TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University softball team begins Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) play this weekend when the Tigers host Drexel for a three-game series. Friday and Saturday's games begin at 2 p.m. before a 1 p.m. matchup on Sunday wraps up the weekend.
Scouting the Opponent:
The Drexel Dragons are 10-7 so far in 2026 and will also be playing its first three conference games of the season this weekend. Kylah Reading is batting .450 and leads Drexel with 27 hits and RBIs and Kalea Calugay leads the Dragons with six homeruns. Courtney Kols has a 3.58 ERA in 74.1 innings.
Midweek Highlights:
Olivia Trombley and
Mikaela Guy lowered their respective ERA's to 2.25 and 2.83 respectively during Towson's game against Delaware State.
The Season Ahead
The Tigers enter head coach
Lisa Costello's 31
st season at the helm off a 23-29 record and 11-16 record in the Coastal Athletic Association. Towson was picked to finish third in the North Division in the CAA preseason poll. Top returners include 2025 All-CAA Second Team and 2026 Preseason All-CAA pick
Grace Franczyk as well as 2025 CAA All-Rookie member
Mackenzie Gorczyca and 2026 CAA Preseason Honorable mention
Briyana Wright. The Tigers also return 205.1 innings of pitching in
Amanda Medina and
Olivia Trombley.
Tiger Newcomers:
Towson welcomes twelve new players to the 2026 roster, including ten freshmen and two transfers. Newcomers from the portal are sophomore
Kinsley Peek and redshirt-sophomore
Jada Wade. Rookie additions include pitchers
Mikaela Guy,
Chelsey Farthing, and
Jessa Pieters; catchers
Sara Hopper and
Caileigh Mahovetz, infielders Kalissa Coats,
Hannah Lebert,
Addison Miller and
Lexi Best-Arnold and outfielder
Leah Mears.
Conference Realignment:
2026 sees the CAA conference division split put into effect. Towson, Drexel, Hofstra, Monmouth and Stony Brook make up the North Division while Campbell, Charleston, Elon, Hampton, North Carolina A&T and UNCW are the South Division. North division teams play six conference series against North teams and two against south teams. The top two teams in the standings of each division will automatically qualify for the CAA tournament while the final two spots will be determined by highest conference winning percentage of all the remaining teams from both divisions.
