TOWSON, Md. – With Jack Frost nipping at the noses of spectators and participants, the Towson University softball team used a relentless offensive barrage that warmed the chilly atmosphere and produced 10-2 and 8-0 victories over Norfolk State in a nonconference contest Tuesday afternoon.
 
In raising its overall record to 24-10, Towson used a committee of contributors to terminate a four-game losing streak. The Tigers had six different players finish with at least two hits over the two games and got stellar complete-game pitching performances from Megan Dejter and Ambar Hickman.
 
How It Happened Game One

• Brook Miko drove in a career-high five runs on three hits to lead Towson's 11-hit attack.
• Miko also showcased her dynamic defense.
• She started a 6-3 double play in the third inning and made a nice catch of a hard-hit line drive to begin the sixth inning.
• Shelby Stracher and Holiday Cahill scored three runs and had two hits each for Towson.
• Nicole Stockinger also enjoyed a two-hit performance for Towson, which scored the final eight runs over its final two at-bats to pull away for the victory.
• After Norfolk State tied the game 2-2 in the top of the fifth inning, Towson responded with a five-run bottom half of the inning.
• Towson scored all five runs in the fifth inning with two outs.
• Miko delivered the big blast in the inning, a two-run double that scored Cahill and Stockinger.
• Dejter had a seven-pitch shutdown sixth inning to help Towson keep the momentum.
• Dejter struck out four batters to raise her overall record to 9-6.
• Norfolk State's Seana Moriarty and Kayla McNair had RBI hits.

 
How It Happened Game Two

• Four Towson players had at least two hits led by Kendyl Scott's three hit performance.
• Scott finished a homer shy of the cycle.
• Olivia Yarbrough, Cahill and Stracher had two hits each.
• Towson had a season-high five doubles among its 11 hits.
• Three consecutive doubles from Stacher, Cahill and Stockinger produced two runs and expanded Towson's lead to 3-0 in the third inning.
• Courtney Johnson's bases loaded double in the fifth inning highlighted Towson's five-run fifth inning to close out the contest.
• Johnson drove in three runs for the second time this season. She had three RBIs against Appalachian State on Feb. 28.
• Hickman won her eighth game and collected her second shutout with a solid performance in which she didn't allow a NSU runner to reach third base.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Towson improved to 11-4 at home.
• Towson extended its winning streak to 30 when scoring at least seven runs.
• The Tigers are 17-1 this season when scoring at least six runs.
• This was the 14th time that Towson had double-digit hits in a game.
• The Tigers have scored double-digit runs nine times.
• Towson improved to 3-0 against the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) this season.
• Stracher had her team leading 14th multi-hit effort of the season.
• She raised her batting average to .460.
• Stockinger delivered her 10th multi-hit game of the season.
• Two of Towson's last four home wins have been 8-0 victories.
• With her two hits, Yarbrough tied Hailey Balk for eighth all-time with 187.
• Miko is the fourth Tiger this season to drive in at least four RBIs in a single game.
• This was Scott's second three-hit game of the season.

 
Quotable
Miko on the chilly conditions and her five RBI performance
"We don't like to play in the cold, but we had to deal with it just like Norfolk State. The weather conditions really don't matter at the end of the day. I was feeling good at the plate. I was just trying to hit the ball and not do anything big. I am just trying to get base hits and help my team."
 
On Deck
Towson returns to Colonial Athletic Association play when it visits Drexel on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday's doubleheader from the Drexel Softball Field starts at 12 p.m.