The UMBC Softball team will kick-of the Angie Nicholson era in South Carolina as it plays in the five-game Wofford Invitational this Friday-Sunday.

Weekend Schedule:

Friday:
UMBC vs St. Bonaventure | 12:30 p.m.
UMBC vs Wofford | 5:30 p.m.

Saturday:
UMBC vs UNCW | 10 a.m.
UMBC vs Wofford | 3 p.m. (ESPN+)

Sunday:
UMBC vs St. Bonaventure | 10 a.m.

Shortstop Amaya Carroll, third baseman Emily Riggs and outfielder Ella Squaires were named to the America East Preseason All-Conference team, the conference announced on January 20. The Softball team was also tabbed to finish third in the preseason poll, both the poll and Preseason All-Conference team were voted on by the league's coaches.

Riggs, a first team all-conference selection in 2025, is one of the top returning offensive threats in the conference as she batted .343 with 11 homers, 33 RBI and a team-best 25 walks. Carroll is a two-way player as she can also pitch, and has a career .261 average with nine homers and 49 RBI. Squaires is a slap-hitting speedy outfielder who went 89-for-89 in the outfield last season and is a career .345 hitter with 98 hits in 88 career games. 

The Retrievers went 13-8 in America East play last season and finished second.