Next stat: Hitting Pct.

2022: Highest placing 1st year player in Hitting Pct was ME-Maritime’s Ila Smith (8th in the Nation at .404). In 2021 3 first year players broke into the top 20 (1 from SAA power Berry–6th at .416), (another from Smith —14th-.395) (the 3rd from SCIAC power CMS -18th at .381); 2020-1 first year player from Cedar Crest was 5th at .455); 2019-2 1st year players-both from NEWMAC squads Babson and MIT respectively, were 9th and 11th (.402, .393)

Northeast Regions stood out a bit more for this stat.