Former Pinelands Regional softball star Jessie Rising has quite a history of playing in some big games. She became part of Manhattan College history on May 15, when the Jaspers captured their first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship since 1999 to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

PLAYING WELL: Former Pinelands softball star Jessie Rising and the Manhattan College softball team have earned a spot in the upcoming NCAA Tournament. (Photo courtesy of Manhattan College)

Rising, a junior from Little Egg Harbor who pitched Pinelands to an NJSIAA South Jersey Group III title in 2017, was instrumental during the sixth-seeded Jaspers’ fifth inning at-bat in a 6-3 win over…