RICHMOND, VA – Monmouth University baseball senior Alec Couture was named Preseason All-Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Honorable Mention as the league announced its preseason team voted on by the head coaches. 
 
Couture excelled on the mound in his first season with the Hawks. He made 14 starts and posted a 3.98 ERA with 65 strikeouts in 83.2 innings of work. He ranked among the top ten in the CAA for ERA, innings pitched, and batters struck out.
 
Couture was named the CAA Pitcher of the Week after tossing seven innings of shutout ball with nine strikeouts in a win over William & Mary (4/6). His nine strikeouts against the Tribe were a career-high. 
 
In addition, the Hawks were picked to finish 11th in the 12-team league by the head coaches.
 
Monmouth opens the 2025 season when it faces Dayton in Cary, North Carolina on February 14.
 
 2025 CAA Preseason Poll
1. UNCW (8 first-place votes) 117 
2. Charleston (3 first-place votes) 109 
3. Northeastern (1 first-place vote) 107 
4. Campbell 78 
5. Delaware 77 
6. Elon 70 
7. Stony Brook 56 
8. William & Mary 55 
9. Hofstra 51 
10. North Carolina A&T 37 
11. Monmouth 19 
12. Towson 16