CONWAY, S.C. – The Towson University softball team turned its 11-1 victory over Appalachian State into a Fourth of July fireworks show in the Kickin' Chicken Classic hosted by Coastal Carolina Saturday morning. In lighting up the scoreboard like the Griswold's holiday lights display, the Tigers are off to their best start since 1994.
 
How It Happened

• Towson finished with a season-high 17 hits.
• The Tigers also stole a season-high eight bases.
• Towson got home runs from Kendyl Scott, Holiday Cahill and Courtney Johnson.
• Scott and Shelby Stracher led Towson's relentless and ruthless offensive barrage with three hits each.
• In addition to her three hits, Scott had two stolen bases.
• Cahill, Nicole Stockinger and Daria Edwards added two hits for the Tigers.
• The Tigers started assaulting the scoreboard early as Scott crushed a solo home run and Stracher added a RBI double for a quick 2-0 Tiger edge.
• Edwards had a two-out RBI single in the top of the fourth inning that expanded Towson's lead to 3-0.
• Johnson's two-run homer highlighted a three-run fifth inning that doubled Towson's advantage to 6-0.
• Cahill hit a grand slam in the Tigers' five-run sixth inning that eventually iced the game for the Tigers.
• Stockinger also contributed a RBI single in the sixth inning.
• Freshman Blakely Thrower earned the win by going the distance.
• After allowing the first two runners to reach base in the bottom of the first, Thrower got help from her defense as they turned a double play.

 
Inside the Boxscore

• At 6-1, Towson softball is off to its best start since the 1994 team began the season with a 9-1 record.
• Seven different players stole at least one base for Towson.
• All 10 Towson players who had plate appearances had at least one hit.
• This was the third time this season that Towson has scored double-digit runs.
• The Tigers have won 21 consecutive games when scoring at least seven runs.
• In three Saturday games, Towson has averaged 15.6 hits.
• This was the third time in six games that Cahill has finished with at least four RBIs in a single game.
• Stracher leads Towson with four multi-RBI games this season.
• Edwards extended her hitting streak to five games.
• Stockinger and Edwards lead Towson with four multi-hit games.
• In two appearances during the Kickin' Chicken Classic, Thrower compiled a 0.70 earned run average while picking up a pair of victories.
• The three home runs hit were a season best for most in a single game.
• Towson is 18-for-18 in stolen bases this season.

 
Up Next
Towson concludes the Kickin' Chicken Classic with a game against host Coastal Carolina.