By The Weekend Preview – May 16, 2024
The upcoming weekend around CAA sports features a conference championship, an NCAA regional championship and the race for a CAA regular-season championship.
ROWING: The CAA Rowing Championship returns to the Cooper River in Pennsauken, N.J., after a one-year absence with a new format in 2024. The competition features a full complement of eight teams and will be contested over two days – Friday, May 17, and Saturday, May 18. Northeastern looks to capture its 10th straight conference title. For results and recaps, visit caasports.com/rowing. The championship will be streamed on FloSports (flosports.link/CAAonFlo).
SOFTBALL: CAA Softball Champion UNCW begins play in the NCAA Tournament on Friday at 5:30 p.m., facing No. 11 Georgia at Jack Turner Stadium. The game will be streamed on ESPN+. Joining the Seahawks and Bulldogs in the Athens Regional on the campus of the University of Georgia are the American Athletic Conference Champions Charlotte and the Conference USA Champions Liberty. Check out our preview.
BASEBALL: The regular season comes to a close this weekend in CAA baseball with 10 teams still in the hunt for a spot in next week’s CAA Baseball Championship. UNCW (35-17, 19-5 CAA), Charleston (36-12, 18-5 CAA) and Northeastern (35-15, 15-9 CAA) have clinched tournament berths, with the Seahawks and Cougars having secured top two seeds and first-round byes. Fourth-place Delaware (27-23, 14-10 CAA) needs one win to join the field and hosts UNCW, while Stony Brook (24-25, 12-12 CAA) visits Northeastern and Charleston heads to Elon (21-29, 10-14 CAA). There are two series featuring teams battling for tournament spots as William & Mary (29-22, 12-12 CAA) travels to Campbell (29-21, 10-14 CAA) and Hofstra (21-30, 11-13 CAA) welcomes Monmouth (17-28, 10-14 CAA). Rounding out the slate, Towson (14-38, 4-19) is home against North Carolina A&T (24-27, 8-16 CAA). All six series can be watched on FloBaseball. – Weekend Schedule
