TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University softball team is set to visit UNCW for a weekend Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) series. Game one will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday followed by a 4 p.m. start on Saturday before the series concludes with a 1 p.m. match up on Sunday.
Scouting the Opponent:
The UNCW Seahawks are 23-13 overall in 2026 and are tied for first in the CAA's South Division with a 10-2 conference record. Cassidy Relay is batting .486 which leads the CAA and is second in the CAA with 52 hits. On the mound, Camille Hamilton is the only qualified pitcher in the conference with a sub-two ERA at 1.81.
Tiger Notes:
Isabella Canesi hit her fifth homerun of the season on Tuesday, that matches her total number of homers from last season which is also a career high.
Alyssa Myint is currently on an 88-game start streak dating back to the first game of the 2025 season. All 88 games were started at shortstop.
Addison Miller enters the weekend off a multi-hit game against George Mason.
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.
