AGAWAM – When Maria Moccio came to the plate this season, her Agawamsoftball teammates paid attention.
Agawam’s senior first baseman has always been a talented hitter, with a batting average over .400 in each of her first three varsity seasons. But in her senior year, with D-I college ball at UMass-Lowell on the horizon, Moccio took her training to another level. Starting in the fall, she worked on strength and conditioning, and her hard work translated into added power at the plate.