Press Release Written by Nathan Foltz

NEWARK, Del. - - After earning the No. 5 seed for the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference, the Wilmington University Wildcats look to win the Tournament Championship on home turf for the second time in program history, and their fourth straight title overall.

The Wildcats are looking to win the seventh CACC title in program history, after going 20-26 overall and 10-8 in CACC play. They play No. 4 Holy Family in the best-of-three First Round to start the CACC Tournament on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. at Bensalem High School in Philadelphia. The winners of the four First Round matchups will meet at Asbury Field for the double-elimination portion of the tournament, starting Friday, May 7.

Admission to CACC Tournament:

• Adults: $10.00
• Seniors, Children & College Students w/ school ID: $5.00

Ways to Follow:

• CACC Tournament Central: https://caccathletics.org/tournaments/?id=30
• All Live Streams: https://caccnetwork.com/
• Stats vs. Holy Family: https://athletics.holyfamily.edu/sidearmstats/softball/summary

Scouting the No. 5 Wilmington University Wildcats:

The Wildcats finished 20-26 overall for the 2026 season, with a 10-8 record in CACC play. After a slow start to the year that included a 13-game losing streak against tough competition in Florida, Wilmington closed the year on a high note by winning eight of their final twelve games. In the regular season, the Wildcats split their two games against the Tigers of Holy Family, winning 8-0 (5) and then losing 5-2 at Asbury Field.

Wilmington is led by a number of underclassmen on both sides of the ball, with sophomore Maddie Vollmar starring in both the outfield and the circle for the Wildcats. The 2025 CACC Tournament MVP is hitting .364 with a 1.169 OPS, the third-highest mark in the conference. She has excelled in hitting for extra bases, posting a CACC second-best .758 slugging percentage with five homers and seven triples, the latter of which is good for ninth in Division II. Freshman Addison Sabo is the team leader in batting, hitting .375 with 42 hits, while fellow freshman Mia Lane leads the team and is fourth in the conference with six home runs. Seniors Gabriella Saucedo and Jess Reed, meanwhile, are both hitting over .300, providing several key hits throughout the year.

The pitching duties have fallen to a quartet of sophomores, led by Olivia Hitchens. She finished the regular season with a 3.32 ERA, eighth in the CACC. Since the beginning of April, though, Hitchens has been exceptional, posting a 1.95 ERA in 46.2 innings of work with zero earned runs in eight of her 13 appearances. She's joined in the circle by Maddie Vollmar, who has pitched to a 4.90 ERA in 84.1 IP, Kasey Xenidis, who has a 4.20 ERA in 70.0 IP, and Karen Sickle, who had a 0.37 ERA in 19.0 IP in the month of April.

As a team, the Wildcats' strength has been in the field, registering the best fielding percentage in the conference at .962. At the plate, they rank 4th in the CACC in batting average (.288), 4th in home runs (18), 2nd in stolen bases (62-84), and 1st in sacrifice bunts (59). In the circle, they rank 6th in ERA (4.02), 1st in strikeouts (186), 3rd in opponent batting average (.284), and 1st in shutouts (9). Against conference opponents, the Wilmington pitching staff has posted a 2.73 ERA with 85 strikeouts, the second-best marks in both stats.

All-Time in the CACC Tournament:

