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2017 Softball

15 Maria Lacatena

15 Maria Lacatena

  • Height:
    5-6
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Stanhope, N.J.
  • High School:
    Lenape Valley
  • Position:
    C
  • Major:
    Mechanical Engineering

Summary

Biography

2016 Junior Season | Game-By-Game Stats
Appeared in all 51 games and made 50 starts at catcher...Named to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team...Batted .342 with seven home runs, 10 doubles, 23 runs scored and 41 runs batted in...Her RBI total ranked tied for second on the school's single-season list...Had 13 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games...Had a season-long eight-game hitting streak (4/1-4/15)...Batted .545 (12-for-22) during that span...Hit a three-run home run against Lehigh (2/26)...Went 3-for-5 with two runs scored against UNC-Greensboro (2/28)...Had a double, home run and three RBIs against Indiana State (3/4)...Hit a grand slam against Robert Morris (3/29)...Turned in a 3-for-4 performance with two runs batted in against Cleveland State (4/13)...Went 6-for-10 with two doubles and two RBIs in the Horizon League Tournament.  

2015 Sophomore Season | Game-By-Game Stats
Appeared and started in 47 games...Batted .310 with six doubles, six home runs, 21 runs scored and 22 runs batted in...Posted eight multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games...Had a slugging percentage of .534...Batted .333 with three home runs and 14 RBIs against Horizon League opponents...Hit .326 with runners in scoring position...Went 2-for-3 against The College of Charleston...Went 4-for-10 with five RBIs in a three-game series against Cleveland State (4/11-12)...Batted .388 (19-for-49) with three home runs, three double and 14 RBIs over the last 18 games of the year...Raised her average from .254 to .310 over that span...Went 3-for-3 with two RBIs against Valparaiso (5/1).

2014 Freshman Season | Game-By-Game Stats
Appeared in 54 games and made 53 starts...Had seven doubles and three home runs...Drove in 17 runs...Had one multi-hit game and four multi-RBI games...Hit a two-run home run against Saint Francis (Pa.) (4/9_...Had a two-run homer against Wright State (4/18)...Ripped a home run against Detroit (5/3)...Went 2-for-2 against the Titans. 

High School
Was a four-year letterwinner at Lenape Valley Regional High School...Set the single-season records for highest batting average (.584), most home runs (5) and tied for most doubles (10) as a junior...Owns the school's career home runs (12) and doubles (33) records...Named First-Team all-New Jersey and All-West Jersey...Named first-team group II all-state...Was a Super 36 All-Star selection...Named first-team all-conference and all-area as a senior.

Personal
Parents are Maria and Dominic Lacatena...Has two sisters, Milena and Alexia...Major is mechanical engineering.

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2014Freshman

    UT
    5'6"
    15
  • 15

    2015Sophomore

    C
    5'6"
    15
  • 15

    2016Junior

    C
    5'6"
    15
  • 15

    2017Senior

    C
    5'6"
    15