| Hofstra Pride softball | |
| Currentseason: | 2023 Hofstra Pride softball team |
| Founded: | 1984 |
| University: | Hofstra University |
| Athletic Director: | Rick Cole, Jr. |
| Conference: | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Conference Short: | CAA |
| Location: | Hempstead, New York |
| City: | Hempstead |
| Stateabb: | NY |
| State: | New York |
| Coach: | Adrienne Clarke |
| Tenure: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Bill Edwards Stadium |
| Capacity: | 1,000 |
| Nickname: | Pride |
| Super Regional: | 2012 |
| Ncaa Tourneys: | 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2023 |
| Conference Tournament: | ECC/AEC: 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 CAA: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2018, 2023 |
| Conference Champion: | ECC/AEC: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 CAA: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
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.[1] 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.
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.[2] [3] [4] [5]
| 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 | ||
Hofstra Softball has retired six numbers in the program's history with Crystal Boyd's number thirteen being the first retired in 2008.[6]
| Hofstra Pride retired numbers | |||||||
| width=40px style="" | No. | width=150px style="" | Player | width=100px style="" | Years | width=40px style="" | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kayleigh Lotti | 2006–09 | [7] | ||||
| 2 | Olivia Galati | 2010–13 | |||||
| 13 | Crystal Boyd | 1991–94 | |||||
| 19 | Stacy Jackson | 1992–95 | |||||
| Ashley Lane | 2004–07 | ||||||
| 23 | Alicia Smith | 1997–2000 | |||||