TOWSON, Md. – The bracket has been set as the Towson University softball travels to Harrisonburg, Virginia for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championship. Tournament play will begin for the Tigers when they face Elon at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Veterans Memorial Park.
All games will be broadcast live and free on CAA.tv, which is available online and through mobile devices, as well as OTT platforms Roku, AppleTV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV.
Towson (27-25, 10-11 CAA) is the number three seed and Elon who is 31-18-1 overall and 13-7 in CAA enters as the number two seed.
This will be the fourth meeting between the two teams this season. Elon took the series 2-1 back in April. Last time out Towson swept Drexel to earn its spot in the tournament.
The Tigers are making their 14th appearance overall in the CAA Tournament and have advanced to the championship game six times.
Towson is led by senior
Nicole Stockinger who leads the team with a .365 batting average, 14 home runs and 41 RBIs. She is fourth in the CAA in total bases (105) and fifth in slugging percentage (.766). Julia Smith-
Harrington has a .325 batting average and leads the team and conference in doubles (18).
Kendall Arcia has a .341 batting average and leads the team in triples (3).
In the circle,
Sara Johnson has a 3.43 ERA and a 12-9 overall record. She has 143 strikeouts and is tied for second in the CAA. Johnson is third in the CAA in batters striking out looking (31).
The winner of this game will advance to the semifinals on Thursday with first pitch slated for noon.
The loser of the TU-Elon game will fall to the loser's bracket and will have to play again Wednesday night with first pitch scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
Admission to the 2019 CAA Softball Championship is $7.00 each day. All-tournament passes are available for $20.00 and includes all games each day. Tickets can be purchased by calling 540.568.3853 or online at jmutickets.com. Students from participating CAA institutions will be admitted at no charge with a valid student ID.
2019 CAA Softball Championship
Wednesday, May 8
Game 1: No. 4 Drexel vs. No. 5 College of Charleston| 11:00 AM
Game 2: No. 2 Elon vs. No. 3 Towson | 1:30 PM
Game 3: No. 1 James Madison vs. Winner Game 1 | 4:00 PM
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 | 6:30 PM
Thursday, May 9
Game 5: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3 | 12:00 PM
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 | 2:30 PM
Game 7: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 5 | 5:00 PM
Friday, May 10
Game 8: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 7 | 12:00 PM
Game 9: (If necessary) *Immediately Following Game 8
