TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University softball team will host Coppin State for a mid-week contest tomorrow, April 7 inside Tiger Softball Stadium. The game is slated to begin at 2 p.m. Then on Thursday, April 8, Towson will host George Washington. Game time is also scheduled for a 2 p.m. start time.

On April 10-11, the Tigers will continue conference play hosting Delaware. Saturday's doubleheader is scheduled to begin at noon and Sunday's contest will begin at 1 p.m.

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 fell to Hofstra to begin Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play on Saturday, April 3. The Pride took the first game, 14-6, and the second, 12-2.
 Inside Tiger Softball Stadium, Mackenzie Lake led the Tigers with three RBIs between the two games and four hits. The freshman also hit three doubles as well as Cali Christopher who added one.

Scouting the Tigers
The Tigers are led by the freshman, Lake who has a .464 batting average with five doubles, four home runs and 13 RBIs. Chloe Poulich leads the team with six doubles and 15 RBIs.
In the circle, Julia Jackson has a 3.50 ERA with 13 strikeouts and a 3-2 record. Both Melissa Abrahamian and Madeline Harris both have recorded 21 strikeouts this season.

Scouting the Eagles
The Eagles fell to Norfolk State 10-2 and 14-4 on April 3. Ashley Weimann collected three hits with a home run and a double. Weimann went 2-for-2 with a double and two runs scored in the opener before connecting for her first home run as an Eagle in game two. Brissa Alvarado led CSU with a two-hit effort as she also drove in a run and drew a walk.
Alvarado has a .352 batting average with two doubles, one triple, one home run and three RBIs. Nia Bowe leads the team with nine RBIs.
In the circle, Vanessa Carrizosa has a 7.82 ERA with 16 strikeouts and a 0-8 record.

History vs. the Eagles
The Tigers defeated the Eagles twice this season in Tiger Softball Stadium. Towson leads the all-times series 19-1 dating back to 2002.

Scouting the Colonials
George Washington hosted Saint Louis on March 28 and won 9-1 in five innings.

The Colonials are led by Jenna Cone who has a .414 batting average with six doubles, nine home runs and 23 RBIs.

In the circle, Sierra Lange has a 1.97 ERA with a 9-5 record and 86 strikeouts.

History vs. the Colonials
Towson defeated GW on February 28, 2020 3-2 and lead the all-time series 9-3.

Scouting the Blue Hens
Delaware dropped its series finale to Drexel, 5-2 on April 5. Brittney Mendoza hit her third home run of the season.

Karolina Flores leads the team with five doubles and four home runs. Brittney Mendoza has a .362 batting average and 19 RBIs.

In the circle, Emily Winburn has a 1.28 ERA with a 7-0 record and 50 strikeouts.

History vs. the Blue Hens
The Tigers defeated the Blue 6-4 on April 7, 2019 in Newark Delaware. Delaware leads the all-time series 62-61 dating back to April 28, 1976. Last season was the first season the two teams did not play each other due to COVID-19.

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.