Southern Connecticut State University Athletics

As a Junior in 2011:
Started in all of her 48 appearances for the Owls…Batted .227 (29-for-128) with 11 RBI and one homerun…Had five multi-hit games…Smacked three hits, including a double, and drove in a run in a doubleheader against Dominican on 3/13…Went 2-for-2 with two RBI and a run scored against Caldwell on 3/17…Ripped a double and drove in a run against Bridgeport on 3/18…Had three hits and a run scored in the twinbill with Georgian Court on 3/27...Went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a walk against Merrimack on 4/9…Belted a double and tallied two RBI and a run scored against St. Michael’s on 4/22…Had a hit and a RBI against American International on 4/25…Had a multi-hit game and also scored once against Southern New Hampshire on 4/30…Crushed a homerun and picked up an RBI against Merrimack on 5/6 in the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament…Had a hit and a walk against Dominican on 5/12 in the NCAA Tournament.


As a Sophomore in 2010:
Made 54 appearances with 53 starts…Closed the year with a .320 batting average (48-for-150)…Smacked six home runs and drove in 31 runs…Scored 27 runs…Had 14 multiple hit efforts…Tallied three hits, three runs scored and a RBI in a doubleheader against Bridgeport on 3/8…Had three hits and scored two runs with a RBI in a doubleheader against Philadelphia on 3/14…Against NYIT in a doubleheader on 3/18, had three hits, scored two runs and had a RBI…Went 2-for-2 with a run scored and a RBI against Felician on 3/28…Had two hits, a run scored and a RBI against Pace on 4/2…Finished 5-for-8 with five RBI, two runs scored, a double and a homerun in a doubleheader against Adelphi on 4/3…Connected for three hits, two runs scored and a RBI in the doubleheader with Saint Rose on 4/7…Finished with two hits, including a homerun, a run scored and drove in four against Merrimack on 4/10…Tallied four hits, four runs scored, a home run and three RBI against UMass-Lowell on 4/11…Tallied two RBI and a homerun against AIC on 4/13…Came through with three hits and drove in a run in the doubleheader with LeMoyne on 4/21…Had three hits, including a homerun, and drove in three in a twinbill against Saint Michael’s on 4/24…Had three hits, two RBI and a run scored in the doubleheader with Bentley on 4/30…Smacked a homerun in the Northeast-10 Tournament final against AIC on 5/9…Had a hit and a RBI in the NCAA Tournament win over Georgian Court on 5/15.

2010 Honors Candidate
2009 Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-East Region Selection

As a Freshman in 2009:
Selected to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-East Region Second Team…Participated in 39 games, including 35 starts…Led the team in batting average (.327) and fielding percentage (1.000) and finished third on the team in doubles (8) and slugging percentage (.505)…Accumulated 35 hits, 22 runs scored, 15 RBI, three homeruns, 54 total bases, eight walks and a .374 on-base-percentage…Went 2-for-3 with a run scored against Molloy on 3/19…Combined to go 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored in a doubleheader against C.W. Post on 3/26…Finished 3-for-3 with a double and a run scored in the back end of a twinbill against Saint Michael’s on 3/27…Closed 5-for-9 with a double, three RBI and two runs scored in a doubleheader against Saint Rose on 3/31…Went 1-for-4 with a homerun, four RBI and one run scored in the second game of a doubleheader against Assumption on 4/14…Combined to go 3-for-6 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in a twinbill against LeMoyne on 4/15…Finished 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in the back end of a doubleheader against Stonehill on 4/18…Combined to go 4-for-7 with a double, a triple and three runs scored in a doubleheader against Franklin Pierce on 4/23…Finished 1-for-2 with a homerun, two RBI, two walks and two runs scored in the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament Semifinals against New Haven on 5/3…Closed 1-for-2 with a homerun, one RBI and a run scored in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament against Georgian Court on 5/8…Named the Northeast-10 Conference Freshman of the Week on 5/11. 

Before Southern Connecticut State University:
Played four years of varsity softball at Masuk High School…Three-time All-State selection…Led the team to back to back State Championships as a junior and senior.

Personal:
The daughter of Joanne Santo and Peter Pagano…Born in Bridgeport, Conn.…Undecided on a major.