Softball

Rylie Camacho turns a double play in the NCAA Tournament.   She was one of five Owls named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All District Teams.
Owls Softball Places Five on CSC Academic All-District Teams

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.

Sam Palmer and Sarah Hough named Kurty Award winners (Cole Grady photo).
Hough, Palmer Earn High Honors with Kurty Award

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.

Eliza Lee (left), Kaleigh Murphy (middle), and Hannah Wodecki (right) were all named WSU Female Athletes of the Year (Cole Grady photo).
Trio of Owls Earn Female Athlete of the Year Honors

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.

Composite image of Westfield State's four all region selections - Mia Alfonso, Hannah Wodecki and Sarah Hough, clockwise from top right.
Four Players Named to NFCA All-Region Teams

Alfonso, LaTour Earned Second-Team Honors, Hough, Wodecki tabbed for third team

Five Owls Honored on MASCAC Spring Sportsmanship Team
Five Owls Honored on MASCAC Spring Sportsmanship Team

Beth Crahan, Jace Falcone, Eliza Lee, Matt Linehan, and Joss Mettey were the five Owls representatives for their respective spring sports teams.

Joe Hough, Mia Alfonso, and Sarah Hough wrap up the Owls 39-3 year at the press conference at the NCAA Tournament.
Softball Season Ends with 39-3 Record in Regional Semis

Cortland State eliminated the Owls with a 2-0 win on Friday afternoon.

Westfield's Isabella Schaffer delivers a pitch against Moravian University in the NCAA Regional.  Westfield fell to Moravian 2-1 in extra innings.  (Steve Moussette photo)
Owls Softball Falls to Moravian, 2-1 in NCAA Extra Innings

With the loss, Westfield moves to the loser’s bracket and will play an elimination game at 4:00 p.m. today

The Owls come out of the dugout to celebrate Riley Camacho's leadoff home run in the bottom of the first inning.  (Steve Moussette photo)
Owls Softball Downs Cortland in NCAA Opener, 2-1

Westfield State’s Rylie Camacho and Hannah Wodecki smashed first inning homers to power the Owls

Westfield State Softball Regional Preview
Westfield State Softball Regional Preview

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 senior captains pose with the Howard C. Smith Cup trophy at the SAAC Senior Awards Night (Cole Grady photo).
Owls Secure 20th Smith Cup as MASCAC’s All-Time Winningest Institution

Westfield State Athletics soar to a sixth consecutive Smith Cup trophy and have now won the most Smith Cups in MASCAC history.

Westfield State will face SUNY-Cortland at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pa. on Thursday in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
Softball Headed to Pennsylvania for NCAA Tourney; Will Face Cortland State in Opener

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 2026 MASCAC Softball Champions from Westfield State. (Cole Grady Photo)
Softball Wins MASCAC Title In Extra-Inning Walk-Off, 1-0

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.

Mia Alfonso is greeted at homeplate by teammates after her first home run of the day.
Alfonso Blasts Owls In To Championship Game

Westfield topped Worcester, 9-1; Those Two Meet Again in Sunday's Title Tilt

Angelina Vartuli (file photo/Cole Grady)
Vartuli Spins No-No, Homers Fly In Owls' Playoff Win

Sarah Hough and Hannah Wodecki hit record-breaking home runs

The 2026 Westfield State softball team poses in front of the scoreboard at Sullivan Field.
Owls Softball to Host MASCAC Tournament

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.

Westfield State softball's major award winners - Sarah Hough, Angelina Vartuli and Joe Hough in a composite graphic
Softball Places SEVEN on All Conference Team

Player of the year Sarah Hough, Pitcher of the Year Angelina Vartuli and Coach of the Year Joe Hough lead the Owls' landslide of awards.