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Towson at Drexel, Saturday April 9, 2016 @ Noon	LIVE STATS	LIVE VIDEO
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Towson at Drexel, Sunday April 10, 2016 @ 2:30 p.m.	LIVE STATS	LIVE VIDEO

TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University softball team travels to the land of cheesesteaks, Tastykakes and soft pretzels to continue its Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) schedule when it visits Drexel in a critical three-game weekend set in Philadelphia.
 
The teams will play a single game at the Drexel Softball Field Saturday beginning at 12 p.m. The series concludes with a Sunday doubleheader at the same time. It's expected to be chilly in Philly this weekend. Temperatures are scheduled to barely reach higher than 50 degrees and there's possible snow in the forecast.
 
The Tigers (24-10 overall, 2-4 CAA) have won two of three games from the Dragons (16-19, 0-6) in each of the last two seasons. Each team lost three CAA games last weekend. The Tigers dropped their series at seventh-ranked James Madison while the Dragons fell to Delaware.
 
AROUND THE CAA THIS WEEKEND: Hofstra visits Elon, Delaware travels to UNCW and College of Charleston hosts James Madison. This is the third of seven weekend series for everybody.
 
MIGHTY MIKO: Sophomore shortstop Brook Miko drove in a career-high five runs in a 10-2 victory over Norfolk State. She became the fourth Tiger this season to drive in at least four runs in a single game. Miko also had three hits in the win over the Spartans. It was the third time this season and fifth time in her career she had at least three hits in a single game. Earlier this season, Miko had an eight-game hitting streak from Feb. 19-Mar. 6. She's hitting .303 with four homers and 22 RBIs.
 
CLUTCH PERFORMERS: Towson is hitting .338 with runners in scoring position this season. Six Tigers are hitting above .300 in this category: Shelby Stracher (.571 batting average), Nicole Stockinger (.300), Miko (.394), Courtney Johnson (.353), Daria Edwards (.344), Holiday Cahill (.368) and Bailey Boyd (.303). Olivia Yarbrough (.297) and Kendyl Scott (.282) have delivered their share of clutch hits this season.
 
BASES LOADED BASHERS: The Tigers have a .457 batting average (16-for-35) with the bases loaded this season. Johnson had a bases clearing double during Tuesday's game against Norfolk State that ignited Towson's 8-0 victory. Stockinger is 4-of-5 with the bases loaded to lead Towson. Cahill is 3-for-4 with a pair of grand slams.  
 
TAKING THE FIFTH: Towson has outscored opponents, 45-15, in the fifth inning. In their doubleheader sweep of Norfolk State, the Tigers scored five runs in the fifth inning in each contest.
 
NATIONALLY SPEAKING: Towson is 16th nationally in home runs per game (1.21) and 18th in slugging percentage (.524). The Tigers are also 27th in doubles per game (1.62), 29th in scoring (6.12), 38th in stolen bases per game (1.68), 39th in win-loss percentage (.706) and 66th in batting average (.307).
 
A LOOK AT DREXEL: The Dragons dropped a 12-2 decision to Saint Joseph's Wednesday afternoon despite Kai Uyesaka's first career home run and Paula Ueno's 100th career hit. The Dragons are hitting .287 as a team. Their leading batters are Ueno (.409 average), Kim Chan (.378), Baeley Reed (.347) and Ellen Scott (.323). With 45 hits, Ueno, is third in the CAA in batting average and fifth in hits. As a team, Drexel is fifth in the conference in hits with 266. The Dragons have only hit three home runs this season.
 
ON DECK: Towson visits Georgetown on Wednesday at 4 p.m. for a mid-week contest.