TOWSON, Md. - The Towson University softball team is hosting its strikeout cancer game against UMBC at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. This game closes out a 9 game homestand for the Tigers before they head out on the road again this weekend.
 
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Scouting UMBC:
The UMBC Retrievers are 3-14 to start the 2025 season most recently defeating Rhode Island 12-7 at the UMBC Round Robin on Friday, March 7. At the plate, UMBC features sophomore infielder Haley Luginbill who is hitting .365 and is 2^nd in the America East in homeruns (4) and RBIs (15). On the mound, senior Kya Matter has 32 strikeouts in 31.2 innings and leads the Retrievers in pitching wins.
 
The Season in a Flash:
The Tigers began the 2025 season with a 2-3 record at the Terrier Invite hosted by Wofford University. Madyson Peters hit 6-12 including the game winning home run in Towson's 5-2 victory over Youngstown State in her first four games back from injury. Kristin Toland hit 5-12 with a double, triple and homerun over the weekend. Freshman Kayla Pilson threw four scoreless innings of relief and earned her first career win in her collegiate debut weekend.
Towson's record moved to 2-6 at the Battle at the beach as the Tigers lost games against Kent State, Notre Dame, and Marist. Kristin Toland hit 2 more homeruns to tie her for the CAA lead through two weeks with 3. Taylor Broadbent and Briyana Wright hit homeruns as well, and freshman Mackenzie Gorczyca hit an RBI triple for her first collegiate hit and run batted in.
The Black & Gold played three more games against George Washington, Iona, and UNC Greensboro at the UNCG Invitational. Isabella Canesi and Briyana Wright hit 2 homeruns each and Peters and Broadbent each hit their second home run of the season. The Tigers racked up 25 hits in a 20-16 win over George Washington before losing 15-9 against Iona and 5-0 to hosts UNCG to move to 3-8 on the season heading into the home opener.
The Tigers then returned home for the first time this season to host the DeMarini Tiger Clash. Towson defeated Coppin State 8-6 in a game that saw Toland hit her 4^th homerun of the season. The Tigers then fell to Colgate 12-13 despite a Canesi homer and 4 RBI games from Cara Bohner and Grace Franczyk. Towson rebounded to beat Bryant 8-3 before losing a rematch to the Bulldogs 6-10 to end the weekend 2-2 and move to 5-10 overall. Freshman Kaci Benton hit her first homerun in the loss to Bryant.
Towson began the next week with a 7-5 win over UMES behind freshman pitcher Olivia Trombley's first career win and a 3 hit 2 RBI game from Jenna Giattino. Then the Tigers began CAA play with a home series vs Stony Brook, Towson won the first matchup 6-2 behind a complete game from Amanda Medina. However, the Seawolves then won back-to-back 8-7 victories to drop Towson to 7-12 overall.
 
Season Outlook:
Heading into Towson Softball's 50^th season and Head Coach Lisa Costello's 30^th season, Towson returns three of its top five batting averages from last season in Junior Cara Bohner (.305) and Grace Franczyk (.287) as well as senior Elizabeth Yoskowitz (.271). Top returners on the mound include sophomore Amanda Medina who finished with a 3.25 ERA in 66.2 innings as a freshman, and fellow second year player Faith McCullough who had a 3.32 ERA in 23 relief appearances. The Tigers will also see the return of redshirt senior catcher Madyson Peters who missed the 2024 season due to injury after being named to the All-CAA First Team in 2023.
 
Welcome to Towson:
Towson welcomes nine new players to the squad this season to replace thirteen departures. The Tigers add five freshmen in Virginia natives Kayla Pilson and Amanda Ashe, Colorado native Olivia Trombley, New Jersey native Kaci Benton, and Maryland native Mackenzie Gorczyca.
 
The Black & Gold also brought in four transfers including two from the University of Delaware in sophomore outfielder Jenna Giattino and junior infielder Anaya Troy. Towson also welcomes junior infielder Briyana Wright from Lipscomb and sophomore pitcher Cadence Williams from Southern Alabama.