Hofstra Pride softball

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.

Hofstra Pride softball
2023 Hofstra Pride softball team
Founded1984
UniversityHofstra University
Athletic directorRick Cole, Jr.
Head coachAdrienne Clarke (2nd season)
ConferenceCAA
LocationHempstead, New York
Home stadiumBill Edwards Stadium (Capacity: 1,000)
NicknamePride
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

Year-by-year results

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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]

Season Coach Record Notes
Overall Conference
Independent
1984 Joe Botti 6-10
1986 Marc E Fazio 9-20
1987 14-17
1988 24-11
East Coast Conference
1989 Sharon Giblin 16-22 5-9
1990 Bill Edwards 19-7-1 7-7
1991 24–13 7-5
1992 35-7-1 9-1
Independent
1993 Bill Edwards 37-12 7-5 NCAA Tournament
East Coast Conference
1994 Bill Edwards 39-16 3-0
North Atlantic Conference/ America East Conference
1995 Bill Edwards 41-21 10-1 NCAA Tournament
1996 33-18 12-0
1997 38–16 12-0
1998 39-17 9-3
1999 40-19 11-3 NCAA Tournament
2000 42-21 22-4 NCAA Tournament
2001 37-26 20-6 NCAA Tournament
Colonial Athletic Conference
2002 Bill Edwards 28-25 11-2
2003 39-17 12-2 NCAA Tournament
2004 38-21 14-4 NCAA Regional Finalists
2005 43-16-1 14-2 NCAA Regional Finalists
2006 37-20 14-6 NCAA Tournament
2007 41-15 17–3 NCAA Tournament
2008 45-13 18-3 NCAA Tournament
2009 26-21 14-3
2010 45-12 18-2 NCAA Regional Finalists
2011 40-13 19-1
2012 42-15 19-0 NCAA Regional Champions
2013 46-13 18-2 NCAA Regional Finalists
2014 34-15 11-4 NCAA Tournament
2015 Larissa Anderson 38-14-1 17-3 NCAA Tournament
2016 24-22 8-10
2017 27-23 11-8
2018 41-14 17-4 NCAA Tournament
2019 Jay Miller 20-27 7-13
2020 3-15 0-0
2021 16-16 6-8
2022 Adrienne Clarke 21-27 13-6
2023 29-25 16-7 NCAA Tournament

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

Retired Numbers

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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. Player Years Ref.
1 Kayleigh Lotti 2006–09 [8]
2 Olivia Galati 2010–13 [8]
13 Crystal Boyd 1991–94 [7][8]
19 Stacy Jackson 1992–95 [8]
Ashley Lane 2004–07 [8]
23 Alicia Smith 1997–2000 [8]

References

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  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. ^ a b "HOFSTRA TO HONOR 2007 CAA CHAMPIONS, CRYSTAL BOYD". GoHofstra.com. February 1, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Retired numbers - Hofstra University