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  • Layla Thiessen - View Profile
    OF 5'2"
    1

    Layla Thiessen

    So. L/L Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making Carlsbad, Calif. La Costa Canyon
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    Sophomore Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making L/L Carlsbad, Calif. La Costa Canyon
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  • Delaney Benevides - View Profile
    OF 5'4"
    2

    Delaney Benevides

    So. L/R Mechanical Engineering Plainville, Mass. Noble and Greenough School
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    Sophomore Mechanical Engineering L/R Plainville, Mass. Noble and Greenough School
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  • Sarah Blackett - View Profile
    P 5'8"
    3

    Sarah Blackett

    So. R/R Mechanical Engineering St. Petersburg, Fla. St. Petersburg
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    Sophomore Mechanical Engineering R/R St. Petersburg, Fla. St. Petersburg
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  • Olivia Scarpaci - View Profile
    C/IF 5'6"
    6

    Olivia Scarpaci

    Sr. R/R Finance and Economics Staten Island, N.Y. Xaverian High School
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    Senior Finance and Economics R/R Staten Island, N.Y. Xaverian High School
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  • Lauren Sundquist - View Profile
    C/IF 5'3"
    8

    Lauren Sundquist

    Fy. R/R Aerospace Engineering Gladstone, MI Gladstone Area High School
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    First Year Aerospace Engineering R/R Gladstone, MI Gladstone Area High School
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  • Ellie Hasegawa - View Profile
    C/IF 5'1"
    9

    Ellie Hasegawa

    Jr. L/R Mechanical Engineering Highland, Md. River Hill
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    Junior Mechanical Engineering L/R Highland, Md. River Hill
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  • Holland Poe - View Profile
    OF 5'8"
    10

    Holland Poe

    Fy. L/L Biological Engineering Tampa, Fla. Berkeley Preparatory School
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    First Year Biological Engineering L/L Tampa, Fla. Berkeley Preparatory School
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  • Sharona Huang - View Profile
    P 5'3"
    11

    Sharona Huang

    Jr. R/R Chemical Engineering Duluth, Ga. The Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
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    Junior Chemical Engineering R/R Duluth, Ga. The Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
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  • Emily Watson - View Profile
    P 5'4"
    12

    Emily Watson

    Fy. R/R Climate System Science and Engineering Weddington, N.C. Weddington High School
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    First Year Climate System Science and Engineering R/R Weddington, N.C. Weddington High School
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  • Pearl Mitchell - View Profile
    C/IF 5'5"
    13

    Pearl Mitchell

    So. R/R Chemical Engineering Rockville, Md. Richard Montgomery High School
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    Sophomore Chemical Engineering R/R Rockville, Md. Richard Montgomery High School
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  • Maggie Feng - View Profile
    IF 5'3"
    14

    Maggie Feng

    So. R/R Biological Engineering Brookfield, Wis. Brookfield Central
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    Sophomore Biological Engineering R/R Brookfield, Wis. Brookfield Central
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  • Arianna Kumar - View Profile
    IF 5'8"
    16

    Arianna Kumar

    Jr. R/R Cognition and Computation San Diego, Calif. Olympian High School
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    Junior Cognition and Computation R/R San Diego, Calif. Olympian High School
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  • Julia Mattiace - View Profile
    C/IF 6'0"
    18

    Julia Mattiace

    Fy. R/R Finance and Mathematical Economics Oak Park, Ill. Oak Park and River Forest High School
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    First Year Finance and Mathematical Economics R/R Oak Park, Ill. Oak Park and River Forest High School
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  • Kaia Tan - View Profile
    IF 5'6"
    19

    Kaia Tan

    Fy. L/R Brain and Cognitive Science Westlake Village, Calif. Westlake High School
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    First Year Brain and Cognitive Science L/R Westlake Village, Calif. Westlake High School
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  • Ava Ladd - View Profile
    IF 5'9"
    20

