SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (May 20, 2024) – Western New England softball graduate student Kailey Carrano and senior Madison Mason have received National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division III All-Region team honors. In total, 376 student-athletes from 167 institutions comprise the all-region teams.

Carrano led Western New England in multiple offensive categories this season, including hits, home runs, RBIs, and total bases. The West Haven, Connecticut, native hit .343 for the Golden Bears on the year, playing in and making starts in all 42 games. Carrano broke the Western New England softball runs batted in career record in the final regular season series of the year at Wentworth, totaling 36 RBIs on the season. Carrano notched career bests in runs scored, slugging percentage, walks drawn, and stolen bases this season. Carrano earns all-region honors at her staple third base position for the second consecutive season. After being named to the third team a season ago, Carrano was named to the second team this season.

Senior Madison Mason picks up all-region honors for the first time in her four-year career, being named to the third team at the catcher position. Mason played in all 42 games this season for the Golden Bears, slashing .296 at the dish, a career high, while collecting career bests in multiple offensive categories. Mason's 115 at-bats, 27 runs scored, 34 hits, 11 doubles, five home runs, .522 slugging percentage, and 22 walks drawn were all career bests. In the field, Mason recorded 173 putouts, second most on the team, while assisting on 26 other plays, making 199 plays this season out of a possible 200, earning a .995 field percentage for the Golden Bears.

This is the third season in a row in which the Western New England softball team has seen two names added to the all-region teams after Carrano and Dina DiBlasio were named in 2023, while DiBlasio and Megan Beebe picked up honors in 2022. The Golden Bears captured the Commonwealth Coast Conference championship this season and went on to play in the Medford, Massachusetts, regional, taking on top-seeded Tufts University as well as St. John Fisher University to conclude the season with a 27-15 record and 11-5 overall in conference play.