Bruce Lazar 8–14
1985Bob Zito 16–12
1986Bob Zito 16–15
1987Bob Zito 14–144th
1988Bob Zito 22–153rd
1989Bob Zito 17–21–12nd
1990Bob Zito 16–283rd
1991Bob Zito 16–181st
1992Bob Zito 9–226th
1993Andrea Costa 14–19–16th
1994Andrea Costa 11–282nd
1995Patricia Conlan 10–334th
1996Patricia Conlan 15–28
1997Patricia Conlan 29–284th
1998Julie Brzezinski 29–262nd
1999Julie Brzezinski 26–3010–63rd
2000Julie Brzezinski 27–2810–62nd
2001Julie Brzezinski 36–22–111–53rd
2002Julie Brzezinski 32–27–213–31st
2003Julie Brzezinski 28–3512–41st
2004Julie Brzezinski 29–3312–41st
2005Julie Brzezinski 31–27–110–62nd
2006Julie Brzezinski 32–27–18–84th
2007Julie Brzezinski 20–247–96th
2008Julie Brzezinski 21–289–73rd
2009Julie Brzezinski 21–2811–51st
2010Julie Brzezinski 24–228–85th
2011Julie Brzezinski 31–2213–31st
2012Julie Brzezinski 31–2711–52nd
2013Julie Brzezinski 29–2112–41st
2014Julie Brzezinski 20–2215–52nd
2015Julie Brzezinski 25–2415–52nd NCAA Regionals
2016Julie Brzezinski 27–2312–85th
2017Julie Brzezinski 26–2811–95th NCAA Regionals
2018Julie Brzezinski 27–2615–52nd
2019Julie Brzezinski 26–2410–106th
2020Julie Brzezinski 4–110–0N/A

Season cut short due to COVID-19 Pandemic

2021Julie Brzezinski 22–1420–124th
2022Julie Brzezinski 25–2217–52nd
2023Julie Brzezinski 22–2511–9T–4th
2024Julie Brzezinski 14–3310–14T–7th
2025Julie Brzezinski 26–2618–72nd
Total:1,126–1,300–9 (.464) [15]

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References

  1. ↑ Fairfield University Visual Standard Manual (PDF). July 1, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Facilities". Fairfield University Athletics.
  3. ↑ "Softball Championship History". maacsports.com.
  4. ↑ "Alabama softball: Tide bats break out in run-rule victory". Montgomeryadvertiser.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  5. ↑ "Spartans Stave Off Elimination With Win Over Fairfield". University of South Carolina - Upstate.
  6. ↑ Menu (2021-02-09). "Watson Is Excited About Her Future With Fairfield Softball". cheshireherald.com. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  7. ↑ Updated: May. 20, 2017 at 7:51 AM CDT (2017-05-20). "Sydney Smith pitches LSU softball to 2-1 win over Fairfield in Game 2 of Baton Rouge Regional". Wafb.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ "Fairfield vs LSU DI Softball Game Summary - May 19th, 2017 | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
  9. ↑ "Fairfield vs McNeese St. DI Softball Game Summary - May 20th, 2017 | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
  10. ↑ "Softball Head Coach Brzezinski Earns 900th Career Victory | February 2023 Archive | Fairfield University News". Fairfield.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  11. ↑ "Nike Softball Camp Fairfield University". Ussportscamps.com. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  12. ↑ "Softball Individual Awards". maacsports.com.
  13. ↑ "MAAC Recognizes 50 Women Leaders During 50th Anniversary of Title IX - Saint Peter's University Athletics". Saintpeterspeacocks.com. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  14. ↑ "2024 Softball Roster". Fairfield University Athletics.
  15. ↑ "Softball Record Book 2022 update (PDF)" (PDF). Fairfield University Athletics.
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