ELON – The Elon softball team hits the road for a tough CAA test as the Phoenix (13-27, 7-8 CAA) treks to Campbell (25-17, 12-3 CAA) for a three-game set Friday through Sunday at Amanda Littlejohn Stadium in Buies Creek, N.C.
 
WEEKEND SCHEDULE

• Friday, April 17 – 5 p.m.
• Saturday, April 18 – 2 p.m.
• Sunday, April 19 – 12 p.m.

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SERIES HISTORY

• The two teams have met 50 times on the softball diamond entering this weekend's series, with Campbell holding a 33-16-1 advantage all-time.
• This weekend marks the second three-game set between the teams this year under the new CAA divisional format. The squads last met March 27-29 in Elon.
• The Camels swept the Phoenix in Elon, in their most recent series in March, handing the Maroon and Gold its first home series sweep since 2018. Campbell narrowly won the opener, 3-1, in 10 innings before claiming the series with a pair of run-rule victories.
• Three players recorded hits for the Phoenix in the series, led by Lani Wyrick (.500), Greta Hessenthaler (.286) and Jenna Klein (.286). Klein drove in a team-best three RBI.
• Elon has won four of its last six games in Buies Creek, including last year's 2-1 regular-season series victory. The Phoenix also defeated host Campbell twice at the CAA Championship last spring to claim its first league tournament title.

LAST TIME OUT

• Elon defeated Hampton, 2-1, to take the series after entering the weekend on an eight-game losing streak. The Phoenix won the opener, 8-0, before the Pirates evened the series with a 6-2 win in game two. The Maroon and Gold secured the series with another 8-0 victory in the rubber match.
• Five players hit .300 or better in the series. Payton Swart and Mary Moss Wirt led the team with three hits each, both batting .375. Teagan Baulsir hit .400 and drew five walks.
• Anna Dew led the Phoenix in the circle, posting a 0.00 ERA while going 2-0. The junior struck out 12 batters over 11.0 innings, holding opponents to a .103 batting average.

 
CAA HOME STRETCH

• With nine CAA games remaining, Elon sits at 7-8 and fourth in the South Division. UNCW and Campbell are tied for first at 12-3, followed by Charleston at 10-5. Hofstra leads the North Division at 15-3.
• The top two teams from each division qualify for the six-team CAA Championship, with two at-large spots awarded to the teams with the highest conference winning percentages outside of those positions. Elon is currently tied with Drexel for the sixth and final spot with a .467 league winning percentage. 

AROUND THE HORN

• Despite having the fifth-lowest RPI (194) in the 11-team CAA, Elon owns the league's highest strength of schedule at 90. No other team ranks in the top 100, with Charleston next at 110.
• Dew became the 11th pitcher in program history to record 100 strikeouts in a Division I season, reaching 109 this past weekend. That total ranks eighth-best in Elon's D-I era.
• Dew added her third and fourth shutouts of the season against Hampton, tying for first in the CAA. She also leads the league in strikeouts and ranks among the top 10 in ERA (2.98), opponent batting average (.232) and innings pitched (108.0).
• Jenna Klein holds the team's top batting average among regulars at .258. The rookie is hitting .289 in CAA play with a team-best 11 hits and six RBI.
• Lani Wyrick leads the Phoenix in league play with seven RBI and is a perfect 13-for-13 in stolen bases. She ranks fourth in the CAA with 85 defensive assists.
• Elon had three players named to the 2026 Preseason All-CAA Team on Jan. 27: Chloe Hatzopoulos, Greta Hessenthaler and Kayla Wilson. The Phoenix was also selected as the favorite to win the South Division.
• Elon is in its 49th season of softball, including its 37th fastpitch season and 27th at the Division I level.
• Head coach Kathy Bocock is in her 15th season leading the Phoenix. The program's all-time winningest coach, she has 365 wins at Elon and 600 career victories across 29 seasons.

SCOUTING CAMPBELL (25-17, 12-3 CAA)

• The Camels are tied atop the South Division with UNCW at 12-3 and took two of three at North Division leader Hofstra last weekend.
• Campbell is hitting .323/.431/.434 while scoring 278 runs with 80 extra-base hits. The Camels lead the CAA in batting average, runs and RBI (238).
• Charlie Montgomery leads the team with a .430 average and was named CAA Player of the Week on Monday. Four other starters are hitting above .300.
• In the circle, Campbell owns a 3.60 ERA over 268.0 innings with 179 strikeouts and 112 walks. Rookie Katelyn Hubley leads the team with a 2.56 ERA and 108 strikeouts in 114.2 innings and was named CAA Pitcher of the Week on Monday.

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. 

ON DECK

• Elon hosts Stony Brook for its final home series of the regular season April 24-26.

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