Springfield, Mass. – July 11, 2025 - The Springfield College softball program had four student-athletes honored for their academic and athletic excellence by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) as they were all named to the 2024-25 CSC Academic All-District Softball Team.

The quartet of Amelia DeRosa (Miller Place, N.Y.), Lily McCauliffe (Greenwich, N.Y.), Carissa Pecchia (Mamaroneck, N.Y.) and Kate Katsetos (Brewster, N.Y.) garnered the regional academic honor, which was selected by College Sports Communicators and recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

DeRosa, an English and secondary education major with a 3.86 grade point average, played and started in 44 games this spring both in the field and in the circle for the Pride. As a pitcher, DeRosa went 11-9 with a 3.12 earned run average in 22 starts over 128.0 innings. The junior pitched 13 complete games, including one shutout, and struck out a career best 66 batters in 2025. At the plate, DeRosa batted .342 to go along with 54 hits, 15 doubles, two triples, 20 RBI and scored 40 runs. Going into her senior season, DeRosa is just ten hits shy of 200 as only four other student-athletes have reached that mark in their collegiate careers on Alden Street.

Katsetos, a physical education/health education major with a 3.82 grade point average, batted .336 as Springfield's everyday first baseman. In 45 games, Katsetos registered 42 hits, five doubles and 37 RBI, which ranked second on the team. The junior notched career-bests in every statistical category in a breakout 2025 campaign for Katsetos.

McCauliffe, a physical education major with a 3.77 grade point average, was one of the most dominant pitchers in the country this year sporting an earned run average of just 0.74 in 24 appearances, which ranked second across all of Division III. In 85 innings in the circle, the junior tossed nine complete games, went 8-3 and struck out 68 batters.

Pecchia, a physical education/health education major with a 3.75 grade point average, batted .351. The junior catcher and designated player registered 46 hits, nine doubles and 24 RBI in 45 games for Springfield this year. She also became part of the 100 career hit club earlier this spring and has totaled 137 through three seasons on Alden Street. 

Springfield capped its 2025 season with a record of 30-15 and appeared in its first NCAA regional championship tournament since 2017. Springfield has only reached 30 wins seven times in Division III program history including this year as well as 2000 (30), 2001 (41), 2003 (33), 2017 (32) and 2023 (35).

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