    Ava Ladd

    Sr. R/R Mechanical Engineering Austin, Texas Westlake
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    Senior Mechanical Engineering R/R Austin, Texas Westlake
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  • Sienna Wilson - View Profile
    UTL 5'8"
    21

    Sienna Wilson

    Fy. R/R Mechanical Engineering San Jose, Calif. Willow Glen High School
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    First Year Mechanical Engineering R/R San Jose, Calif. Willow Glen High School
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  • Amanda Huang - View Profile
    IF 5'7"
    24

    Amanda Huang

    So. L/R Computer Science Redmond, Wash. Tesla STEM High School
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    Sophomore Computer Science L/R Redmond, Wash. Tesla STEM High School
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  • Kaaya Mehta - View Profile
    IF 5'3"
    28

    Kaaya Mehta

    Fy. R/R Biological Engineering (Pre-Med) Plano, Texas Plano West
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    First Year Biological Engineering (Pre-Med) R/R Plano, Texas Plano West
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Staff Roster

Softball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Madison Trotman

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  • Assistant Coach

    Emily Kraytenberg

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  • Assistant Coach

    Courtney Zambello

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  • Assistant Coach

    Michaela Russell

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2026 MIT Softball Roster
No. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht. Hometown / High School Major
1 Layla Thiessen OF So. L/L 5-2 Carlsbad, Calif. / La Costa Canyon Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making
2 Delaney Benevides OF So. L/R 5-4 Plainville, Mass. / Noble and Greenough School Mechanical Engineering
3 Sarah Blackett P So. R/R 5-8 St. Petersburg, Fla. / St. Petersburg Mechanical Engineering
6 Olivia Scarpaci C/IF Sr. R/R 5-6 Staten Island, N.Y. / Xaverian High School Finance and Economics
8 Lauren Sundquist C/IF Fy. R/R 5-3 Gladstone, MI / Gladstone Area High School Aerospace Engineering
9 Ellie Hasegawa C/IF Jr. L/R 5-1 Highland, Md. / River Hill Mechanical Engineering
10 Holland Poe OF Fy. L/L 5-8 Tampa, Fla. / Berkeley Preparatory School Biological Engineering
11 Sharona Huang P Jr. R/R 5-3 Duluth, Ga. / The Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Chemical Engineering
12 Emily Watson P Fy. R/R 5-4 Weddington, N.C. / Weddington High School Climate System Science and Engineering
13 Pearl Mitchell C/IF So. R/R 5-5 Rockville, Md. / Richard Montgomery High School Chemical Engineering
14 Maggie Feng IF So. R/R 5-3 Brookfield, Wis. / Brookfield Central Biological Engineering
16 Arianna Kumar IF Jr. R/R 5-8 San Diego, Calif. / Olympian High School Cognition and Computation
18 Julia Mattiace C/IF Fy. R/R 6-0 Oak Park, Ill. / Oak Park and River Forest High School Finance and Mathematical Economics
19 Kaia Tan IF Fy. L/R 5-6 Westlake Village, Calif. / Westlake High School Brain and Cognitive Science
20 Ava Ladd IF Sr. R/R 5-9 Austin, Texas / Westlake Mechanical Engineering
21 Sienna Wilson UTL Fy. R/R 5-8 San Jose, Calif. / Willow Glen High School Mechanical Engineering
24 Amanda Huang IF So. L/R 5-7 Redmond, Wash. / Tesla STEM High School Computer Science
28 Kaaya Mehta IF Fy. R/R 5-3 Plano, Texas / Plano West Biological Engineering (Pre-Med)

Softball Coaching Staff

Softball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Madison Trotman headshot Madison Trotman Head Coach
Headshot of Emily Kraytenberg Emily Kraytenberg Assistant Coach
Courtney Zambello headshot Courtney Zambello Assistant Coach
Michaela Russell headshot Michaela Russell Assistant Coach

Staff Roster

Softball Coaching Staff

Captains: Ava Ladd, Olivia ScarpaciÂ