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2026 Stockton Softball Preview

3/10/2026 11:25:00 AM

Quick Facts:
Head Coach: Mav Hering (11th season, 208-159-1 record)
Letter winners Returning/Lost: 16/9
Starters Returning/Lost: 5/3 field, 1/2 pitchers
2025 Record: 26-15 overall/12-6 NJAC
NJAC Finish: Tied for third place in regular season/Second round of NJAC Tournament

Returnees:
  • Sophomore McKenna George will try to build on a terrific freshman season for which she became just the third NJAC Rookie of the Year in program history. The centerfielder was third in the conference in stolen bases (25), tied for third in triples (5), tied for seventh in runs (32) and eighth in slugging percentage (.575).
  • Senior designated player Emma Coldsnow provides power in the middle of the batting order. Coldsnow led the NJAC in home runs (8), slugging percentage (.649), hit by pitch (18) and OPS (1.152) while also ranking fourth in the conference in on-base percentage (.503) and tied for seventh in RBI (32) last year in her first season at Stockton.
  • Senior Caitlin Cetrulo enters her third year as a starter in the outfield. Last year, Cetrulo smashed six home runs, tied for second in the NJAC, while batting .349, second on the team, with 27 runs, 25 RBI and 11 stolen bases. Cetrulo heads into her senior year with 76 career hits.
  • Two-time all-conference infielder Alexa Panagopoylos is a proven offensive player who has 80 hits and 57 RBI in her first two seasons. Panagopoylos batted .317 with 13 doubles and 27 RBI last year. Defensively, the first baseman made just three errors in 216 chances (.986) and tied for sixth in the NJAC with 202 putouts.
  • Senior Madison Manera is a reliable defensive player behind the plate, and her 100 career games played are the most on the team. Manera did not make an error in 198 chances last season. Her 198 chances tied for the most among the six NJAC players who recorded a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 2025.
  • Senior Regan Mendick gives Stockton another experienced hitter as well as a key bat in a pinch-hitting role. Mendick batted .321 with four doubles, two homers and 17 RBI while striking out just five times in 56 at bats last year.
  • Junior Lexi Liquori and sophomore Casey Sokol return as key arms in the circle. Liquori entered the rotation last season, won four games and struck out 54 hitters in 48.1 innings of work.
  • Sokol showed her versatility by batting .340 with nine RBI and seven runs in 31 games while also recording 26 strikeouts and a 2.33 ERA in 21 innings pitched.
  • Junior Aubrey Jeffers brings 73 career games of experience to the middle of the rebuilt Stockton infield. After playing shortstop as a freshman, Jeffers transitioned to second base last year and posted a .972 fielding percentage in 36 chances while also posting a .520 on-base percentage in 25 plate appearances.
  • Senior Maggie Formichelli provides versatility on the field. Primarily an outfielder throughout her career, Formichelli also saw time at second base last season. She has played in 69 career games for Stockton and is one of five seniors on the roster.
  • Sophomores Elizabeth Martin, Sienna Smith and Evangelina Kim are returnees who can contribute in supporting roles. Martin batted .333 in 21 at-bats, primarily as a pinch hitter as a freshman. Smith and Kim provide speed on the bases. The duo combined for 28 runs as the team's main pinch runners last year.
  • Sophomores Brooke Cavanaugh and Emily McGinn return after seeing action in three games apiece off the bench last season. Fellow soph Caitlin Lynch is back after playing in two games as a rookie.
 Newcomers:
  • Graduate transfer Adriana Romano could be an important addition in the circle. Romano was unavailable in 2025 due to injury but brings experience from two years at Pittsburgh in 2023-24 and one season at Siena as a freshman in 2022. Romano arrives with 210 innings pitched at the Division I level to her credit.
  • Junior Bryana Martinez adds depth in the outfield as she joins the team as a transfer from St. Bonaventure where she played in a total of 15 games during the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
  • Freshmen Camryn Harry and Emily Clauss are rookies to watch in the infield. Jordan Jennings also is a newcomer in the infield, which is an area where Stockton has just two returnees.
  • Freshmen Cassie Stallwood, Camryn Holmes and Addison Hassan add depth at catcher, with Holmes adding to the mix in the infield as well.
 
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