Sophie Dandola

Position:
Pitcher
Height:
5-10
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Seaford
Hometown:
Seaford, N.Y.
Club Team:
R/R

Sophomore Year (2019): Finished with a 5-7 record in 21 appearances which included five complete games … Started her first game for the Orange against Penn State (2/15) where she allowed three runs on five hits with five strikeouts … Pitched the next day against Penn State (2/16) to take her first win of the season allowing just one run … Struck out seven in a five-inning victory against Florida A&M where she shutout the Rattlers and allowed just two hits … Struck out four against Florida (2/24) … Earned her first save of the season with three innings pitched against Dayton (3/10) where she allowed six runs (three earned) on seven hits … Struck out four against Niagara (3/27) … Pitched 2.2 innings of relief at Georgia Tech allowing one run on four hits ... Dandola earned Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better g.p.a.).

Freshman Season at Hofstra (2018): Led the Pride to their first top-25 ranking since 2013 ... NFCA Freshman of the Year Top-25 Finalist ... NFCA All-Northeast Region Second Team ... All-CAA Second-Team ... CAA All-Rookie Team ... Appeared in three-games in the Colonial Athletic Association Conference Tournament and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player ... threw a 58-pitch perfect game against UNCG in the NCAA Regionals ... Led the CAA with five saves and pitched five solo shutouts ... Finished her freshman season with a 1.88 earned run average and 73 strikeouts.

Prep: Played five seasons of varsity softball for Seaford ... Earned PGF All-American and All-State honors her senior season ... Named All-Long Island and All-County ... Posted a 0.57 ERA and a 6-1 record as a senior with a .582 batting average ... Also an All-State member of the Seaford volleyball program.

Personal: Born June 1999...Daughter of Mary and Tom Dandola...has an older brother...father Tom played football at LIU Post