Maria Palmeri - 2016 Softball - LIU Post
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#5 Maria Palmeri
Position: Infield
Height: 5-5
Class: Senior
Hometown: Middle Village, N.Y.
Previous School: Archbishop Molloy
2016: All ECC Second Team … CoSIDA Academic All District … started all 53 games for the Pioneers … collected 52 hits in 167 at-bats … batted .311 with a .413 slugging percentage … was second on the team in doubles (11) … third in RBIs (25) …led the team in assists (136) … slugged a pair of home runs … had 18 multi-hit games … went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two doubles against Queens (Mar. 30) … went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs in a 12-0 rout of Dowling (Apr. 26).
2015: Started all 50 games at third base for the Pioneers ... batted .272 with a .357 on-base percentage and a .469 slugging percentage ... collected 40 hits in 147 at-bats, placing second on the team in doubles (11) and third in home runs (6) ... was third on the club with 29 runs batted in ... had eight multi-hit games ... went 2-for-4 with a two-run double and a three-run home run in a 10-0 shutout of Southern Connecticut on Mar. 19 ... tied her season-high with five RBIs, going 3-for-3 with a grand slam and a run-scoring single in a 7-4 win over Bridgeport (Apr. 1) ... was a perfect 4-for-4 with three singles, a double and four runs batted in to lift team to a 10-1 win versus Dowling on Apr. 6 ... was third in the ECC with 107 fielding assists and sported a .942 fielding percentage.
2014: All-ECC and ECAC All-Star Second Team ... started 59 games and appeared in all 61 contests ... batted .300 with 51 hits ... slugged 13 doubles to go along with one triple and five home runs ... drove in 40 runs and scored 19 ... sported a .476 slugging percentage ... tied for the team lead with four sacrifice flies ... went 2-for-2 with a double, a home run and six RBIs against Dominican (N.Y.) (Mar. 23) ... had three hits in four at-bats with a home run against Caldwell (Apr. 13) ... went 3-for-4 with a double and 2 RBIs in ECC Championship finale versus Molloy (May 4).
2013: Started 54 games for the Pioneers ... batted .331 ... led the ECC with 15 doubles ... added a triple and six homers ... drove in 33 runs and scored 22 ... went 2-for-2 with a double, triple, an RBI and a run scored in her college debut against Merrimack (March 3) ... smacked her first collegiate home run in just her second career game against Tiffin (March 10) ... went 5-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored against Merrimack (March 29) ... went 3-for-3 with two homers, six RBIs and two runs scored against Dowling (April 18) ... went 3-for-3 with a double, a homer, six RBIs and a run scored against Dowling (April 2).
Prior to LIU Post: Four-year varsity player at Archbishop Molloy … the Stanners were Brooklyn-Queens champions every year, state champions in 2011 and city champions in 2012 … named Outstanding Freshman (2009), back-to-back All-Queens/All City Player of the Year (2010-11), and Class AA NYSSA All-State team (2011) as a pitcher and shortstop … hit a crucial early inning home run in the 2011 city title game … earned a complete game victory in the circle for Molloy in the state championship game.
Personal: Paul and Camille’s only child … favorite athlete is Mike Piazza … admires her grandmother … double majoring in psychology and criminal justice.
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