BY STEVEN MARCUS
The best softball player in Hofstra history (and arguably all of Long Island) gets her due this weekend when Crystal Boyd’s No. 13 will be retired. A two-time All-American, Boyd led the nation in hitting with a .514 average as a sophomore in 1992. She graduated in 1994 with 24 school records. Boyd led Hofstra to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 1993 and helped her teams to a combined record of 135 wins and 48 losses in her four seasons. She went from one Pride to the other by playing with the Georgia Pride of the Women’s Professional Softball League until 1999. She currently teaches in the Garden City school district and is an avid tennis player.