ELON – The Elon softball team returns to CAA play this weekend as the Phoenix (11-20, 5-1 CAA) hosts Campbell (17-14, 4-2 CAA) for a three-game series Friday through Sunday at Hunt Softball Park.
 
WEEKEND SCHEDULE

• Friday, March 27 – 5 p.m.
• Saturday, March 28 – 2 p.m.
• Sunday, March 29 – 1 p.m.

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SERIES HISTORY

• In-state rivals since 1993 during Elon's fastpitch era (since 1990), Campbell holds a 30-16-1 all-time record over Elon.
• Since becoming CAA foes in 2024, the teams have split their two series on each other's home field. Campbell won 2-1 in 2024, while Elon took a 2-1 series victory last season.
• This weekend marks the first meeting since last year's CAA Championship final in Buies Creek, where the Phoenix won two games to secure its first-ever CAA Tournament title over the Camels.
• Elon has won five of the past seven meetings overall.
• The last meeting in Elon came in 2024, when the Phoenix earned a 3-2 win in the series finale.

LAST TIME OUT

• Elon hosted Wofford in its final nonconference game of the season on Tuesday, falling 10-1. The contest featured five Elon errors and a six-run sixth inning by the Terriers.
• Greta Hessenthaler and Teagan Baulsir led the Phoenix at the plate with two hits each. Baulsir drove in Elon's lone run, scoring Hessenthaler, who also added a double.
• It marked the first-ever meeting between the two programs and Elon's second matchup this season against a Southern Conference opponent, joining UNCG.

DEW NAMED CAA CO-PITCHER OF THE WEEK (AGAIN)

• For the second time this season, Anna Dew earned CAA Co-Pitcher of the Week honors, as announced by the league office on Monday, March 23. She shared the accolade with Charleston's Mackenzie Mathis.
• The Harrisburg, N.C., native went 1-1 in the circle, posting a 0.54 ERA over 13.0 innings while striking out nine batters at UNCW last weekend. She scattered four hits in a 2-0 series-opening shutout on Friday, earning her second shutout of the year. She added five strikeouts in her second complete-game outing of the weekend on Sunday, allowing just one run.
• This marks Dew's second weekly honor this season after also sharing the award on March 10 with Towson's Olivia Trombley. 

BOCOCK REACHES 600 CAREER WINS

• Elon head coach Kathy Bocock earned her 600th career win against UNCW on March 22. The winningest coach in program history, it was also her 365th victory in 15 seasons with the Phoenix.
• Bocock totaled 235 wins as head coach at Averett from 1993-2007 before taking over at Elon in 2012.
• Among active Division I softball coaches, Bocock is tied for 48th on the career wins list with 600 victories over 29 seasons. 

AROUND THE HORN

• Elon leads the CAA South Division at 5-1 following its series win at UNCW. Charleston is second at 7-2, while UNCW and Campbell are tied at 4-2. Hofstra leads the North Division at 8-1.
• The Phoenix is slashing .239/.322/.330 with 111 runs, 39 extra-base hits, and 92 RBI, and is 10-0 when outhitting opponents.
• Chloe Hatzopoulos leads Elon with a .314 average, 27 hits, and 39 total bases. She is five runs shy of 100 for her career and one home run away from becoming the fourth player in program history with 30.
• Baulsir ranks second among regulars with a .275 average and is tied with Hessenthaler for second on the team with 22 hits. She leads Elon with 15 RBI, while Mauri Murray is third with 10.
• Lani Wyrick leads Elon with 12 stolen bases (12-for-12). The sophomore ranks second in the CAA in total assists (69) and assists per game (2.30).
• Dew leads Elon in innings pitched (77.0), ERA (2.73), complete games (seven) and strikeouts (74). She ranks second in the CAA in strikeouts and third in strikeouts per seven innings (6.8).
• Elon had three players named to the 2026 Preseason All-CAA Team, as announced by the league office on Jan. 27. Chloe Hatzopoulos, Greta Hessenthaler and Kayla Wilson earned preseason recognition, while the Phoenix was also selected as the favorite to win the league's newly formed South Division.
• Coming off its first-ever CAA Tournament championship, Elon was selected as the South Division favorite with four first-place votes and 23 points. Campbell finished second with 20 points and one first-place vote, followed by UNCW (17), Charleston (15, one first-place vote), N.C. A&T (8) and Hampton (7).
• Elon is in its 49th season of competitive softball, the program's 37th fastpitch season and 27th at the Division I level.
• Head coach Kathy Bocock is in her 15th season leading the Phoenix. The winningest coach in program history, Bocock has 365 wins at Elon and 600 career victories across 29 seasons as a head coach.

SCOUTING CAMPBELL (17-14, 4-2 CAA)

• Campbell enters at 17-14 overall and 4-2 in league play. The Camels competed at the Ohio State Tournament last weekend, going 1-3 with a win over Ohio State.
• Offensively, Campbell is hitting .339 with a .457 slugging percentage and a .452 on-base percentage, totaling 220 runs, 13 home runs, and 189 RBI.
• Charlie Montgomery leads the CAA with a .467 average and 60 hits. Four additional players are hitting .300 or better. Allyiah Swiney leads the team with five home runs and 25 RBI.
• In the circle, Campbell has a 4.20 ERA. Freshman Katelyn Hubley leads the team in innings (78.2), strikeouts (67), and wins (9), posting a 3.65 ERA. 

ON DECK

• Elon travels to College of Charleston next weekend, April 3-5, for its next CAA series.

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