PHILADELPHIA – Shelby Stracher is closing in on becoming Towson University's new Sultan of Swat.
 
During a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) doubleheader sweep at Drexel Sunday afternoon, the sophomore from Dudley (Mass.) homered in each game to raise her total to 13 and tie the Towson single-season record. In addition to Stracher, Brook Miko also went deep in each game as the Tigers won the opener, 8-2, and used a rally to remember to capture the nightcap, 14-4.
 
Records
In stretching its winning streak to four games, Towson raised its overall mark to 26-10, but more importantly evened its conference mark at 4-4. Drexel dropped to 16-21 and 0-8.
 
How It Happened Game One

• Towson slugged four home runs.
• The Tigers sprinted to a four-run lead after a half inning
• Towson scored seven runs in its first two at-bats.
• Holiday Cahill's two-run homer was the centerpiece of Towson's four–run first inning.
• Towson continued its long ball show in the second inning as Stracher clubbed a two-run homer to extend the Tigers lead to 6-1.
• One batter later, Brook Miko added a two-out solo homer to give Towson a 7-1 bulge.
• Nicole Stockinger joined the long ball fun when she slammed a two-out solo shot in the fifth inning to give Towson an 8-2 advantage.
• Olivia Yarbrough was active as she reached base three times (two singles and a walk) and scored a pair of runs.
• Megan Dejter won her 10th game as she tossed a complete game gem.
• Dejter finished with three strikeouts.
• Paula Ueno had four hits to lead the Dragons.

 
How It Happened Game Two

• After falling behind 4-0, Towson scored 14 unanswered runs, highlighted by 11 over the final two innings.
• Towson enjoyed an explosive seven-run sixth inning that turned the game in its favor.
• While Stracher and Miko provided the thunder, the rally started with one-out singles from Courtney Johnson and Caroline Reid.
• Daria Edwards walked to load the bases.
• Trailing 4-3 with two outs, Yarbrough tied the game with a clutch single.
• Stracher followed with a ringing two-run double that gave Towson its first lead of the contest, 6-4.
• Stracher drove in five runs.
• Miko capped off the sixth inning Fourth of July Fireworks show by blasting a grand slam.
• The Tigers continued their offensive onslaught in the seventh inning by adding four runs.
• Reid homered to cap off a brilliant day in which she had two hits and scored three runs.
• Yarbrough's third hit of the contest was a two-run double that expanded Towson's lead to 13-4.
• Cahill finished off the scoring by driving in Yarbrough, who crossed the plate for the third time, with a double that gave the Tigers a 14-4 lead.
• Drexel scored four runs in the bottom of the second inning.
• Ueno's two-run single was the highlight of Drexel's second inning.
• Stracher quickly erased most of that deficit with a three-run homer in the third inning.
• Pitcher Ambar Hickman settled down after a tough second inning, which helped Towson find its groove to gain control.
• Only two Drexel batters reached base after the second inning.
• Hickman finished with four strikeouts.

 
Inside the Numbers

• This was the fifth time this season, Towson has hit at least three homers in a single game.
• With 46 home runs, the Tigers are three away from tying the single-season program record they set last season.
• Towson extended its winning streak to 32 when scoring at least seven runs.
• The Tigers are 19-1 this season when scoring at least six runs.
• This was the 15th time that Towson had double-digit hits in a game.
• The Tigers have scored double-digit runs 10 times.
• This was the second time this season, Stracher has driven in at least five runs in a single game. She tied a school record with six RBI's in a 9-1 win over Pacific.
• Stracher tied Cahill's single-season home run mark. Cahill hit 13 homers last season.
• Stracher had her team leading 15th multi-hit game of the season.
• Yarbrough hit .625 and had five hits over the two games against Drexel.
• Yarbrough enjoyed her fourth three-hit game of the season.
• With her five hits, Yarbrough tied Emily Gould for sixth all-time with 192.
• Cahill's 22nd career homer moved her past Missy McCormick and into third place on the all-time list.
• Stracher has 21 career homers, which is tied with McCormick for fourth all-time.
• Towson hit .317 Sunday in two games against Drexel.
• Amazingly, Hickman and Dejter each threw 101 pitches.
• Miko had 11 RBIs in Towson's four games this past week.

 
On Deck
Towson returns to action when it visits Georgetown in a non-conference contest beginning at 4 p.m. The Tigers defeated Georgetown twice this season in the Charleston Southern Tournament in February.