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2019 Softball Roster

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Victoria Chiesa

10 Nicoletta Cuccio

  • Class Senior
  • Position Catcher/Outfield
  • Height 5-6
  • Hometown Dingmans Ferry, Penn.
  • High School Delaware Valley

Biography

Honors and Awards
  • Program leader in career runs scored (2019)
  • NE10 Academic All-Conference (2019)
  • All-ECAC Honorable Mention (2019)
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District (2018, 2019)
  • NE10 All-Conference Second Team (2018, 2019)
  • NFCA All-Region First Team (2017)
  • D2CCA All-Region First Team (2017)
  • NE10 All-Conference First Team (2017)
  • NE10 All-Rookie Team (2016)
  • NE10 Academic Honor Roll - Academic Excellence (Fall '18, Spring '19)
  • NE10 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall '15, Spring '16, Fall '16, Spring '17, Fall '17, Spring '18, Fall '18, Spring '19) 
  • ECAC President's Honor Roll (Spring '18)
  • D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2017)

2019
  • Started all of Adelphi’s 52 games as the go-to behind the plate
  • Ranked second on the team with 33 RBIs, 45 runs and 53 hits her senior year including 13 doubles and eight triples
  • Checked in third on the team with a .327 batting average, and ranked fourth in the conference with seven home runs
  • On April 13, 2019, she set the program career run record with a solo HR in the fifth inning vs. Saint Rose.
  • Hit the go-ahead RBI single in 10th inning of the Northeast 10 Championship game (5/4)
  • Went 3-for-5 with a HR and a double, scoring 2 runs and notching 1 RBI in the 4-3 (10 inn.) NCAA Regional win vs. Wilmington (DE) (5/9)

2018
  • Started all 54 games with a .326 batting average
  • Led the team and the NE10 in runs scored with 51, totaling 57 hits, 13 doubles, three triples and four home runs
  • Also stole 14 bases to rank seventh in the NE10
  • Started the season on a 14-game hitting streak - the longest on the team for the season - from Feb. 18-March 17, hitting .465 over that span
  • Scored at least one run in four of the last five games, reached base in the last six and had 14 multi-hit games on the season
  • Went 2-for-2 with three runs scored and a season-best three RBIs in a 16-0 win vs. Georgian Court (3/17)

2017
  • Started all 54 contests, splitting time between left field and catcher
  • Led the team in runs with 54 scored on the season
  • Ranked second on the team in average and third on the team in slugging % with .360 and .517, respectively
  • Second on the team in putouts with 174 and posted a .989 fielding percentage
  • Drove in a season-high three runs twice against NYIT (3/9) and Bentley (4/8)
  • Posted 21 multi-hit games including three three-hit games
  • Slugged 13 doubles, three triples and three home runs
  • Went 2-for-3 with three runs and two RBIs in NE10 semifinal win against Le Moyne (5/4)

2016
  • Appeared in 50 games with 37 starts, primarily behind the plate
  • Hit .284 on the season and ranked third among starters with a .471 slugging percentage
  • Ranked second in on-base percentage at .503 with 37 walks
  • Hit go-ahead two-run triple in first collegiate at bat vs. UC San Diego (2/15)
  • Drove in a season-high three runs with bases-clearing double in 12-3 win over Dowling (3/12)
  • Drove in the only run in 1-0 win over SNHU in Game 1 of the NCAA East Super Regional (5/11), and hit first career home run in 4-1 win in Game 2 (5/12)
  • NE10 Rookie of the Week - 4/18

At Delaware Valley
  • Named to the All-State Team as a junior
  • Division Player of the Year as a senior
  • High Honor Roll student

Personal
  • Daughter of Guy and Dawn
  • Sports management major with a minor in communications
  • Attended the same high school as former Adelphi softball All-American Emily Dorko ('13)

Cuccio's Career Highs
  • Hits: 4, vs. LIU Post, 3/14/19
  • RBIs: 4, vs. American Int'l 4/18/19
  • Runs Scored: 3, multiple times

Statistics

Season:
2019

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2016Freshman

    C/OF
    5'6"
    10
  • 10

    2017Sophomore

    C/OF
    5'6"
    10
  • 10

    2018Junior

    Catcher/Outfield
    5'6"
    10
  • 10

    2019Senior

    Catcher/Outfield
    5'6"
    10