TOWSON, Md. – Towson's terrific top of the lineup triumvirate of Olivia Yarbrough, Daria Edwards and Shelby Stracher combined for six hits and three walks to lead the Tigers to a 10-4 victory over Mount St. Mary's in the second game of the Tiger Classic at the Tiger Softball Complex Friday afternoon.
 
Historical Significance
Towson raised its overall record to 18-5, matching the best start in program history with the 1994 and 1987 teams. The best start in school history according to athletic records was 21-5 in 1994.
 
How It Happened

• Bailey Boyd started Towson's scoring barrage by smashing a two-run double in the first inning to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead. It was her fourth double of the season.
• Stracher paced Towson's offense with three hits, including a solo homer in the third inning that expanded the Tigers' lead to 3-0.
• Stracher's blast was her team and CAA-leading eighth of the season, matching her entire total from 2014.
• Towson had three triples. Two of the three triples produced runs.
• Yarbrough enjoyed an active afternoon. The centerpiece of her day was hitting two-run triple in the fourth inning that gave Towson a 5-2 lead.
• Yarbrough also stole two bases and scored three runs.
• Holiday Cahill contributed a RBI single during the Tigers' four-run fourth inning.
• Boyd added her career-best third RBI on a groundout that gave Towson a 7-2 advantage.
• Edwards had a two-run triple in the fifth inning to help Towson take a 9-4 lead.
• Stracher finished Towson's scoring and three-run fifth inning with a RBI single.
• Towson pitcher Megan Dejter picked her seventh win by tossing her 10th complete game.
• Dejter didn't allow a hit until there was one out in the fourth inning.
• The only blemishes on Dejter's six strikeout performance were a pair of two-run homers hit by the Mount's Rachel Heinze (in the fourth inning) and Holly Buckel (in the fifth).
• Dejter also started a great double play to escape minor trouble in the second inning.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Towson raised its record to 17-1 when it homers in a game.
• The Tigers are 11-0 when scoring at least six runs.
• Towson's first four hits went for the traditional cycle: single (Stracher in first), double (Boyd in first), triple (Kendyl Scott in second) and home run (Stracher in the third).
• Towson had two triples on the season entering today.
• This was the 11th time this season, Towson finished with double-digit hits in a game.
• This was the eighth time this season, Towson has scored at least 10 runs.
• The Tigers extended their winning streak to 26 games when scoring at least seven runs.
• Five of Towson's hits went for extra bases.
• This was the fifth time this season that the Tigers had at least five extra base hits in a single game.
• Towson has an extra base hit in every game this season.
• This was Stracher's sixth three-hit game of the season and her 10th multi-hit effort.
• Stracher, who is hitting .486,  has 12 games this season with at least two RBIs.
• Yarbrough has reached base in seven straight games and has five multi-hit games.
• The Tigers' 1-2-3 hitters went 6-for-7.
• For Boyd, this was her fifth multi RBI game of the season.
• Boyd has a four-game hitting streak.
• Courtney Johnson scored a pair of runs.
• The Tigers were .455 (5-for-11) with two outs.
• Towson was .467 (7-for-15) with runners in scoring position.
• Dejter finished with six strikeouts, the third time this season she has struck out at least five batters in a game.

 
On Deck
Towson continues the Tiger Classic on Saturday when it hosts Fordham at 9 a.m. and Villanova at 1:30 p.m.
 
Sunday's Games Cancelled
Due to the impending inclement weather forecast for Sunday, March 20, all three games scheduled to be played have been cancelled.