2015 Hofstra Pride softball team

The 2015 Hofstra Pride softball team represented Hofstra University in the 2015 NCAA Division I softball season. The Pride competed in the Colonial Athletic Association and were led by first-year head coach Larissa Anderson. Hofstra played its home games at the Hofstra Softball Stadium in Hempstead, New York. 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.

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

2015 Colonial Athletic Association softball standings

	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 Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches

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 Utility players 7 Danielle Bitts – Redshirt junior

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