Neli Casares-Maher

Maxine Barnes

C/OF

/ Softball

Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski

Photo by: Peyton Zeigler

Position:
Infield
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
Mater Dei
Hometown:
Orange, Calif.
Club Team:
R/R

Graduate Year (2022): She earned All-ACC Academic Team honors ... Casares-Maher started all 47 games, primarily at shortstop ... Her .336 batting average ranked second on the team ... She finished with a team-best 13 home runs, 37 runs and 38 RBI ... She had a two-run home run when the Orange defeated MOREHEAD STATE (2/11), 12-4, in the Best on the Bayou Classic ... She had two hits and two runs scored in a 9-2 triumph against MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE (2/11) in the same event ... Her hot hitting continued the next time out as she was 2-for-2, scored three times and drove in four runs versus SOUTHERN (2/11) ... When the Orange defeated SOUTHERN ILLINOIS-EDWARDSVILLE (2/12), 12-9, she had two hits, two runs batted in and a career-best five runs scored ... Her fourth home run of the campaign was a two-run blast in the win against ALABAMA STATE (2/20) ... She had two hits and two RBI versus DELAWARE STATE (2/26) ... Casares-Maher homered and scored twice when Syracuse won at NC STATE (3/5), 9-3 ... Her two-run home run was not enough in a 4-2 loss at GEORGIA TECH (3/25) ... In a doubleheader with CANISIUS (4/13), Casares-Maher accumulated two home runs, two runs scored and five runs batted in ... She two home runs in a 6-2 win against NIAGARA (4/28) .... She swatted home runs in each of the first two games of the series with NORTH CAROLINA (5/6, 5/7) ... She drove in two in game one and added three RBI in game two ... She had a solo home run in the ACC Tournament matchup with VIRGINIA TECH (5/12) ... Casares-Maher earned Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better g.p.a.).

Senior Year (2021): Casares-Maher was named to All-ACC Academic Team honors ... She started all 44 games at shortstop... Casares-Maher led the team in batting average, (.341), slugging percentage (.576), at-bats (132), runs (25), hits (45), RBIs (20), and doubles (11)... She tied for first in triples (one) and home runs (six)... She went 2-for-3 with one run, two RBIs and one home run (3/13)... Casares-Maher broke a 2-2 tie with a two-run home run in a 4-2 victory against CHARLESTON (2/27) ... Her second homer of the season was a solo shot that helped the Orange defeat CHARLOTTE (3/13), 5-3 ... She had two hits and scored a run when the Orange were edged by CAMPBELL (3/13), 3-2 ... Casares-Maher homered against DUKE (3/20) ... She had two hits, including a double, in the fourth game of the DUKE (3/21) series ... In a four-game set with Pittsburgh, Casares-Maher was 7-of-15 (.467) and plated four runners ... In Syracuse's 8-0 shutout of PITTSBURGH (3/27), she had three hits, two runs scored and two runs batted in ... The outing also featured a home run ... She had two hits in both ends of a doubleheader with BOSTON COLLEGE (4/9) ... She homered against FLORIDA STATE (4/17) ... She had season-high four RBIs, two doubles, and two runs scored in a 7-4 win at VIRGINIA (4/23)... She hit two RBI singles and finished with three hits in the 10-6 win versus ALBANY (4/27) ... Casares-Maher tripled and scored a run in a loss to #19 VIRGINIA TECH (5/2)... Her sixth home run of the season was against #11 CLEMSON (5/7) ... She reached base in 15 straight games between April 6 and April 27 ... She earned Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Junior Year (2020): She started all 20 games in a season shortened by the pandemic ... Casares-Maher led the team in slugging percentage (.541) and tied for the team-lead in doubles (five) and triples (two) ... She ranked second on the team in batting average (.295), on-base percentage (.403) and tied for second with 12 RBIs... She went 1-for-2 at FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL (2/8)... Casares-Maher hit an RBI single in a 5-1 win against MICHIGAN STATE (2/9) in the Felsberg Invitational ... She posted a season-high three hits, including a double, and drove in two runs against RUTGERS (2/14) in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge ... Casares-Maher extended her hit streak to four games with a single versus INDIANA (2/15) in the same event ... She scored a run and hit a double against INDIANA (2/16) the next day ... She went 2-for-3 with a triple and two runs scored when the Orange won 8-6 against LOUISIANA TECH (2/22) in the Houston Challenge ... Casares-Maher doubled and hit a home run, driving in a season-high three runs, versus PRINCETON (2/22) in the Houston Challenge ... She contributed to a 6-1 victory against RUTGERS (2/28) with a run-scoring single ... Casares-Maher hit an RBI double in a loss vs. TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI (2/28) at he USF Tournament ... She doubled in a run and scored two runs against RUTGERS (2/29), a game that resulted in an 11-4 triumph ... She was hit by a pitch twice and scored a run at SOUTH FLORIDA (3/1)... She went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a 9-5 win at NORTH CAROLINA (3/7) ... Casares-Maher hit a 2-RBI triple and Syracuse won at NORTH CAROLINA (3/8), 8-6 ... She earned Spring 2020 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Sophomore Year (2019): She was in the starting lineup in all 39 contests she played in … Casares-Maher ranked second on the team in doubles (10) and home runs (five) … She recorded a two-RBI double in the season opener against SAN DIEGO STATE (2/8) … She went 2-for-3 with two runs scored against PENN STATE (2/16) … Casares-Maher finished 2-for-2 with a run scored against FLORIDA A&M (2/22) ... One day later she was 2-for-3 with a run scored in a win against the RATTLERS (2/23) … She clubbed her first career home run, a two-run shot, in a 7-0 win against SEATTLE (3/1) … Casares-Maher was 3-for-4 with three runs scored, four RBIs, two doubles and a home run when the Orange defeated WAGNER (3/8), 15-3, in the Colorado State Classic … She added two more hits in another victory against WAGNER (3/9) the next day … She was 2–for-2 with a double, walk and run scored at COLORADO STATE (3/9) … Casares-Maher had a 2-for-3 performance with two runs scored, a career-high six RBIs and two home runs when Syracuse won at BINGHAMTON (4/23), 14-0 … She also recorded two hits at GEORGIA TECH (4/27) and against FLORIDA STATE (5/5).

Freshman Year (2018): Casares-Maher started each of the 31 games she played in ... Casares-Maher hit .241 with 10 RBI in her rookie campaign ... She made her first career start at third base and singled against TEXAS-ARLINGTON (2/9) ... She produced her first career RBI in a 4-0 victory against UMASS (2/9) ... Casares-Maher went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI against SACRAMENTO STATE (2/17) ... She hit an RBI double and scored two runs against GRAND CANYON (2/18) ... Casares-Maher doubled against YALE (2/23) and GEORGE MASON (3/3) ... She went 3-for-4 with an RBI triple and a run scored against MONMOUTH (3/3) ... She earned Spring 2018 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Mater Dei High School: Casares-Maher played shortstop for Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif. … As a senior, she posted a .460 batting average ... She had four home runs and four steals … She was a member of the California Interscholastic Federation Championship team in 2017 … Casares-Maher was the 2017 Trinity League MVP and a three-time All-Trinity League Selection … She received Mater Dei’s Newcomer of the Year Award in 2014 and the Offensive Player of the Year Award in 2015.

Personal: Neli Casares-Maher was born in January of 1999 … She is the daughter of Sharon Casares and Scott Maher … She has two brothers, Ryan (37) and Brandon (34), and three sisters Jennifer (28), Tiffany (26), Katie (22) … Casares-Maher is majoring in sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences.