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Jersey Number 13
Marianne Sparacia
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Nature Coast Tech
- Hometown:
- Spring Hill, Fla.
- Major:
- Exercise Physiology
CAREER: Has started 144 of 145 career games played … totaled 121 hits, 53 runs,30 RBI and 45 walks … added 10 doubles … owned a .303 career slugging percentage and .339 on-base percentage… two-time America East All-Conference honoree…America East Woman of The Year nominee… America East Winter/Spring Honor Roll recipient.
AS A SENIOR (2020):
**Season shortened due to COVID-19** Appeared in and started all 16 games…hit .211 with 12 hits including one multi-hit game…drove in five and scored six times…recorded a slugging percentage of .211 and on-base percentage of .262…generated 29 putouts and 22 assists for a .981 fielding percentage…Nominated for America East’s Woman of The Year… America East Winter/Spring Honor Roll selection.
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AS A JUNIOR (2019): Started all 48 games, batting .214 with 31 hits … logged a personal-best 13 RBI … totaled 13 runs scored and four doubles … season-high two hits against Hartford (4.24) … career-best three RBI and two doubles at Hartford (4.10) … named to the America East All-Championship Team … … named to the America East Winter/Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
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AS A SOPHOMORE: Started all 49 games … finished second on the team with a .313 batting average and a personal-best 46 hits … ranked fourth with 16 walks … added four doubles … turned in a .386 on-base percentage … tied for the longest hitting streak on the team at 10 games (3.24 to 4.11) … logged her first career home run and matched a career best with two RBI vs. Seton Hall (3.16) … tallied a career-high four hits, while tying a personal-best three runs scored vs. Hartford (4.7) ... named to the America East All-Conference First Team.
AS A FRESHMAN (2017): Started 31 of 32 career games … missed the last six games of the season due to injury … logged 32 hits, including two doubles and one triple, in 100 at-bats for a .320 average … added five RBI and 15 runs scored … finished tied for third on the team with 13 walks … posted a .398 on-base percentage … recorded three hits and three runs on two occasions, most recently vs. Georgetown (3.17) … season-high two RBI vs. Georgetown (3.17) … named to the America East All-Rookie Team ... named to the America East Winter/Spring Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Member of the varsity softball team as a senior a Nature Coast Tech … helped her team to its first district championship in school history, making it all the way to the regional semifinals … posted the highest batting average on the team … named to the All-County and All-Regional Teams … played baseball and basketball for three years … won the district championship and advanced to the Sweet 16 with her basketball team as a junior … graduated with high honors … member of National Honor Society.
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PERSONAL: Daughter of Angelo and Christine Sparacia … has one older brother (Frank) … enjoys drawing in her free time … favorite TV shows are Grey’s Anatomy and Drake and Josh lists the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Lightning as her favorite professional sports teams … names Derek Jeter as her favorite sports figure … chose UMass Lowell because she loved the campus and views … majoring in exercise physiology.
AS A SENIOR (2020):
**Season shortened due to COVID-19** Appeared in and started all 16 games…hit .211 with 12 hits including one multi-hit game…drove in five and scored six times…recorded a slugging percentage of .211 and on-base percentage of .262…generated 29 putouts and 22 assists for a .981 fielding percentage…Nominated for America East’s Woman of The Year… America East Winter/Spring Honor Roll selection.
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AS A JUNIOR (2019): Started all 48 games, batting .214 with 31 hits … logged a personal-best 13 RBI … totaled 13 runs scored and four doubles … season-high two hits against Hartford (4.24) … career-best three RBI and two doubles at Hartford (4.10) … named to the America East All-Championship Team … … named to the America East Winter/Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
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AS A SOPHOMORE: Started all 49 games … finished second on the team with a .313 batting average and a personal-best 46 hits … ranked fourth with 16 walks … added four doubles … turned in a .386 on-base percentage … tied for the longest hitting streak on the team at 10 games (3.24 to 4.11) … logged her first career home run and matched a career best with two RBI vs. Seton Hall (3.16) … tallied a career-high four hits, while tying a personal-best three runs scored vs. Hartford (4.7) ... named to the America East All-Conference First Team.
AS A FRESHMAN (2017): Started 31 of 32 career games … missed the last six games of the season due to injury … logged 32 hits, including two doubles and one triple, in 100 at-bats for a .320 average … added five RBI and 15 runs scored … finished tied for third on the team with 13 walks … posted a .398 on-base percentage … recorded three hits and three runs on two occasions, most recently vs. Georgetown (3.17) … season-high two RBI vs. Georgetown (3.17) … named to the America East All-Rookie Team ... named to the America East Winter/Spring Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Member of the varsity softball team as a senior a Nature Coast Tech … helped her team to its first district championship in school history, making it all the way to the regional semifinals … posted the highest batting average on the team … named to the All-County and All-Regional Teams … played baseball and basketball for three years … won the district championship and advanced to the Sweet 16 with her basketball team as a junior … graduated with high honors … member of National Honor Society.
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PERSONAL: Daughter of Angelo and Christine Sparacia … has one older brother (Frank) … enjoys drawing in her free time … favorite TV shows are Grey’s Anatomy and Drake and Josh lists the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Lightning as her favorite professional sports teams … names Derek Jeter as her favorite sports figure … chose UMass Lowell because she loved the campus and views … majoring in exercise physiology.
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