2015 Hofstra Pride softball team

2015 Hofstra Pride softball
2015 Hofstra Pride softball
2015 CAA Champions
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	37–12–1 (17–3 CAA)
Head coach	Larissa Anderson;
Assistant coach	Julie Meyer, Caitlin Dent, Brittany Garvey
Home stadium	Hofstra Softball Stadium/ Bill Edwards Stadium
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Colonial Athletic Association softball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
#17 James Madison†^y ‍‍‍	19	–	0	–	0	1.000	48	–	10	–	0	.828
Hofstra ‍‍‡‍^y	17	–	3	–	0	.850	38	–	14	–	1	.726
Elon ‍‍‍	11	–	10	–	0	.524	31	–	22	–	0	.585
Towson ‍‍‍	10	–	11	–	0	.476	35	–	22	–	0	.614
College of Charleston ‍‍‍	7	–	14	–	0	.333	24	–	29	–	0	.453
Drexel ‍‍‍	6	–	13	–	0	.316	19	–	23	–	0	.452
Delaware ‍‍‍	6	–	14	–	0	.300	30	–	23	–	0	.566
UNC Wilmington ‍‍‍	5	–	16	–	0	.238	19	–	27	–	0	.413

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion As of May 24, 2015^[1] Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches

The 2015 Hofstra Pride softball team represents Hofstra University in the 2015 NCAA Division I softball season. The Pride compete in the Colonial Athletic Association and are led by first-year head coach Larissa Anderson. Hofstra plays its home games at the Hofstra Softball Stadium in Hempstead, New York. Legendary head coach and NFCA Hall of Fame member Bill Edwards retired after the 2014 season, and chose associate head coach Larissa Anderson to be his successor. On April 19, 2015, the stadium was renamed in his honor.

Roster

2015 Hofstra Roster

Pitchers

8 Morgan Lashley – Senior
11 Nikki Michalowski – Freshman
20 Taylor Pirone – Senior
28 Jessica Peslak – Sophomore

Catchers

32 Erin Trippi – Senior

Infielders

3 Kim Smith – "Junior"
5 Lacey Clark – Sophomore
17 Michaela Transue – Sophomore
18 Christie Sinacori – Sophomore
21 Brittany Allocca – Freshman
22 Isabel Hansbury – Freshman
36 Megan Patierno – Freshman

Outfielders

6 Rachel Simodejka – Redshirt Freshman
10 Chloe Fitzgerald – Junior
12 Alyssa Cuzzola – Junior
14 Brielle Pietrafesa – Freshman
24 Caryn Bailey – Junior

Utilitys

7 Danielle Bitts – Redshirt Junior

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Schedule

2015 Hofstra Pride Softball Game Log

Regular Season

February

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	CAA Record
1	February 13	Central Arkansas	Tiger Park (LSU)	2–3	0–1	–
2	February 13	Louisiana State	Tiger Park (LSU)	0–3	0–2	–
3	February 14	Central Arkansas	Tiger Park (LSU)	8–0	1–2	–
4	February 14	Louisiana State	Tiger Park (LSU)	0–8	1–3	–
5	February 15	Notre Dame	Tiger Park (LSU)	3–2	2–3	–
6	February 20	Iowa	Lafayette, LA	4–3	3–3	–
7	February 20	ULL	Lafayette, LA	0–3	3–4	–
8	February 21	Iowa	Lafayette, LA	9–3	4–4	–
9	February 21	ULL	Lafayette, LA	0–9	4–5	–
10	February 22	McNeese St.	Lafayette, LA	3–2	5–5	–

