TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University softball team is set to play its second home Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) series of the season. The Tigers are hosting Hofstra for a weekend series with Friday and Saturday's games scheduled for 2 p.m. followed by a 1 p.m. finale on Easter Sunday.
Scouting the Opponent:
The Hofstra Pride are 18-15 overall in 2026 and currently hold the best conference record in the CAA at 11-1. Lily Yepez is second in the CAA with a .477 batting average while Alanna Morse paces the Pride with seven homeruns and 28 RBIs. Emma Falen holds a 2.60 ERA and 69 strikeouts over 80.2 innings.
Tiger Notes:
Kaci Benton had her team leading fifth game of the season with at least three hits in the Tigers win against Coppin State.
Alyssa Myint batted lead off for the first time this season and had two hits including a triple.
Mikaela Guy lowered her season ERA to 2.46 and picked up her 40
th strikeout after pitching 2.1 scoreless innings against the Eagles.
The Tigers scored ten or more runs for the 6
th time this season on Wednesday.
Towson (4-5) is currently 3
rd in the CAA North Division behind Stony Brook (6-6) and Hofstra(11-1).
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.
