# Merrimack Warriors softball

The Merrimack Warriors softball team represents Merrimack College in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), having joined following the 2023–2024 academic school year. From 1985 until 2019, the team was a member of the Northeast-10 Conference (NE–10), playing at the Division II level before transitioning to Division I in 2020. From 2020 until 2024, the team was a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). The Warriors are currently led by head coach Elaine Schwager. The team plays its home games at Martone-Mejail Field located on the college's campus.

## History

During their time as an NCAA Division II program, Merrimack found significant success as a member of the Northeast-10 Conference, including winning the 1994 NCAA Division II softball championship over Humboldt State. In addition to a national title, the Warriors won 12 regular season championships, eight conference tournament championships, and qualified for the NCAA tournament 15 times. Since transitioning to Division I, the team has yet to finish a season with a winning record.
Merrimack won several awards during their time in the Northeast-10 Conference. The program won eight NE-10 Player of the Year awards, doing so in 1988 with Jenny Jenkins, 1993 and 1994 with Kim Page, 1996 with Daniela Paparo, 1996 with Raffaela Paparo, 1998 and 1999 with Stacey Dell'Anno, and 2002 with Katie Morgis. The team has also won six NE-10 Coach of the Year awards, winning in 1986, 1988, and 1992 with Bob DeGregorio, 1993 with Michelle Myslinski, and in 2009 and 2017 with Elaine Schwager.

### Coaching history

| Years | Coach | Record | % |
| 1985–1992 | Bob DeGregorio | 209–122–2 | .631 |
| 1993–2004 | Michelle Myslinski | 434–127 | .774 |
| 2005 | Stacey Sullivan | 23–35 | .397 |
| 2006–2011, 2015–present | Elaine Schwager | 308–378 | .449 |
| 2012 | Jill Karwoski | 19–23 | .452 |
| 2013–2014 | Jim Cardello | 42–44–1 | .489 |

## Season by season results

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Merrimack Warriors (Northeast-10 Conference) (1985–2019) ||||||
| 1985 | Bob DeGregorio | 7–16 | 4–10 | T–6th | |
| 1986 | Bob DeGregorio | 20–11 | 9–5 | 2nd | |
| 1987 | Bob DeGregorio | 18–14 | 7–7 | 5th | |
| 1988 | Bob DeGregorio | 37–10 | 12–4 | T–1st | |
| 1989 | Bob DeGregorio | 30–20 | 11–5 | T–3rd | |
| 1990 | Bob DeGregorio | 27–22–1 | 16–2 | 2nd | |
| 1991 | Bob DeGregorio | 34–18–1 | 15–3 | T–1st | NCAA Tournament |
| 1992 | Bob DeGregorio | 34–12 | 17–1 | 1st | |
| 1993 | Michelle Myslinski | 41–6 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Tournament |
| 1994 | Michelle Myslinski | 45–4 | 16–2 | T–1st | NCAA Champions |
| 1995 | Michelle Myslinski | 40–11 | 16–2 | T–1st | NCAA Tournament |
| 1996 | Michelle Myslinski | 33–9 | 11–3 | 2nd | NCAA Tournament |
| 1997 | Michelle Myslinski | 23–14 | 12–4 | 2nd | NCAA Tournament |
| 1998 | Michelle Myslinski | 40–6 | 19–1 | 1st | NCAA Tournament |
| 1999 | Michelle Myslinski | 42–6 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Tournament |
| 2000 | Michelle Myslinski | 39–13 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Tournament |
| 2001 | Michelle Myslinski | 40–8 | 25–3 | 1st | NCAA Tournament |
| 2002 | Michelle Myslinski | 35–16 | 23–5 | 1st | NCAA Tournament |
| 2003 | Michelle Myslinski | 23–16 | 17–9 | 4th | |
| 2004 | Michelle Myslinski | 35–18 | 20–8 | T–3rd | NCAA Tournament |
| 2005 | Stacey Sullivan | 20–22 | 16–12 | 5th | |
| 2006 | Elaine Schwager | 17–27 | 13–13 | 9th | |
| 2007 | Elaine Schwager | 23–20 | 17–11 | 6th | |
| 2008 | Elaine Schwager | 9–27 | 9–19 | 13th | |
| 2009 | Elaine Schwager | 26–19 | 18–10 | 4th | |
| 2010 | Elaine Schwager | 17–26 | 13–17 | 10th | |
| 2011 | Elaine Schwager | 31–23 | 20–10 | T–2nd | NCAA Tournament |
| 2012 | Jill Karwoski | 19–23 | 13–17 | T–10th | |
| 2013 | Jim Cardello | 21–22–1 | 13–11–1 | 5th (Northeast) | |
| 2014 | Jim Cardello | 21–20 | 13–7 | 3rd (Northeast) | |
| 2015 | Elaine Schwager | 19–24 | 12–13 | 5th (Northeast) | |
| 2016 | Elaine Schwager | 24–26 | 14–13 | 4th (Northeast) | |
| 2017 | Elaine Schwager | 35–15 | 19–5 | 1st (Northeast) | NCAA Tournament |
| 2018 | Elaine Schwager | 33–16 | 17–10 | 3rd (Northeast) | NCAA Tournament |
| 2019 | Elaine Schwager | 25–23 | 15–12 | 3rd (Northeast) | |
| Merrimack Warriors (Northeast Conference) (2020–2024) ||||||
| 2020 | Elaine Schwager | 2–12 | 0–0 | N/A | Season cut short due to COVID-19 Pandemic |
| 2021 | Elaine Schwager | 4–12 | 4–12 | 8th | |
| 2022 | Elaine Schwager | 14–28 | 10–14 | 7th | |
| 2023 | Elaine Schwager | 18–30 | 11–10 | 4th | |
| 2024 | Elaine Schwager | 19–34 | 12–12 | 5th | |
| Total: | Total: | 1,035–729–3 (.587) | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||