TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University softball team will open Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) league play against Hofstra April 2-3 inside Tiger Softball Stadium. Friday's contest will be a single game with a 1 p.m. start time and Saturday's doubleheader will begin at noon.
Pre-Season Poll
The Tigers was selected to finish third in the northern division in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) standings in the preseason poll. In the North division, Delaware collected four first-place votes for a total of 22 points, while Drexel received three first-place votes and 18 points, while the Tigers earned the final first-place vote and 16 points. Hofstra came in last in the North while JMU was first in the south division.
Newcomers
The Tigers welcome five freshman to the team this year.
Ally Hickman,
Naila Neely,
Madyson Peters,
Mackenzie Lake and
Maia Wilkins all joined the black and gold during the National Signing Day period.
Madeline Harris and
Rylee Penrod also joined the squad during the off season.
Returners
Towson welcomes back 17 returners including
Madison Wilson and
Lindsey Toneygay whose senior's season got cut short due to Covid-19. Wilson earned second team All-CAA honors in 2019 and drove in a team-high 11 runs in 15 games in 2020.
Lauren Ringhiser got off to a hot start a year ago, batting .378 in 14 games.
Last Time Out
Towson split with George Mason on Saturday, Mach 27 inside Tiger Softball Stadium. In game one, freshman
Ally Hickman had a walk-off single in the ninth inning to help the Tigers to a 3-2 victory. They fell to the Patriots 8-1 in the doubleheader.
Scouting the Tigers
Mackenzie Lake is leading the Tigers with a .476 batting average and four home runs.
Chloe Poulich leads the teams in doubles (6) and 13 RBIs.
In the circle,
Melissa Abrahamian has a 3.50 ERA with a 3-1 record and 16 strikeouts.
Scouting the Pride
Hofstra fell to Seton Hall 2-6 in a mid-week contest, Wednesday, March 31. The Pride scored its run in the fourth and sixth inning.
Jaycee Ruberti leads the team with 15 RBIs and has a .390 batting average. Ruberti and Meghan Giordano lead the team in doubles (4).
In the circle, Madison Burns has a 3.94 ERA and a 2-5 record with 17 strikeouts.
History vs. the Pride
The Tigers took the series for the first time in program history in 2019 winning 12-8 and 4-3. The Pride lead the all-time series 67-20.
Tigers in the Community
The Towson University athletics department deems community service as one of its highest priorities to give back to the Greater Baltimore area.
Towson was on track to have its 8th consecutive year of over 10,000 hours of community service in 2019-20 before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down all activity. Towson finished with 7,527 hours last year, good for third in the NCAA Teamworks Helper Helper competition.
Towson ranked #1 nationally for community service and won the 2018 National Championship for Community Service through the Helper Helper NCAA Team Works Competition. Towson also won the 2018 Volunteer of the Year Award from Susan G. Komen of Maryland.
Up Next
Towson will host Coppin State April 7 for a single game inside Tiger Softball Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.
