Raffaella Paparo Inducted into Northeast-10 Hall of Fame

The following was submitted by Brad Davis of

Former Merrimack All-American softball player Raffaella Paparo of Lakeville was inducted into the Northeast-10 Hall of Fame Tuesday night at the conference’s annual banquet in Providence.

An NCAA All-American at Merrimack as a designated player in 1993 and as an outfielder in 1996, Paparo was a member of the 1994 National Championship team, which was the first-ever program in the Northeast-10 to win a National Championship.

The 1994 and 1996 ECAC Division II North Player of the Year, Paparo becomes the third student-athlete from Merrimack to be inducted into the Northeast-10 Hall of Fame.

In 2006, Kim (Page) Ducharme, who anchored the mound on the 1994 squad, was inducted, while Sue Plante, from the women’s soccer team, was inducted in 2007. Also in 2007, the 1994 squad was the first team to be inducted into the NE-10 Hall of Fame.

Paparo’s name is sprinkled throughout the Merrimack record books.

Among career records, she ranks first in runs scored (176), first in doubles (25), second in batting average (.438), second in hits (251), second in homers (32), second in RBIs (185) and third in triples (14).

On the 1994 team, Paparo led the team with 10 homers and was second with 51 RBIs, as the Warriors compiled a 45-4 record.

Paparo also played with her twin sister Daniela at Merrimack, with Daniela earning All-American honors in 1995 with a .454 average and 20 doubles.