Hofstra Pride softball

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Hofstra Pride softball
Softball current event.svg 2023 Hofstra Pride softball team
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Founded1984;41 years ago (1984)
University Hofstra University
Athletic directorRick Cole, Jr.
Head coachAdrienne Clarke (2nd season)
Conference CAA
Location Hempstead, New York
Home stadiumBill Edwards Stadium (Capacity: 1,000)
Nickname Pride
ColorsBlue, white, and gold [1]
     
NCAA super regional appearances
2012
NCAA Tournament appearances
1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2023
Conference tournament championships
ECC/AEC: 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
CAA: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2018, 2023
Regular-season conference championships
ECC/AEC: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
CAA: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

The Hofstra Pride softball team represents Hofstra University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team belongs to the Colonial Athletic Association and plays home games at Bill Edwards Stadium, which was named in honor of longtime coach Bill Edwards in 2015. [2] The Pride have gone to the NCAA Tournament seventeen times, with their best finish being a Super Regionals Appearance in 2012, losing to South Florida by just one run to miss a spot in the Women's College World Series.

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Year-by-year results

Results are from the NCAA Database along with Hofstra's respective conferences and are as of Hofstra's start as a Division I team in 1984. [3] [4] [5] [6]

SeasonCoachRecordNotes
OverallConference
Independent
1984Joe Botti6-10—
1986Marc E Fazio9-20—
198714-17—
198824-11—
East Coast Conference
1989Sharon Giblin16-225-9
1990Bill Edwards19–7–17-7
199124–137-5
199235–7–19-1
Independent
1993Bill Edwards37-127-5 NCAA Tournament
East Coast Conference
1994Bill Edwards39-163-0
North Atlantic Conference/ America East Conference
1995Bill Edwards41-2110-1 NCAA Tournament
199633-1812-0
199738–1612-0
199839-179-3
199940-1911-3 NCAA Tournament
200042-2122-4 NCAA Tournament
200137-2620-6 NCAA Tournament
Colonial Athletic Conference
2002Bill Edwards28-2511-2
200339-1712-2 NCAA Tournament
200438-2114-4 NCAA Regional Finalists
200543–16–114-2 NCAA Regional Finalists
200637-2014-6 NCAA Tournament
200741-1517–3 NCAA Tournament
200845-1318-3 NCAA Tournament
200926-2114-3
201045-1218-2 NCAA Regional Finalists
201140-1319-1
201242-1519-0 NCAA Regional Champions
201346-1318-2 NCAA Regional Finalists
201434-1511-4 NCAA Tournament
2015Larissa Anderson38–14–117-3 NCAA Tournament
2016 24-228-10
201727-2311-8
201841-1417-4 NCAA Tournament
2019Jay Miller20-277-13
20203-150-0†
202116-166-8
2022Adrienne Clarke21-2713-6
202329-2516-7 NCAA Tournament

†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 virus.

Retired Numbers

Hofstra Softball has retired six numbers in the program's history with Crystal Boyd's number thirteen being the first retired in 2008. [7]

Hofstra Pride retired numbers
No.PlayerYearsRef.
1Kayleigh Lotti2006–09 [8]
2Olivia Galati2010–13 [8]
13Crystal Boyd1991–94 [7] [8]
19Stacy Jackson1992–95 [8]
Ashley Lane2004–07 [8]
23Alicia Smith1997–2000 [8]

References

  1. ↑ Hofstra Licensing Standards Guide (PDF). July 1, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ Werner, Jeffrey (April 19, 2015). "Edwards honored, but Elon tops Pride in game 3". The Hofstra Chronicle. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Archived Team-By-Team Final Statistics". web1.ncaa.org.
  4. ↑ "Softball Record Book" (PDF). americaeast.com. February 4, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Softball Record Book" (PDF). caasports.com. July 23, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Hofstra Softball Media Guide 2020" (PDF). gohofstra.com. February 27, 2020.
  7. 1 2 "HOFSTRA TO HONOR 2007 CAA CHAMPIONS, CRYSTAL BOYD". GoHofstra.com. February 1, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Retired numbers - Hofstra University
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