March

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	CAA Record
11	March 6	BCU	Boca Raton, FL	6–1	6–5	–
12	March 6	FAU	Boca Raton, FL	2–3	6–6	–
13	March 7	CCU	Boca Raton, FL	2–0	7–6	–
14	March 7	FSU	Boca Raton, FL	1–2	7–7	–
15	March 8	FAU	Boca Raton, FL	5–5	7–7–1	–
16	March 18	Dartmouth	Bronx, NY	1–0	8–7–1	–
17	March 21	UNCW	Wilmington, NC	8–0	9–7–1	1–0
18	March 21	UNCW	Wilmington, NC	3–0	10–7–1	2–0
19	March 22	UNCW	Wilmington, NC	6–0	11–7–1	3–0
20	March 24	Northwestern	Hofstra Softball Stadium	6–5	12–7–1	3–0
21	March 25	Rutgers	Hofstra Softball Stadium	CLD	–	–
22	March 25	Rutgers	Hofstra Softball Stadium	CLD	–	–
23	March 28	Towson	Hofstra Softball Stadium	7–3	13–7–1	4–0
24	March 28	Towson	Hofstra Softball Stadium	14–6	14–7–1	5–0
25	March 29	Towson	Hofstra Softball Stadium	6–4	15–7–1	6–0

April

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	CAA Record
26	April 1	Iona	Hofstra Softball Stadium	15–0	16–7–1	6–0
27	April 1	Iona	Hofstra Softball Stadium	16–1	17–7–1	6–0
28	April 4	JMU	Hofstra Softball Stadium	2–4	17–8–1	6–1
29	April 4	JMU	Hofstra Softball Stadium	4–7	17–9–1	6–2
30	April 4	JMU	Hofstra Softball Stadium	CLD	–	–
31	April 8	Lehigh	Bethlehem, PA	5–4	18–9–1	6–2
32	April 8	Lehigh	Bethlehem, PA	4–0	19–9–1	6–2
33	April 11	Drexel	Philadelphia, PA	4–3	20–9–1	7–2
34	April 11	Drexel	Philadelphia, PA	11–1	21–9–1	8–2
35	April 12	Drexel	Philadelphia, PA	10–1	22–9–1	9–2
36	April 15	LIU Brooklyn	Hofstra Softball Stadium	8–0	23–9–1	9–2
37	April 16	Stony Brook	Hofstra Softball Stadium	0–4	23–10–1	9–2
38	April 18	Elon	Hofstra Softball Stadium	4–1	24–10–1	10–2
39	April 18	Elon	Hofstra Softball Stadium	4–0	25–10–1	11–2
40	April 19	Elon	Bill Edwards Stadium	2–5	25–11–1	11–3
41	April 21	Syracuse	Bill Edwards Stadium	6–4	26–11–1	11–3
42	April 21	Syracuse	Bill Edwards Stadium	CLD	–	–
43	April 22	Fordham	Stadium	7–1	27–11–1	11–3
44	April 25	Delaware	Bill Edwards Stadium	8–0	28–11–1	12–3
45	April 25	Delaware	Bill Edwards Stadium	8–0	29–11–1	13–3
46	April 26	Delaware	Bill Edwards Stadium	3–0	30–11–1	14–3
47	April 28	Seton Hall	South Orange, NJ	6–3	31–11–1	14–3

May

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	CAA Record
48	May 1	Charleston	Charleston, SC	12–2	32–11–1	15–3
49	May 1	Charleston	Charleston, SC	8–0	33–11–1	16–3
50	May 2	Charleston	Charleston, SC	11–5	34–11–1	17–3

Colonial Athletic Association Tournament

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Tournament Record
51	May 6	Elon	Harrisonburg, VA	10–0	35–11–1	17–3
52	May 7	James Madison	Harrisonburg, VA	5–3	36–11–1	17–3
53	May 8	James Madison	Harrisonburg, VA	3–4	36–12–1	17–3
54	May 8	James Madison	Harrisonburg, VA	2–1	37–12–1	17–3

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References

^ "2015 Softball Standings". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
^ "Softball – 2015 Roster". Hofstra Pride. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
^ "Softball – 2015 Schedule". Hofstra University Athletics. Retrieved 2014-11-05.

[1] "2015 Softball Standings". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved May 24, 2015.

[2] "Softball – 2015 Roster". Hofstra Pride. Retrieved 2014-08-10.

[3] "Softball – 2015 Schedule". Hofstra University Athletics. Retrieved 2014-11-05.

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