MAC Hall of Fame to Induct Pauline Maurice
3/15/2019 12:54:00 PM | General, Softball
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Mid-American Conference announced Friday that former Kent State softball standout Pauline Maurice (1988-91) will be inducted into the MAC Hall of Fame on May 29. Maurice will be one of four inductees honored at the Cleveland Renaissance Hotel, during the MAC Honors Dinner.
Twenty-eight years after graduating, Maurice remains as the Golden Flashes' career leader in batting average (.396) and hits (219). She led Kent State to the 1990 College World Series, the last appearance by a MAC softball program.Â
Maurice also set the Kent State career records in on-base percentage (.448), runs scored (107), stolen bases (64) and triples (16). While helping Kent State to the 1990 MAC Championship and a 43-9 record, Maurice was named to the All-America Second Team.
A four-year letter winner and two-time captain, Maurice was named MAC Freshman of the Year in 1988. She was also a two-time All-MAC First Team selection (1990-91) and two-time All-Mideast Region First Team selection (1990-91). In addition, Maurice was voted onto the Academic All-MAC First Team in back-to-back seasons.
Following Kent State, Maurice played for the Saronno Softball Club (semi-pro) in Italy in 1992. She was also a four-year member of the Canada Cup Team from 1993-96. She was a member of Canada's 1996 Olympic Softball Team, which placed fifth and also helped Canada to a Silver Medal in the 1991 Pan-Am Games, leading the games with six stolen bases.
Maurice was inducted into the Kent State Varsity "K" Hall of Fame in 1998, was chosen as the MAC Female Athlete of the Decade and was honored at the MAC's 50th Anniversary celebration. She will become Kent State's first female student-athlete to be inducted into the MAC Hall of Fame.
"We have such a storied history within our Conference and it is important to honor and celebrate the accomplishments of our former students, coaches and administrators, specifically these four individuals, and their achievements during their time competing in the Mid-American Conference," said Dr. Jon Steinbrecher, MAC Commissioner. "We are honored to welcome this year's class to the Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame."
On May 29, the MAC will also induct Central Michigan's Bruno Pauletto (men's track & field), Northern Illinois' Dee Abrahamson (administrator/softball coach) and Toledo's Greg Wojciechowski (wrestling).
"The Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame is a testament to the achievements of those that have competed and served in this great Conference," added Steinbrecher.
The MAC Hall of Fame was approved by the MAC Council of Presidents in 1987. The charter class was inducted in 1988 and subsequent classes were added in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1994. After six induction classes, the MAC Hall of Fame maintained 52 members until it was reinstated in May of 2012. This year's class will bring the number of MAC Hall of Fame inductees to 96 individuals from 14 classes.
Individual tickets ($100 each) and a table of ten ($950) are available for purchase. Contact Julie Kachner at the Mid-American Conference office at 216-566-4622.
