STOCKTON, Calif. – Shelby Stracher enjoyed a performance for the ages to help the Towson University softball team close its perfect west coast trip with a 9-1 victory over Pacific at Bill Simoni Field Tuesday night in a non-conference contest.

Towson raised its season record to 17-4 while Pacific dropped to 11-11.
 
How It Happened

• Stracher went beast mode in finishing with a career best six RBIs, which tied a Towson single-game record.
• According to Towson records, Stracher is the ninth player in program history to drive in six runs in a single game.
• Stracher slugged a one-out grand slam in the third inning that gave Towson the lead for good, 5-1.
• A sophomore slugger, who leads the CAA with a .484 batting average, Stracher finished a triple shy of the cycle.
• She ended her magnificent evening by delivering a two-run single in the sixth inning that expanded Towson's bulge to 8-1.
• Holiday Cahill followed Stracher's single with a double that scored Stracher with the Tigers' ninth run.
• Kendyl Scott had a RBI single in the sixth inning to begin the Tigers' four-run uprising.
• Olivia Baltazar had two hits and scored a run.
• Bailey Boyd, Olivia Yarbrough and Stracher scored two runs each for Towson.
• Freshman hurler Blakely Thrower tossed a complete game to earn her fourth win of the season.
• Thrower, who allowed three hits, danced in-and-out of trouble during the game as Pacific stranded nine runners.
• She didn't get rattled when Pacific scored an unearned run in the bottom of the second inning to grab a 1-0 lead that didn't last long.
• Thrower's best effort came in the fifth inning as Pacific threatened to cut into Towson's 5-1 advantage by loading the bases with one out.
• A freshman with plenty of promise, Thrower didn't allow another base runner the rest of the game.
• Thrower retired the final five batters she faced.

 
Inside the Boxscore

• Stracher's home run was her team and CAA leading seventh of the season.
• She also upped her team-leading RBI total to 31.
• It was Stracher's 11th multi-RBI game this season.
• This was Stracher's fifth game this season in which she had at least three hits.
• Stracher was the third Towson player to have at least four RBIs in a game this season.
• Three of Towson's four runs in the sixth inning were scored with two outs.
• For Scott, it was her sixth multi-hit game of the season.
• Towson was 8-for-17 (.471 batting average) with runners on base.
• The Tigers had a .308 batting average (4-for-13) with runners in scoring position.
• Towson went 3-0 during its California trip to extend its winning streak to five games.
• This is the third five-game winning streak this season for Towson.
• The 17 wins through 21 games are second in program history behind the 1987 team which was 18-3.
• Towson has an extra base hit in every game this season.
• This was the 10th time this season, Towson has had double-digit hits in a game.
• The Tigers extended their winning streak to 26 games when scoring at least seven runs.
• Towson is 8-0 this season when scoring at least seven runs.
• Thrower lowered her season ERA to 0.91 following her performance.
• A breakdown of Thrower's outs included nine flyballs, six groundballs and three strikeouts.
• This was Towson's first road win of the season.
• Towson raised its record to 4-2 when the opponent scores first.

 
Road Trip Recap

• Towson outscored teams, 15-2.
• The Tigers compiled a miniscule 0.35 earned run average in 20 innings.
• Each pitcher: Thrower, Megan Dejter and Ambar Hickman all earned complete-game victories.
• Stracher hit .455 to lead the Tigers.
• Eight of Towson's 24 hits went for extra bases.
• Towson hit .273 as a team.

 
On Deck
Towson hosts the Tiger Classic this weekend. The Tigers will play Fordham (1:30 p.m.) and Mount St. Mary's (3:30 p.m.) on Friday afternoon at the Towson Softball Complex.