TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University softball team is set to visit Drexel for its final road series of the 2026 regular season. The series in Philadelphia is scheduled to start with a Friday double header at 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. with game three set for Saturday at noon.
Scouting the Opponent:
The Drexel Dragons are 19-20 overall this season and hold an 8-10 CAA record, putting them in a three-way tie for second in the CAA North Division. The Tiger's took two out of three in a home series against Drexel earlier in the season. At the plate, Kylah Reading is batting .374 with seven homeruns, tying her with Kalea Calugay for the team lead. Courtney Kols has thrown 180.1 innings on the mound and leads the CAA with 18 pitching wins.
Tiger Notes:
The Tigers defeated Morgan State 9-7 on Wednesday in its final non-conference game of the season. The win gives Towson an 18-10 record in nonconference games in 2026.
Three Tigers hit homeruns against the Bears including
Kaci Benton whose 9
th of the year keeps her tied for 1
st in the CAA in homers.
Caileigh Mahovetz made her third start of the season on Wednesday and recorded her first hit and RBI. Fellow rookie,
Lexi Best-Arnold also recorded the first two hits of her career.
Towson scored eight runs in the 3
rd inning against Morgan State, tying for the team high in runs in an inning this season. The Tigers also scored eight in the 3
rd inning of its 18-0 win over St. Bonaventure on February 20.
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.
