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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND

2024 Softball Roster

Aaron Meullion
Chris Henry
Chris Henry
Marc Levine
Mike McLaughlin
Evan Bernstein
Romeo T Guzman

12 Chelsea Manto

12 Chelsea Manto

  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Robbinsville, N.J.
  • Major:
    Pre-Early Childhood & Childhood Education/Psychology
  • High School:
    Robbinsville

Summary

Biography

2023:
NFCA All-Northeast Region Second Team…All-ECAC…All-CAA First Team…Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete…
Started all 56 games in centerfield…Finished the season third on the team with 53 hits including two triples and two doubles…Had 16 multi-hit games in 2023…Led the CAA and finished 34th in the country with 27 stolen bases, the third-most in a season in Hofstra history…Enters her graduate year with 73 stolen bases, second all-time and 11 shy of setting a new program-record…Scored 35 times and drove in nine RBI…Scored her first-career home run on an inside-the-park home run against Morgan State on Feb. 19, the first inside-the-park home run in Hofstra history since Casey Fee in 2008…Drew eight walks…Had a .980 fielding percentage with 96 putouts.

2022:
NFCA All-Northeast Region First Team...All-ECAC Team...All-CAA First Team…
Started and played in all 48 games as Hofstra’s center fielder…Batted .358 in the lead-off spot with a team-high 63 hits which led the CAA by seven following the conclusion of the season…Ranked 60th in the nation in hits at the conclusion of Hofstra’s season…Her batting average also finished seventh in the league…Scored 30 runs which was tied for the team-high and tied for sixth in the CAA…Also recorded three doubles and a team-high three triples…Drove in 11 runs…Drew nine walks…Registered a .387 on base percentage…Went 21-for-25 on stolen base attempts with her 21 swipes tying for sixth in a single-season in Hofstra history…Will enter her senior her season at Hofstra with 46 career stolen bases, ranking seventh in Hofstra program history…Recorded a season-long 12-game hitting streak spanning from 3/20 to 4/9, recording 19 hits during that stretch…Also ended the season on an 11-game hitting streak…Reached base safely in 30 consecutive games to end the season…Led the team with 16 multi-hit games including four three-hit games and one four-hit game…Was 3-for-4 against Bethune-Cookman (2/18), Liberty (2/19), UMBC (3/11), and Army (3/30)…Went 4-for-4 with four infield singles in a 5-2 win over Drexel (4/30)…Scored a season-high three runs at Army on 3/30…Stole two bases in five separate games….Recorded her 100th career hit against LIU on 5/3.

2021:
NFCA All-Northeast Region Third Team...CAA All-Rookie Team...CAA Rookie of the Week on March 12...Started and played in all 32 games and made 25 starts in right field, four at second base, and two at left field...Finished the season with a .356 batting average which was fourth on the team...Scattered 36 total hits which was third on the team...Scored 26 runs which tied for first on the team and also drove in nine runs...Added two doubles and one triple...Strung together an eight-game hitting streak which was the second-longest on the team...Drew 11 walks...Went 22-for-25 on stolen base attempts with her 22 swipes ranking fifth in Hofstra single-season program history...Finished third in the CAA in total stolen bases and 13th nationally in stolen bases per game...Was third on the team with a .416 on base percentage.

2020:
Started and appeared in seven games including six at shortstop…Totaled six hits on the year…Posted her first collegiate hit in a 9-3 win over Florida Atlantic (2/21)…Recorded one-multi hit game when she went 2-for-3 against Cornell with one RBI…Scored four runs for Hofstra including two in a 10-7 win against Buffalo (3/7)…Drew one walk…Went 3-for-3 on stolen base attempts…Strung together a season-long three game hitting streak...Earned CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll, Hofstra Athletic Director Scholar and Dean's List distinction following the spring 2020 semester.

High School:
Named to the All-Area Team three times…Earned First Team All-State, First Team Colonial Valley Conference, and Offensive Player of the Year distinction during her sophomore and junior years…Named one of NJ.com’s Players to Watch for two-straight seasons…Also named an NJ.com Fabulous Freshman and Athlete of the Year in 2015…Finished her career with 208 total hits (Mercer County Record) and a career batting average of .525…Part of a team that won the Mercer County Championship in 2017 and 2018 before winning the Group 2 State Championship those same two years…Team advanced to the Tournament of Champions during her sophomore and junior seasons following the State tournament.
 
Personal:
Daughter of Anthony and Michelle…Has a sister, Gabrielle, who played softball at Ursinus...Majoring in Pre-Early Childhood & Childhood Education at Hofstra.
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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2020Freshman

    INF/UTL
    5'7"
    12
  • 12

    2021Sophomore

    INF/UTL
    5'7"
    12
  • 12

    2022Junior

    INF/UTL
    5'7"
    12
  • 12

    2023Senior

    INF/UTL
    5'7"
    12
  • 12

    2024Graduate Student

    INF/UTIL
    5'7"
    12