2025-26 Westfield State Softball News
Hough was named as an infielder on the second team of the prestigious team which is the premier national award recognizing collegiate student-athletes for their combined athletic and academic achievements.
The year started with lofty expectations, but Westfield State softball defied even those, in a season that set more than a dozen records - which may stand for a very long time.
Sophomore infielder Rylie Camacho and pitcher Angelina Vartuli, junior pitcher Joss Mettey, and senior infielders Sarah Hough and Hannah Wodecki were all named to the team.
Sarah Hough and Sam Palmer were named Westfield State Athletics’ Coach John Kurty Contributions to Athletics Award, serving as the highest award from the department.
Tremendous success across the year for Owls women's sports leads to the trio of Eliza Lee, Kaleigh Murphy, and Hannah Wodecki earning female athlete of the year honors.
Beth Crahan, Jace Falcone, Eliza Lee, Matt Linehan, and Joss Mettey were the five Owls representatives for their respective spring sports teams.
Alfonso, LaTour Earned Second-Team Honors, Hough, Wodecki tabbed for third team
With the loss, Westfield moves to the loser’s bracket and will play an elimination game at 4:00 p.m. today
Cortland State eliminated the Owls with a 2-0 win on Friday afternoon.
Westfield State’s Rylie Camacho and Hannah Wodecki smashed first inning homers to power the Owls
Westfield State Athletics soar to a sixth consecutive Smith Cup trophy and have now won the most Smith Cups in MASCAC history.
Owls softball travels to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania as the top seed in the region and will meet Cortland State to begin the NCAA Tournament on Thursday at 11:00 A.M.
Westfield State University will face SUNY-Cortland in the opening round of the 2026 NCAA Division III Softball tournament in a four-team pod at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pa.
The two teams dueled through seven innings scoreless at 0-0, an old-fashioned pitchers duel between the Owls Angelina Vartuli, who was named the tournament MVP, and Worcester’s Peyton Maloney.
Westfield topped Worcester, 9-1; Those Two Meet Again in Sunday's Title Tilt
Westfield State University softball, ranked 10th in the NCAA NPI rankings and 21st in the NFCA poll, will host the final four of the MASCAC tournament this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Sullivan Field.
