BOWIE, MD -- The No. 8 seed Bowie State softball team (27-18) will travel to Stroudsburg, Pa. for the 2025 NCAA Atlantic Region softball tournament against the No. 1 seed East Stroudsburg (46-10-1) on Thursday, May 8. The first pitch is slated for 10 a.m. at Creekview Park. 
 
All Atlantic Region softball games will be broadcasted on the PSAC Sports Digital Network - https://psacsportsdigitalnetwork.com/.
 
Tickets

• General admission all-day passes 
• Cash only
• $10 for adults
• $5 for students (with ID), children, adults 65 & older, military and first responders at the gate

• This marks the 13th matchup between the Bulldogs and the Warriors, dating back to their first encounter in 2015.
• The Warriors hold a 10-2 all-time series lead over BSU. Most recently, ESU defeated the Bulldogs 11-1 in five innings on May 9, 2024, in Stroudsburg, Pa.

• Records: 27-18, CIAA Softball Champions
• BSU is led by CIAA Player of the Year Lindsey George with a 12-8-1 record on the mound and a total of 100 strikeouts heading into Thursdays tilt.
• Bowie State rallied from a 6-4 deficit to defeat Claflin 7-6 and capture the 2025 CIAA softball championship, completing a three-peat under head coach Ed Powell. Key performances came from Presleigh Braxton with a home run, Mikayla Amos with a clutch two-RBI double, and Makayla Drakeford, who secured the win with three scoreless relief innings.
• Bowie State has four of the CIAA's top ten highest hits: Coreena Dunham (51), Jayla Hill (44), Taylor Dawkins (43), and Braxton (43).
• BSU received six All-CIAA selections alongside head coach Powell being named CIAA Coach of the Year.
• Dunham and George were named to the All-Tournament Team, with Dunham voted as the Tournament Most Valuable Player.

• Records: 46-10-1, PSAC Softball Champions
• Head Coach Jaime Wohlbach has guided the Warriors to four NCAA tournament appearances in the past five seasons; 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
• East Stroudsburg claimed the PSAC softball championship with a decisive 10–2 victory over Shepherd in the winner-take-all final on Saturday, May 3, in Quakertown, Pa.
• ESU sits in fourth place in the PSAC for batting with an average of .321 off 511 hits, 37 homeruns and 310 RBI's.
• The Warriors boast two of the top three hitters in the PSAC: Tatum Kresley, who leads with a .421 batting average and 83 hits, and Abigail Weirich, who follows with a .416 average, 82 hits, and 6 home runs.
• In the circle, Sarah Davenport ranks second in the PSAC with an impressive 30-3 record, a 1.37 ERA, 27 complete games, 12 shutouts, and 356 strikeouts in 31 starts.

• Game 1: No. 1 East Stroudsburg vs. No. 8 Bowie State, 10 a.m.
• Game 2: No. 4 Shippensburg vs. No. 5 West Chester, 1:30 p.m.

• Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 11 a.m.
• Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 1:30 p.m.
• Game 5: Loser Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 4 p.m. 

• Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game, 11 a.m.
• Game 7: If necessary, 1:30 p.m.

 
At Stake 
The winner will advance to face the winner between No. 4 Shippensburg and No. 5 West Chester at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 10. The loser between Bowie State and East Stroudsburg will face the loser between SU and West Chester on Friday, May 10 at 1:30 p.m. in a double-elimination contest.

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