FLUSHING, NY --- (
www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College star
Michelle Mancuso collected a pair of honors Wednesday as the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) released its Softball end of season awards.
Mancuso, who played all 25 games at catcher, was named to the All-Star squad and was recognized as the CUNYAC Sportsmanship Award recipient. These specific laurels are the program's first since Mary Cuevas garnered an All-Star appearance and the Sportsmanship Award in 2022. Individually, these are Mancuso's first two career CUNYAC seasonal distinctions.
"After losing our catcher before the start of the semester, Michelle volunteered to step into the difficult role. Although she had never played the position, Michelle has worked very hard both at practice and on her own to learn. In a season that hasn't gone our way, Michelle unfortunately had to endure many long innings of work where she is kneeling for long durations. Michelle never complained when things were tough and always encouraged and pushed her team. She is very respectful and leads the team daily by her example. A three-sport athlete, Michelle is a nursing major, works part-time jobs, volunteers at the firehouse, and rescues foster animals."-head coach Tracey Marshall
At the plate, the sophomore was a potent threat in York's lineup, leading the squad with a .288 batting average and hits (15), and ranking second in total bases (18), slugging percentage (.346), and stolen bases (9). Her four-hit, seven-run, eight-RBI weekend against Yeshiva University helped her claim CUNYAC Player of the Week, only the second time a Cardinal has took home that award.
2025 CUNYAC Softball All-Star Awards
Player of the Year: Paige Witalec (Hunter College)
Pitcher of the Year: Lindsay Ogden (John Jay College)
Rookie of the Year: Isabella Thumhart (Hunter College)
Coach of the Year: Angie Nieves (John Jay College)
Sportsmanship Award: Michelle Mancuso (York College)
Sportsmanship Team: Michelle Mancuso (York College), Grace Osuch (Baruch College), Hailey Johnston (Brooklyn College), Adriana Ramirez (Hunter College), Angelina Schoelles (John Jay College), Patria Sanchez (Lehman )
2025 CUNYAC Softball All-Star Team
- Kendal Bryant (John Jay College), INF
- Rylea Sandel (John Jay College), INF
- Paige Witalec (Hunter College), INF
- Michelle Mancuso (York College), INF
- Nicole Bowe (John Jay College), INF
- Maleea Gallaspy (John Jay College), INF
- Mina Barriga (Baruch College), INF
- Lizbeth Perez (Lehman College), OF
- Mia Faddah (Baruch College), OF
- Olivia Palumbo (Hunter College), OF
- Dasha Goodman (Brooklyn College), OF
- Zoey Val Vleet (Brooklyn College), UTIL
- Olivia Paoli (John Jay College), UTIL
- Danielle Guzzardi (Brooklyn College), P
- Natalie Graham (John Jay College), P
- Lindsay Ogden (John Jay College), P
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