EDISON, NJ (June 9, 2022) – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) had three softball student-athletes named to the 2022 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division I Softball All-ECAC Team, the organization announced Thursday morning.
 

2022 All-ECAC Softball Team
Name	School	Position	Year	Team
Miah McDonald	Marist	Third Base	So.	All-ECAC
Jessie Niegocki	Rider	Utility	So.	All-ECAC
Carolina Baratta	Marist	Shortstop	Gr.	Honorable Mention

 
Marist sophomore third baseman Miah McDonald was named to the All-ECAC Team after hitting .379 this season with 61 hits in 52 games. The Camp Hill, PA native blasted seven home runs, drove in 47 RBI, scored 37 runs, and was successful on 24 of her 25 stolen base attempts.
 
Joining McDonald on the All-ECAC Team is Rider pitcher and second baseman Jessie Niegocki. Niegocki hit .359 this season with 66 hits in 54 games. The Marana, AZ native hit six doubles, drove in 16 RBI and scored 34 runs. On the mound, she went 7-6 with a 2.09 ERA in 100.1 innings. She allowed just 76 hits and struck out 127 batters.
 
Marist graduate shortstop Caroline Baratta was an All-ECAC Team honorable mention this year. Baratta hit .287 with 10 home runs and 38 RBI. The Gladstone, NJ native recorded 50 hits, 40 runs and was successful on 12 of her 13 stolen base attempts. Baratta earned MAAC Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2022 after recording just seven errors in 180 chances.
 
McDonald, Niegocki, and Baratta were all named to the 2022 All-MAAC Softball First Team.
 
For more information regarding the ECAC and to see the full ECAC Softball Team, visit ecacsports.com.
 
ABOUT THE ECAC
The ECAC (Eastern College Athletic Conference) is an eighty-two-year-old organization with well over 200 member schools across all three NCAA Divisions - I, II and III. The ECAC exists to enhance the experience of student-athletes participating in intercollegiate athletics and provides great value for universities and colleges by sponsoring championships, leagues, bowl games, tournaments, and other competitions throughout the Northeast. The ECAC's esports platform is growing and now totals more than sixty colleges and universities and is expanding the geographic footprint for the conference nationally. The ECAC is also sponsoring competitions and leagues involving other varsity and club sports that do not fall under the umbrella of the NCAA.
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 41st year of competition during the 2021-22 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
 
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