TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University softball team is set to host Villanova tomorrow in a non-conference match up. The game is scheduled for a 3 p.m. start time at Tiger Softball Stadium.
Scouting the Opponent:
The Villanova Wildcats are 9-33 so far in 2026 and sport a 5-13 record in Big East play. Maddie Burrows leads the team with a .327 batting average while Maranda Runco paces the Wildcats with 31 RBIs.
Tiger Notes:
Leah Mears hit her second homerun of her rookie season on Sunday. The two-run homer provided all the runs Towson needed for a 2-1 win during game three of the series.
Mikaela Guy made two starts over the weekend and totaled 15.1 innings pitched. She allowed ten hits, and only three runs with ten strikeouts while earning the win on Sunday.
The Tigers 2-1 win over the seahawks was Towson's first road win over UNCW since March 24, 2019.
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.