2005 (1-2): #3 Felician def. #6 Wilmington, 5-4; #6 Wilmington def. #4 Post, 3-0 (8); #5 Goldey-Beacom 8 def. #6 Wilmington, 8-1
 2006: DNP
 2007 (2-2): #3 Wilmington def. #6 Felician, 3-2; #2 Caldwell def. #3 Wilmington, 7-5; #3 Wilmington def. #6 Felician, 6-1; #2 Caldwell def. #3 Wilmington, 9-2
 2008 (0-2): #4 Holy Family def. #5 Wilmington, 1-0; #3 Dominican def. #5 Wilmington, 9-4
 2009 (0-2): #2 Caldwell def. #7 Wilmington, 3-0; #6 Philadelphia def. #7 Wilmington, 5-4
 2010: DNP
 2011 (2-2): #5 Caldwell def. #4 Wilmington, 2-0; #4 Wilmington def. #8 Felician, 7-5; #4 Wilmington def. #7 Bloomfield, 1-0; #5 Caldwell def. #4 Wilmington, 7-2
 2012 (0-2): #5 Post def. #4 Wilmington, 6-1; #8 Holy Family def. #4 Wilmington, 8-5
 2013 (2-2): #3 Wilmington def. #6 Holy Family, 10-2; #2 Caldwell def. #3 Wilmington, 1-0; #3 Wilmington def. #5 USciences, 1-0; #4 Georgian Court def. #3 Wilmington, 7-0
 2014 (4-0): #5 Wilmington def. #4 Holy Family, 4-2; #5 Wilmington def. #1 Caldwell, 6-3; #5 Wilmington def. #3 Post, 6-0; #5 Wilmington def. #2 Georgian Court, 5-2
 2015 (2-2): #3 Wilmington def. #6 Felician, 4-0; #3 Wilmington def. #2 Dominican, 3-2; #1 Caldwell def. #3 Wilmington, 4-3; #2 Dominican def. #3 Wilmington, 3-0
 2016 (4-0): #3 Wilmington def. #6 Concordia, 1-0; #3 Wilmington def. #7 Bloomfield, 10-5; #3 Wilmington def. #4 Holy Family, 9-2; #3 Wilmington def. #4 Holy Family, 1-0
 2017 (0-2): #5 Goldey-Beacom def. #4 Wilmington, 2-0; #8 Post def. #4 Wilmington, 9-1 (6 inn.)
 2018 (2-2): #7 Holy Family def. #2 Wilmington, 7-6 (8 inn.); #2 Wilmington def. #6 Felician, 6-5; #2 Wilmington def. #5 Post, 7-2; #4 Dominican def. #2 Wilmington, 7-6.
 2019 (5-1): #2 Wilmington def. #7 Nyack, 8-0 (6 inn.); #2 Wilmington def. #3 Caldwell, 9-2; #1 Georgian Court def. #2 Wilmington, 4-2; #2 Wilmington def. #8 Jefferson, 3-0; #2 Wilmington def. #1 Georgian Court, 4-2; #2 Wilmington def. #1 Georgian Court, 5-4 (9 inn.)
 2020: DNP – COVID-19
 2021 (1-1): (single elimination): #3 Wilmington defeated #6 Caldwell, 7-6; #7 Bloomfield def. #3 Wilmington, 8-1
 2022 (3-1): #2 Wilmington defeated #7 Bloomfield, 4-1; #2 Wilmington defeated #3 Caldwell 4-3; #1 Georgian Court defeated #2 Wilmington, 6-4; #2 Wilmington defeated Caldwell, 6-3
 2023 (5-1): #1 Wilmington def. #8 Goldey-Beacom, 6-0; #1 Wilmington def. #4 Bridgeport, 3-2; #3 Georgian Court def. #1 Wilmington, 5-2; #1 Wilmington def. #4 Bridgeport, 5-4; #1 Wilmington def. #3 Georgian Court, 7-3; #1 Wilmington def. #3 Georgian Court, 3-0.
 2024 (4-1): #1 Wilmington def. #8 Holy Family, 2-0; #2 Wilmington def. #4 Bloomfield 9-1 (5); #2 Bridgeport def. #1 Wilmington, 4-2; #1 Wilmington def. #3 Goldey-Beacom, 4-3; #1 Wilmington def. #2 Bridgeport 8-0 (5)
 2025 (4-0): #2 Wilmington def. #7 Holy Family, 1-0 (12); #2 Wilmington def. #3 Goldey-Beacom, 8-3; #2 Wilmington def. #4 Jefferson, 3-2; #1 Wilmington def. #3 Goldey-Beacom, 2-1

Overall: 41-25

Season Series and All-Time vs. CACC Tournament Participants:

 #1 Caldwell University Cougars: 2026 – at L 3-2/W 7-6; All-Time – 21-36; CACC Tournament – 5-8
 #2 Felician University Golden Falcons: 2026 – vs. L 12-8/W 8-0 (5); All-Time – 35-14; CACC Tournament – 5-1
 #3 University of Bridgeport Purple Knights: 2026 – vs. L 3-2/L 7-4; All-Time – 10-8; CACC Tournament – 3-1
 #4 Holy Family University Tigers: 2026 – vs. W 8-0 (5)/L 5-2; All-Time – 28-23; CACC Tournament – 6-3
 #5 Wilmington University Wildcats
 #6 Goldey-Beacom Lightning: 2026 – at W 3-1/L 3-0; All-Time – 39-11; CACC Tournament – 3-2
 #7 Thomas Jefferson University Rams: 2026 – at L 9-2/W 6-0; vs. W 8-0 (6)/W 7-1 (non-conference); All-Time – 34-17; CACC Tournament – 2-1
 #8 Post University Eagles: 2026 – vs. W 3-0/W 9-1 (5); All-Time – 31-16; CACC Tournament – 3-2

2026 CACC Softball Tournament Game Schedule:

Saturday, May 2 (First Round - Best-of-Three)
#6 Goldey-Beacom at #3 Bridgeport (DH), noon
#8 Post at #1 Caldwell (DH), 1:30 p.m.
#7 Jefferson at #2 Felician (DH), 3:30 p.m.
#5 Wilmington at #4 Holy Family, 4 p.m.

Sunday, May 3 (First Round - Best-of-Three)
#8 Post at #1 Caldwell (if necessary), noon
#6 Goldey-Beacom at #3 Bridgeport (if necessary), noon
#5 Wilmington at #4 Holy Family, noon
#5 Wilmington at #4 Holy Family (if necessary), 2 p.m.
#7 Jefferson at #2 Felician (if necessary), 2 p.m.

Thursday, May 7 (Day 1; at Wilmington University)
Game 1 or 2: #1/8 Winner vs. #4/5 Winner (11 a.m. or 1:30 p.m.)
Game 1 or 2: #2/7 Winner vs. #3/6 Winner (11 a.m. or 1:30 p.m.)
Game 3: Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser (4 p.m., Elimination Game)
** - Highest remaining seed will play in the day's first game at 11 a.m.)

Friday, May 8 (Day 2; at Wilmington University)
Game 4: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner (11 a.m.)
Game 5: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Loser (1:30 p.m., Elimination Game)

Saturday, May 9 (Day 3; at Wilmington University)
Game 6: Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner (11 a.m., Championship Final)
Game 7: If Necessary Game