https://www.mascac.com en-us https://www.mascac.com/news/2025-26_News/Hough_Academic_All-American Westfield State senior softball shortstop Sarah Hough has capped off her sensational career with the Owls by being named to the Academic All-America Team ® as selected by the College Sports Communicators. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2025-26_News/Hough_Academic_All-American https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/NFCA_All-Region_26 Honors continue to roll in for Westfield State's softball team, as four players were named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Region teams, which were announced on Friday in the midst of the NCAA Regional tournaments. Thu, 21 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/NFCA_All-Region_26 https://www.mascac.com/news/2025-26_News/26_Spring_Sportmanship 37 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been honored for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2026 Spring Sportsmanship Teams. Wed, 20 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2025-26_News/26_Spring_Sportmanship https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/SB_POW_5-11 Allyssa Slack, Angelina Vartuli and Lyla Dwyer of Westfield State earn the MASCAC Softball Player, Pitcher and Rookie of the Week after leading their team to the MASCAC Softball Tournament title. Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/SB_POW_5-11 https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/26_SB_Tourney_Champ After 10 trips to the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference softball championship game, the top-seeded Westfield State University Owls finally cashed in when first year RF Lyla Dwyer pulled a ball through the hole on the left side infield and sophomore 3B Allyssa Slack scored with a headfirst dive across the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Owls scored a 1-0 extra innings win over #2 seed Worcester State on Sunday. Sun, 10 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/26_SB_Tourney_Champ https://www.mascac.com/news/2025-26_News/MASCAC_SA_Spotlight-_Amanda_Adamuska-_Worcester_State_Softball Each week, the MASCAC highlights an amazing student from around the conference. This week's interview is with Amanda Adamuska of Worcester State softball. Thu, 07 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2025-26_News/MASCAC_SA_Spotlight-_Amanda_Adamuska-_Worcester_State_Softball https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/2026_SB_All-C Westfield State’s Sarah Hough and Angelina Vartuli have been named the 2026 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Softball Player and Pitcher of the Year and head up the all-conference squad which is voted on by the coaches from around the conference. Wed, 06 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/2026_SB_All-C https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/SB_POW_5-4 Sarah Hough of Westfield State, Olivia Hargreaves of Bridgewater State and Nevaeh Lopez of MCLA take home the MASCAC Softball Player, Pitcher and Rookie of the Week honors. Mon, 04 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/SB_POW_5-4 https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/26_SB_Tourney_Preview For the third straight season, Westfield State is the top seed in the upcoming MASCAC Softball Tournament after claiming the regular season crown. Sun, 03 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/26_SB_Tourney_Preview https://www.mascac.com/news/2025-26_News/Mia_Alfonso_SA_Spotlight Each week, the MASCAC highlights an amazing student from around the conference. This week's interview is with Mia Alfonso of Westfield State softball. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2025-26_News/Mia_Alfonso_SA_Spotlight https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/SB_POW_4-27 Kassidy LaTour of Westfield State, Peyton Maloney of Worcester State and Ellie Kleinheinz of Salem State claim the MASCAC Softball Player, Pitcher and Rookie of the Week accolades. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/SB_POW_4-27 https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/SB_POW_4-21 The Westfield State duo of Sarah Hough and Angelina Vartuli along with Zoie Stevens of Worcester State claim the MASCAC Softball Player, Pitcher and Rookie of the Week honors. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/SB_POW_4-21 https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/SB_POW_4-13 Cali Brouillard of Worcester State, Audrey Gauthier of Framingham State and Hannah Gilbert of MCLA are the MASCAC Softball Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/SB_POW_4-13 https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/SB_POW_4-6 The Worcester State duo of Amanda Adamuska and Peyton Maloney along with Hannah Gilbert of MCLA take home the MASCAC Softball Player, Pitcher and Rookie of the Week honors. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/SB_POW_4-6 https://www.mascac.com/news/2025-26_News/SA_Spotlight-_Hannah_Gilbert Each week, the MASCAC highlights an amazing student from around the conference. This week's interview is with Hannah Gilbert of MCLA softball. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2025-26_News/SA_Spotlight-_Hannah_Gilbert https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/SB_POW_3-30 Angelina Lynch of Bridgewater State and Hannah Gilbert of MCLA grab the MASCAC Softball Player, Pitcher and Rookie of the Week honors. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/SB_POW_3-30 https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/SB_POW_3-23 Alanis Toledano of Salem State along with the Westfield State duo of Angelina Vartuli and Isabella Schaeffer take home the MASCAC Softball Player, Pitcher and Rookie of the Week awards. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/SB_POW_3-23 https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/SB_POW_3-16 Hannah Wodecki of Westfield State plus the Bridgewater State duo of Lily Gagnon and Aubrey Carberry claim the MASCAC Softball Player, Pitcher and Rookie of the Week accolades. Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/SB_POW_3-16 https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/SB_POW_3-9 Hannah Burton and Mikale Lemons of Mass. Maritime along with Makenna Lovelette of Anna Maria take home the first MASCAC Softball Player, Rookie and Pitcher of the Week honors of the year. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/SB_POW_3-9 https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/26_SB_Pre After winning the tournament title in 2025, Worcester State has been tabbed by the conference coaches to repeat as the 2026 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Champions. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/26_SB_Pre