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CAA Softball Preview: CAA Championships

WILMINGTON, North Carolina – The UNCW softball team begins its quest for its second Coastal Athletic Association title in three years this week when it hosts the 2024 CAA Championships at Boseman Field.

The No. 4 seed Seahawks (29-20, 18-9 CAA) will open play on Wednesday, May 8, vs. No. 5 Elon (23-27, 17-10 CAA) at Noon. The winner will advance to play No. 1 Campbell on Thursday at Noon. The loser will be pitted in an elimination game against the loser of the Stony Brook-Hofstra contest later on Wednesday.

GAME COVERAGE
  • No. 5 UNCW Seahawks (29-20, 18-9 CAA) vs. No. 5 Elon Phoenix (23-27, 17-10 CAA)
  • Live Stats: UNCWStats.com
  • Stream: FloSoftball
  • Tickets: UNCWSports.com/BuyTickets
FOUR SEAHAWKS HONORED ON ALL-CAA TEAMS
Four UNCW softball players – Kara Hammock, Cassidy Relay, Skylar Stockton and Tayler Vitola – have earned All-Coastal Athletic Association Postseason honors following a vote of the league's 12 head coaches.

Stockton's breakout graduate season landed the outfielder on the All-CAA First Team. Hammock, a pitcher, and Vitola, a second baseman, received All-CAA Second-Team distinctions while Relay, an outfielder, earned CAA All-Rookie accolades.

More Info on UNCW's All-CAA Selections | https://bit.ly/3yhxjZ4  
SCOUTING THE SEAHAWKS

UNCW, in its 40th fastpitch softball season, broke a program record with 18 conference wins, breaking the previous total set one year ago. The Seahawks won their first eight conference games and swept four CAA series.

UNCW was once again boosted in the circle by the ace duo of Hammock and Emily Winstead. Both finished with sub-2.00 ERAs and combined for 217 strikeouts across 251.2 innings pitched.

Winstead made history when she threw the fifth no-hitter in program history on Apr. 27 at Drexel. The junior right-hander faced one batter above the minimum and struck out nine in the Seahawks' 15-0 run-rule victory over the Dragons.

At the plate, a pair of slappers in Vitola and Relay start the action. Both players have hit over .350 this season and combined for 34 steals. Vitola became the fourth Seahawk to surpass 200 career hits while Relay led the CAA's first-year players with 44 hits.
 
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Players Mentioned

Kara Hammock

#18 Kara Hammock

P
6' 2"
Junior
R/R
Skylar Stockton

#14 Skylar Stockton

OF
5' 5"
Graduate Student
R/R
Tayler Vitola

#27 Tayler Vitola

IF
5' 7"
Senior
L/R
Emily Winstead

#13 Emily Winstead

P
5' 8"
Junior
R/R
Cassidy Relay

#6 Cassidy Relay

OF
5' 2"
Freshman
L/L

Players Mentioned

Kara Hammock

#18 Kara Hammock

6' 2"
Junior
R/R
P
Skylar Stockton

#14 Skylar Stockton

5' 5"
Graduate Student
R/R
OF
Tayler Vitola

#27 Tayler Vitola

5' 7"
Senior
L/R
IF
Emily Winstead

#13 Emily Winstead

5' 8"
Junior
R/R
P
Cassidy Relay

#6 Cassidy Relay

5' 2"
Freshman
L/L
OF