HAMPTON, Va. (Feb. 26, 2026) … Coming off a 2-1 performance in the Battle of the Bay Classic, the Hampton University softball team heads to Farmville for the Bank of the James Invitational at Longwood University.

Hampton (4-4) opens the tournament on Friday evening at 5:30 p.m. facing Penn. On Saturday, they'll face Youngstown State at 12:30 pm and host Longwood at 3 p.m. They'll then face Mt. St. Mary's at 12:30 pm and Longwood again at 3pm on Sunday to wind up the tournament.

The Pirates have been paced by freshman Sydney Evans who is hitting .438 and coming off a Battle of the Bay Tournament where she hit .500 and earned CAA Rookie of the Week honors. Carmynn Bonner is batting .417 and leads the team with two home runs and 11 RBIs.

On the mound, senior Ava Lester has sported a 1.00 ERA with a 2-0 mark through two weekends. She has struck out 14 in 14 innings of work.

Live Stats will be available all weekend through the Longwood Tournament page here.

Hampton will be back home on Tuesday for a noon start with a doubleheader against Youngstown State.
 
Scouting the Youngstown St. Penguins (3-6)
Head Coach: Brian Campbell – 18^th yr at YSU
Leading Hitter: Kennedy Dean (.483 avg/12RBIs)
Leading Pitcher: Kelsey Ogin (2-0/4.14ERA)
Last Time Out: Went 1-3 at USC Upstate Classic with win over West Georgia
  
Scouting the Longwood Lancers (2-12)
Head Coach: Dr. Megan Brown – 6^th yr at Longwood
Leading Hitter: Sarah Terrell (.290 AVG)
Leading Pitcher: Maggie Chapin (1-6/3.77 ERA/47K/48 IP)
Last Time Out: Lost 7-1 to No. 18/21 Virginia
 
Scouting the Mt. St. Mary's Mountaineers (1-8)
Head Coach: Anna Nagro – 12^th at MSM
Leading Hitter: Kelsie Bandelow (.391/5RBIs)
Leading Pitcher: Emmaleigh Zagrodnicheck (1-1/2.27 ERA)
Last Time Out: Went 0-4 at Coach Cooke Memorial Tournament in Rock Hill, S.C.
 
Scouting the Penn Quakers (3-2)
Head Coach: Christie Novatin – 3^rd year
Leading Hitter: Delaney Smith (.615 avg/6RBIs)
Leading Pitcher: Ainsley Pemberton (1-0/3.71 ERA/9Ks)
Last Time Out: Went 3-2 at Low Country Classic in Charleston, S.C. with wins over UMass, Sacred Heart and Charleston Southern