The Games: Towson (13-26, 3-9 CAA) vs. Elon (23-18, 6-6 CAA)
When: Saturday, April 23 – 12 p.m. (doubleheader) | Sunday, April 24 – 1 p.m.
Where: Tiger Softball Stadium – Towson, Md.
Broadcast: FloSports ($)
 
TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University softball team is ready for an important Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) series this weekend, hosting Elon for a three-game set.
 
Towson and Elon will play a doubleheader on Saturday, April 23^rd at noon followed by a single game on Sunday, April 24^th at 1 p.m.
 
All games at the Tiger Softball Stadium are free to attend for the public.  The game will be streamed online via FloSports.  Visit FloSports.tv/CAA to view the full Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) schedule and sign up today. 
 
Towson played UMBC for its Strike Out Cancer Game on Wednesday, falling to the Retrievers 4-2 to be 13-26 overall and 3-9 in the CAA.  Elon is riding a four-game winning streak, coming off a sweep of Drexel last weekend, to stand at 23-18 overall and 6-6 in the league.
 
These will be Towson's final home games until May 6.
 
JUDICIOUS JJ
 
Julia Jackson has been the workhorse of the Towson pitching staff, throwing 127.1 innings on the mound for the Tigers.  The senior out of Simi Valley, California is 10-11 with a 4.40 ERA, pitching 13 complete games and throwing 69 strikeouts on the year.
 
The CAA Pitcher of the Week on March 15, Jackson earned a complete game shutout vs. UNCW on April 10, the team's first shutout of the season.  It was also Jackson's first pitched shutout of her Towson career.
 
POULICH SELECTED AS CAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK
 
Hitting .400 in a 3-1 week for Towson, Chloe Poulich was selected as the CAA Player of the Week on March 21.  She is the first Towson player to earn CAA Player of the Week since April 2018.
 
The senior had a pair of multi-hit games during the week, going 3-for-4 with an RBI double vs. Villanova and 2-for-4 with an RBI vs. Quinnipiac, also hitting a home run against Lafayette. 
 
COSTELLO EARNS 750^TH CAREER VICTORY
 
Towson head coach Lisa Costello earned her 750^th career victory on March 16 at Villanova.
 
Currently in her 27^th season with the Tigers, Costello, who has been the head coach since the 1995-96 season, has been at the helm of 18 winning seasons for Towson, including nine years with at least 34 victories.  In 2018, Towson earned a berth into the National Invitational Softball Championship with a program record 42 wins.
 
Through April 20, Costello has 756 career victories as Towson's head coach.
 
BATTLING BRIANA
 
Towson's mainstay in the second spot of the lineup, Briana Ramirez stands third in the CAA with a .385 batting average.  She has notched 47 hits, third in the CAA, off 122 at-bats.
 
Ramirez has hit safely in 31 of 37 games played and has hit safely in 13 of her last 14 games.  She has a career batting average of .330 at Towson.
 
THE LAKE EFFECT
 
Mackenzie Lake returns as Towson's starting shortstop after being a member of the CAA All-Rookie Team in 2021.
 
Lake thus far is avoiding the sophomore slump, hitting .314 with four home runs and 19 RBI, plus has 11 free passes to just eight strikeouts.  So far in her two seasons with Towson, Lake has a career batting average of .342.
 
FEAR THE FRESHMAN
 
Sydni Byers is off to a strong start in her freshman campaign as the starting left fielder, hitting .276 with three home runs and 23 RBI, leading the team in the latter category. 
 
The New Bern, North Carolina native also has eight multi-hit games, hitting a combined 4-for-6 in three games vs. Delaware from Apr. 16-17.
 
NEWCOMERS
 
Towson added nine new members to the roster including seven true freshmen as well as two transfers from the University of Hartford. These nine join 18 returners, including All-CAA Rookie Team member Mackenzie Lake, and All-CAA Second Team selection Chloe Poulich.

REPPING THE HOME STATE

Five members of the Black and Gold hail from the Old-Line State of Maryland. These players come from the Baltimore-Metro Area, the Washington D.C. Metro Area, and the Eastern Shore.