TOWSON, Md. – Kendyl Scott probably still hasn't landed from Cloud Nine.
 
Under a blanket of gray overcast skies, Scott attacked the first pitch she saw leading off the bottom of the seventh inning and blasted a walkoff home run over the leftfield fence to lift Towson to a spine-tingling, 8-7 victory over Fordham at Tiger Softball Stadium Saturday morning.
 
The dynamic sparkplug enjoyed a memorable day for the Towson University softball team. As she rounded third base with a huge smile, Scott leaped onto home plate and into the arms of a her jubilant teammates.
 
In one of its most memorable victories of a special 2016 season, Towson raised its overall record to 19-5. This is the Tigers' best start to a season since 1987.
 
How It Happened

• Scott's home run was the second of two impactful plays she made within five minutes to help Towson conquer Fordham.
• In the bottom of the sixth inning, she fired a rocket to home plate to cut down a Fordham runner, who would have scored the go-ahead run.
• Scott also nailed a runner at third base to end the third inning.
• In a back-and-fourth affair, Towson and Fordham answered each other throughout the game trading four and three run frames during the first six innings.
• Bailey Boyd and Brook Miko homered for the Tigers in the second inning to stake the Tigers to a 3-0 advantage.
• Fordham answered by scoring four in the third inning highlighted by Rachel Gillen's two-run homer.
• Holiday Cahill hit a grand slam when she destroyed a two-out, 3-2 pitch in the bottom of the fifth inning. That gave Towson a 7-4 lead.
• Fordham scored three times in the top of the sixth inning to tie game, 7-7, setting the stage for Scott's heroics.
• Olivia Baltazar had her third multi-hit game this week with two hits.
• Throwing 135 pitches, Megan Dejter was courageous throughout in pitching through turbulence throughout the game.
• Dejter earned her eighth win of the season by making big pitches whenever she needed them.
• She struck out five batters.
• Jessica Hughes led Fordham with four hits.

 
Inside the Boxscore

• Towson raised its record to 18-1 when it homers in a game.
• The Tigers are 12-0 when scoring at least six runs.
• The Tigers extended their winning streak to 27 when scoring at least seven runs.
• Five of Towson's six 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.
• This was the second time this season, Towson has hit at least four home runs in game.
• Two of Cahill's three home runs this season have been grand slams.
• This was Cahill's fourth game this season with at least four RBIs.
• Towson has hit 32 home runs on the season, which leads the CAA.
• This was the third time this season, Dejter has struck out at least five batters in a game.
• Towson ended Fordham's eight-game winning streak.

 
Quotable
Scott on her walk-off home run.
"The only thing that was on my mind was to get on base. She gave me a good pitch and I just tried to get a base hit, but the home run came and it felt pretty good. Coming around third base and seeing my teammates was the best feeling ever."
 
On-Deck
Towson will host Villanova in the fourth game of the Tiger Classic. First-pitch is 1:30 p.m.