WORCESTER, Mass. – Junior third baseman Mandy McCarthy, a member of the Holy Cross softball team, has been selected to the 2017 All-Northeast Region third team by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. She was one of only six players from the Patriot League to receive All-Region honors.

McCarthy finished the season batting .347 with six doubles, three home runs, 23 runs batted in, a .391 on-base percentage and a .471 slugging percentage. Her on-base percentage was the best on the team, while she ranked second on the squad in batting average, home runs and runs batted in. McCarthy also posted a .958 field percentage with a team-high 120 assists and only seven errors. She finished the season ranked third in the Patriot League in assists and fourth in batting average.

Over the course of her Holy Cross career, McCarthy owns a .294 batting average with 28 runs scored, 17 doubles, six home runs and 49 runs batted in.

The Crusaders placed fourth in the Patriot League with an 8-10 mark in conference games this season, and qualified for the Patriot League Tournament for the first time in six years.

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