Fairfield Stags softball

The Fairfield Stags softball team represents Fairfield University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). The Stags are currently led by head coach Julie Brzezinski. The team plays its home games at Alumni Softball Field, which opened in 1999 and is located on the college's campus.^[2]

Fairfield Stags
University	Fairfield University
Head coach	Julie Brzezinski (29th season)
Conference	MAAC
Location	Fairfield, CT
Home stadium	Alumni Softball Field
Nickname	Stags
Colors	Red[1]
NCAA Tournament appearances
2015, 2017
Conference tournament championships
1991, 2015, 2017
Regular-season conference championships
1991, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015

For information on all Fairfield University sports, see Fairfield Stags

History

Fairfield ranks tied for third in MAAC Tournament championships among active members with Marist at three, trailing only Canisius and Iona, who have 12 and six titles respectively.^[3] The Stags qualified for the NCAA Division I softball tournament for the first time in 2015 where they were placed in the Tuscaloosa Regional. They were eliminated after two games without scoring a run, losing via mercy rule to both Alabama and USC Upstate by a combined score of 17–0.^[4][5] Fairfield made their second appearance in the NCAA tournament in 2017.^[6] They were placed in the Baton Rouge regional and were defeated by LSU in their opening game after leading early, 2–1.^[7][8] They were eliminated from the tournament by McNeese State by a score of 6–2.^[9]

Head coach Julie Brzezinski won her 900th career game on February 17, 2023.^[10] During her tenure with Fairfield, Brzezinski has been named MAAC Coach of the Year three times, sharing the award with Iona coach Andrea Farquhar in 2002 and winning it outright in 2004 and 2012. By winning the award in 2002, she joined former Fairfield coaches Bob Zito and Bob Conlan in winning the award, with Zito winning in 1991 and Conlan in 1997.^[11][12] As of 2023, Brzezinski ranks 41st all-time in NCAA Division I history in career wins as a coach.^[13]

Coaching history

Years	Coach	Record	%
1982–1984	Bruce Lazar	24–41	.329
1985–92	Bob Zito	126–145–1	.465
1993–1994	Andrea Costa	25–47–1	.349
1995–1997	Patricia Conlan	54–89	.378
1998–present	Julie Brzezinski	897–978–7	.478

Roster

2025 Fairfield Stags roster
	Pitchers 12 – Grace Conrad – Freshman 20 – Chela Kovar – Sophomore 18 – Emma Marchese – Freshman 1 – Peyton Shields – Sophomore 8 – Alyssa Weinberg – Junior Catchers 6 – Ava Armuth – Freshman 22 – Delaney Whieldon – Junior Outfielders 9 – Quinn McGonigle – Junior 13 – Gia Scannapieco – Senior 10 – Danica Silvestri – Sophomore 2 – Caroline Walls – Freshman 3 – Charli Warren – Senior 5 – Darby Weller – Sophomore		Infielders 14 – Faith Camilleri – Graduate Student 11 – Martina Gutierrez – Junior 19 – Cara Kochakian – Junior 16 – Natalia LoCurto – Sophomore 23 – Alivia Macaluso – Redshirt Junior 7 – Christina Minor – Freshman 21 – Anna Paravati – Junior 15 – Morgan Sylvestre – Senior 4 – Evelyn Wozniak – Freshman
Reference:[14]

Season by season results

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Fairfield Stags (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (1982–present)
1982	Bruce Lazar	6–17
1983	Bruce Lazar	10–10
1984	Bruce Lazar	8–14
1985	Bob Zito	16–12
1986	Bob Zito	16–15
1987	Bob Zito	14–14		4th
1988	Bob Zito	22–15		3rd
1989	Bob Zito	17–21–1		2nd
1990	Bob Zito	16–28		3rd
1991	Bob Zito	16–18		1st
1992	Bob Zito	9–22		6th
1993	Andrea Costa	14–19–1		6th
1994	Andrea Costa	11–28		2nd
1995	Patricia Conlan	10–33		4th
1996	Patricia Conlan	15–28
1997	Patricia Conlan	29–28		4th
1998	Julie Brzezinski	29–26		2nd
1999	Julie Brzezinski	26–30	10–6	3rd
2000	Julie Brzezinski	27–28	10–6	2nd
2001	Julie Brzezinski	36–22–1	11–5	3rd
2002	Julie Brzezinski	32–27–2	13–3	1st
2003	Julie Brzezinski	28–35	12–4	1st
2004	Julie Brzezinski	29–33	12–4	1st
2005	Julie Brzezinski	31–27–1	10–6	2nd
2006	Julie Brzezinski	32–27–1	8–8	4th
2007	Julie Brzezinski	20–24	7–9	6th
2008	Julie Brzezinski	21–28	9–7	3rd
2009	Julie Brzezinski	21–28	11–5	1st
2010	Julie Brzezinski	24–22	8–8	5th
2011	Julie Brzezinski	31–22	13–3	1st
2012	Julie Brzezinski	31–27	11–5	2nd
2013	Julie Brzezinski	29–21	12–4	1st
2014	Julie Brzezinski	20–22	15–5	2nd
2015	Julie Brzezinski	25–24	15–5	2nd	NCAA Regionals
2016	Julie Brzezinski	27–23	12–8	5th
2017	Julie Brzezinski	26–28	11–9	5th	NCAA Regionals
2018	Julie Brzezinski	27–26	15–5	2nd
2019	Julie Brzezinski	26–24	10–10	6th
2020	Julie Brzezinski	4–11	0–0	N/A	Season cut short due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2021	Julie Brzezinski	22–14	20–12	4th
2022	Julie Brzezinski	25–22	17–5	2nd
2023	Julie Brzezinski	22–25	11–9	T–4th
2024	Julie Brzezinski	14–33	10–14	T–7th
2025	Julie Brzezinski	26–26	18–7	2nd
Total:		1,126–1,300–9 (.464)[15]
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

See also

• List of NCAA Division I softball programs