Cougars Selected for NCAA Athens Regional
5/10/2026 7:40:00 PM | Softball
CHARLESTON, S.C. – After winning the program's first-ever CAA Softball Championship, the College of Charleston softball team will continue postseason play in the NCAA Athens Regional hosted by No. 3 Georgia May 15-17. The Cougars will open play against the Bulldogs on Friday, May 15 at 7:00 p.m. No. 6 Clemson and UNC Greensboro will join the Cougars and Bulldogs in Athens.
This is Charleston's first postseason appearance since 2005 and the second in program history.
Fifth-seeded Charleston hoisted the CAA Softball Championship with a 5-0 shutout against No. 1 seed Hofstra inside Hunt Softball Park on Saturday in Elon, N.C.
The Cougars became the first No. 5 seed to win the conference tournament en route to their first CAA title. The youngest NCAA Division I head coach, CofC's Head Coach Maggie Mrowka, became the third coach in league history to secure the CAA softball crown in their first season, joining Georgia State's Roger Kinkaid (2011) and Hofstra's Larissa Anderson (2015).
The tournament's Most Outstanding Player Mackenzie Mathis put forth an incredible effort in the circle, registering a career-high 13 strikeouts in a two-hit, complete-game shutout on Saturday.
Audri Bates went 3-for-3 at the dish and drove in three of the team's five runs in the championship contest. Halle Cannon went 1-for-1 at the plate with a pair of walks, an RBI and a tally to wrap up her All-Tournament Team performance. She finished with two homers, four RBIs and a trio of runs scored in three games during the tournament run. Austy Miller and Brownyn Conroy also earned All-Tournament honors.
NCAA Regionals will be held May 15-17 with each site hosting a four-team, double-elimination tournament. The 16 winning teams will advance to the Super Regionals. ESPN will provide coverage from all 16 regional sites.
Stay tuned to cofcsports.com for coverage leading up to the NCAA Athens Regional.
For full coverage of Charleston softball, follow us on X (@CofCSoftball) and Instagram (@CofC_Softball)
This is Charleston's first postseason appearance since 2005 and the second in program history.
Fifth-seeded Charleston hoisted the CAA Softball Championship with a 5-0 shutout against No. 1 seed Hofstra inside Hunt Softball Park on Saturday in Elon, N.C.
The Cougars became the first No. 5 seed to win the conference tournament en route to their first CAA title. The youngest NCAA Division I head coach, CofC's Head Coach Maggie Mrowka, became the third coach in league history to secure the CAA softball crown in their first season, joining Georgia State's Roger Kinkaid (2011) and Hofstra's Larissa Anderson (2015).
The tournament's Most Outstanding Player Mackenzie Mathis put forth an incredible effort in the circle, registering a career-high 13 strikeouts in a two-hit, complete-game shutout on Saturday.
Audri Bates went 3-for-3 at the dish and drove in three of the team's five runs in the championship contest. Halle Cannon went 1-for-1 at the plate with a pair of walks, an RBI and a tally to wrap up her All-Tournament Team performance. She finished with two homers, four RBIs and a trio of runs scored in three games during the tournament run. Austy Miller and Brownyn Conroy also earned All-Tournament honors.
NCAA Regionals will be held May 15-17 with each site hosting a four-team, double-elimination tournament. The 16 winning teams will advance to the Super Regionals. ESPN will provide coverage from all 16 regional sites.
Stay tuned to cofcsports.com for coverage leading up to the NCAA Athens Regional.
For full coverage of Charleston softball, follow us on X (@CofCSoftball) and Instagram (@CofC_Softball)
Players Mentioned
On the Prowl with Charleston Athletics: Ellis Chang, Baseball
Wednesday, May 06
On the Prowl with Charleston Athletics: Mackenzie Mathis, Softball
Wednesday, April 29
On the Prowl with Charleston Athletics: Mitch Krywulycz, Head Men's Golf Coach
Wednesday, April 22
On the Prowl with Charleston Athletics: Angelo Anastopoulo, Head Women's Tennis Coach
Wednesday, April 15
