Hall of Fame
The 2003 Softball team went 47-10 and won its second consecutive NCAA Northeast Regional Championship to earn a berth in the NCAA Championships in Salem, Oregon. The 47 victories established a new New York State collegiate record for any division. For their efforts, head coach Ken King and assistant coach Ed Mahar were named the NFCA Northeast Region Coaching Staff of the Year. In Northeast-10 Conference action, the Dolphins went 25-3 to claim the regular season championship. The Dolphins won their first five games of the season to win the Barry University Tournament and posted a 12-3 record in their 10-day season-opening trip to Florida. As the host of the NCAA Northeast Regional, the Dolphins recorded three straight shutouts to capture their second straight regional title. For her efforts in the regional, senior pitcher Marnie Sundberg was named the Region Most Valuable Player. After suffering a 1-0 loss to eventual runner-up Georgia College in their first game at the NCAA Championships, the Dolphins claimed their second-ever Championships victory by defeating West Florida, 5-2. They were edged by North Dakota State, 5-4, the following day to finish the season ranked fifth in the country. The Dolphins claimed three of the Northeast-10 Conference major awards (Player, Pitcher and Freshman of the Year) and placed five players on the NE-10 First Team and one on the Second Team. The team also had four players selected to the NFCA All-Northeast Region First Team and one named to the Second Team. Additionally, freshman shortstop Jennifer Winters was named to the NFCA All-America Second Team, becoming the first (and still only) position player in the program's history to earn All-America honors. Statistically, the Dolphins led the Northeast-10 Conference in almost every offensive and pitching category. On the national scene, the Dolphins led the country with a team earned run average of 0.64, just over 0.20 better than the next closest team. Individually, the Dolphins had two of the top-seven pitchers in the country in earned run average (Megan Vecchiano, 3rd, 0.53; Marnie Sundberg, 7th, 0.66). Additionally, Sundberg was 20th in the country in wins with 25, while Vecchiano was 28th with 22.
