TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University softball team returns to Tiger Softball Stadium for a midweek clash against Georgetown on Tuesday. The game is set to begin at 2 p.m.
Scouting the Opponent:
Georgetown is 9-10 so far this season including wins over Delaware, Lafayette and Drexel. Devyn Johnson paces the Hoyas with a .385 batting average while Dayanara Campos has hit seven homeruns, 50 percent of the team's total. On the mound, Marina Egbert, Catherine Larson and Emily Collins all hold ERAs under four in over 35 innings pitched.
Last Week Highlights:
The Tigers improved to 4-2 in CAA play and 17-11 overall following its 2-1 series win over Monmouth.
Kaci Benton is now up to 17 doubles on the season and still leads the nation in that category.
Olivia Trombley made the longest start of her career going 9.0 innings in Towson's ten-inning win over the Hawks to earn her tenth win of the season.
Mikaela Guy earned her conference leading fourth save in Sunday's win.
After a five-hit weekend
Alyssa Myint currently holds a career high .293 batting average and has hit multiple homeruns for the first time in her Towson career.
Mackenzie Gorczyca was named CAA Player of the Week on Monday, the first CAA Weekly award of her career.
Addie Ferguson is on a team high six-game hit streak and holds an 11-game on-base streak.
Isabella Canesi has the longest current on-base streak at 13 games.
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.
