CAA Softball Weekly Awards – March 10, 2026
Dylan Smith
RICHMOND, Va. – Drexel’s
Kylah Reading and Hofstra’s
Madison Steppe garnered CAA Player and Rookie of the Week honors, while Elon’s
Anna Dew and Towson’s
Olivia Trombley split Rookie of the Week on Tuesday.
Player of the Week
Kylah Reading, Drexel
Sophomore | OF | Lenhartsville, Pa.
Reading hit .444 (4-for-9) across three games with 10 RBIs, four runs scored, and two home runs as Drexel swept Maryland Eastern Shore. The Lenhartsville, Pa., native opened the series with a five-RBI performance, highlighted by a grand slam. Reading added a three-run home run in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader and finished the weekend driving in double-digit runs while helping the Dragons score 37 runs in total.
Co-Pitcher of the Week
Anna Dew, Elon
Junior | P | Harrisburg, N.C.
Dew helped the Phoenix go 3-0 this weekend to open CAA play versus North Carolina A&T. The junior won two games in the series, posting a 1.14 ERA in 12.1 frames while striking out 18 batters. She pitched a complete game against the Aggies on Saturday, matching her career-high with 10 strikeouts before striking out eight more in relief on Sunday.
Co-Pitcher of the Week
Olivia Trombley, Towson
Sophomore | P | Parker, Colo.
Trombley made two starts and pitched two complete-game shutouts at the Towson Tiger Invite last weekend. Trombley finished with a 0.00 ERA, 19 strikeouts and just six hits allowed across 13.0 innings of work. Against UMass Lowell on Friday, the sophomore threw all seven innings, allowing only two hits and one walk with nine strikeouts in the 4-0 Towson win. On Saturday against Central Connecticut State, Trombley threw six scoreless frames, allowing four hits with a career-high ten strikeouts.
Rookie of the Week
Madison Steppe, Hofstra
Freshman | P | Charlottesville, Va.
Steppe totaled 13 strikeouts in two complete game victories with only one earned run allowed and a .109 opposing batting average in Hofstra’s series sweep of Stony Brook to kick off CAA action. The Charlottesville, Va., native struck out seven Seawolves, surrendering just four hits and an unearned run in Hofstra’s 2-1 win on Friday to open the series. She closed the series with another 2-1 win on six strikeouts and just one hit allowed.
2026 CAA SOFTBALL WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 10: Charlie Montgomery, Campbell / Leela Langston, Charleston
Feb. 17: Allyiah Swiney, Campbell
Feb. 24: Kylah Reading, Drexel
March 3: Kaci Benton, Towson
March 10: Kylah Reading, Drexel
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 10: Aaliyah Williams, N.C. A&T
Feb. 17: Mackenzie Mathis, Charleston
Feb. 24: Olivia Trombley, Towson
March 3: Devin Long, N.C. A&T
March 10: Anna Dew, Elon / Olivia Trombley, Towson
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Feb. 10: Bronwyn Conroy, Charleston
Feb. 17: Camille Hamilton, UNCW / Bronwyn Conroy, Charleston
Feb. 24: Sydney Evans, Hampton
March 3: Kaitlyn Hubley, Campbell / Dominique Lopez, Monmouth
March 10: Madison Steppe, Hofstra
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