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yarbrough
Jim Killan, CSU Athletics
12
Winner Towson TOWSON 10-3
9
Appalachian State APP 2-13
Winner
Towson TOWSON
10-3
12
Final
9
Appalachian State APP
2-13
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Towson TOWSON 2 0 1 0 4 0 5 12 17 3
Appalachian State APP 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 9 14 2

W: Hickman, Ambar (4-0) L: Kennedy, A. (1-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Bats Come Alive Late For Towson In Win Over Appalachian St.

ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Towson University softball team concluded the Winthrop/Adidas Invitational by defeating Appalachian State, 12-9, Sunday afternoon at Terry Field. In continuing its best beginning to a season since 2010, the Tigers blasted three home runs and tied a season-high with 17 hits.
 
How It Happened
  • It took some time for Towson's offense to get going as it scored nine runs over the final three innings.
  • Shelby Stracher had four hits to lead the Tigers offense.
  • Holiday Cahill and Brook Miko collected three hits each for Towson.
  • Courtney Johnson and Daria Edwards joined the multi-hit parade for the Tigers with a pair each.
  • Towson raced to a quick 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning on Stracher's two-run homer.
  • The Mountaineers immediately responded by scoring three runs in the bottom of the first and then adding another in the second to lead, 4-2 after two innings.
  • Trailing 4-3 entering the fifth inning, Towson scored four runs to take the lead for good.
  • Cahill's RBI single that scored Stacher tied the game at 4-4.
  • A two-out error helped Towson's rally in the fourth inning.
  • With the bases loaded, Nicole Stockinger reached on a fielding error, which allowed Cahill to score the go-ahead run.
  • Kendyl Scott made the error hurt when she delivered a two-run single expanding Towson's lead to 7-4.
  • Johnson's three-run homer and Edwards' two-run blast highlighted Towson's five-run seventh inning.
  • Pitcher Ambar Hickman raised her record to 4-0 overall by tossing 5.1 solid innings of relief.
  • Towson survived Appalachian State's five-run seventh inning.
 
Inside the Boxscore
  • Olivia Yarbrough extended her hitting streak to seven games.
  • Daria Edwards reached base in her 13th consecutive contest to begin the season.
  • Edwards also had her team-leading sixth multi-hit game.
  • The five-run seventh inning was Towson's fourth this season scoring at least five runs.
  • In two games this season against Appalachian State, Towson averaged 11.5 runs.
  • This was the fourth time this season that Towson has scored double-digit runs.
  • The Tigers have won 22 consecutive games when scoring at least seven runs.
  • Johnson had a season best three RBIs.
  • This was Johnson's first multi-hit contest of the season.
  • Stracher has seven multi-RBI games to lead Towson.
  • Towson had double-digit hits in a game for the fifth time this season.
  • This was Towson's first Sunday game of the season.
 
On Deck
Towson plays its home opener when it hosts UMBC at 2 p.m.
 
 
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