TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University softball team ignored the early inconvenience of a two-run deficit to storm back and capture an 8-3 victory over Elon in a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Sunday afternoon before an energetic gathering at the Tiger Softball Stadium.
 
Towson (29-11 overall, 6-5 CAA) rode the brilliant pitching of Megan Dejter and Ambar Hickman to win the weekend series. Despite dropping the opening game to Elon (23-19, 7-5), Towson still accomplished its mission of claiming its third CAA series victory of the season.
 
How It Happened

• Towson unleashed a relentless 12-hit assault upon Elon's hurlers.
• Holiday Cahill led the Tigers offense with three hits.
• Brook Miko and Shelby Stracher had two hits each for Towson.
• Three of Elon's first four batters of the game reached base.
• The Phoenix took advantage of a two-out first-inning error to grab a 2-0 lead.
• Towson was clutch as it scored its first five runs with two outs.
• The Tigers grabbed the lead for good during a three-run second inning highlighted by two-out RBI hits from Kendyl Scott, Olivia Yarbrough and Cahill.
• Nicole Stockinger had a two-run single in the third inning that helped the Tigers extend their advantage to 5-2.
• Miko answered Hannah Olson's fourth-inning solo home run by hitting her seventh of the season -- a three-run blast in the bottom of the inning that gave the Tigers an 8-3 edge.
• Dejter retired eight hitters at one point during the game.
• Hickman pitched a pair of perfect frames, retiring the first six batters she faced.

 
Sunday Web Gems

• Caroline Reid, who contributed a ringing double to centerfield during the Tigers' second inning uprising, made terrific plays at second base throughout the game.
• In the sixth inning, she snagged a hard-hit ground ball and tossed it to Cahill for the final out of the frame.
• Reid started a game-ending double play when she caught a rocket and fired a strike to Cahill for the last outs of the contest.
• Courtney Johnson threw out a runner at second base in the seventh inning.
• Hickman stuck out her glove to make a great catch of a hard-hit ball in the sixth inning.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Miko has 16 RBIs over Towson's last eight games.
• Miko and Scott extended their hitting streaks to eight games.
• This was Stracher's 16 multi-hit game of the season.
• This was Cahill's fourth three-hit game and 10th multi-hit game of the season.
• Towson was 7-for-12 (.583) with two-outs.
• The Tigers were 5-for-11 (.533) with runners in scoring position.
• Towson extended its winning streak to 35 when scoring at least seven runs.
• The Tigers are 22-1 this season when scoring at least six runs.
• Towson has hit at least one home run in 28 games.
• This was the 16th time that Towson had double-digit hits in a game.
• Towson has 51 home runs this season.

 
Up Next
Towson visits the College of Charleston for a weekend series. Charleston dropped its weekend series to UNCW. The Tigers and Cougars play a doubleheader on Saturday, April 23 starting at 2 p.m.