TOWSON, Md. – Holiday Cahill re-wrote the Towson University softball record book with an epic performance for the ages.
 
An all-purpose predator with a quick pounce and no wasted motion, the junior first baseman became the first player in program history to slug three home runs in a single-game. In addition, Cahill also finished with a single-game school-record seven RBIs. Cahill's awesome accolades helped Towson defeat Delaware 9-3 in a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) softball game at overcast and damp Tiger Softball Stadium Sunday afternoon.
 
Even though Cahill was super, special and sensational, she still received a shaving cream pie facial from her teammates during her postgame interview with the Towson Sports Network.
 
"Every kid and athlete has a dream of doing something three times in a row," Cahill said. "I never personally been like I want to hit three homers in a game. To have it happen is amazing. However, those three homers don't mean anything if Ambar isn't dealing and my teammates aren't making plays."
 
A one-woman demolition crew, Cahill attacked and destroyed a trio of pitches with earthquake-like force that featured awesome length and astonishing trajectory. By the time the ball from her final homer landed, Cahill's teammates and coaches as well as parents, kids, pets, friends, alums, Towson staff members and press box personnel were left speechless and in awe of the mighty spectacle they just witnessed.
 
Her rockets were the centerpiece of Towson's efficient effort that also featured pitcher Ambar Hickman tossing her 11th complete game and Olivia Yarbrough becoming the sixth player in program history to reach the 200-hit plateau.
 
Make no mistake, this afternoon belonged to Cahill, whose brutal bursts of energy helped Towson earn a key weekend series victory as it battles for playoff positioning. It was only fitting that Cahill cemented a sterling show by the defense by recording the final out on a groundball she fielded and then stepped onto first base.
 
"I've learned that you can hit, but if you can't play defense and you can't pitch, then all of those hits go down the drain," Cahill said. "We were flashing the leather in practice and it felt good. We were playing on a muddy field and each day we came into the locker room looking like we rolled around in a pile of dirt. We were defensively sound today."
 
How It Happened

• Cahill's first homer in third inning snapped a 1-1 tie. The ball leaped off of her bat and spectacularly sailed over the centerfield batters' eye for a memorable three-run homer.
• Two innings later, Cahill hit another majestic missile that also graciously glided over the centerfield batting eye. That shot swelled Towson's lead to 5-1.
• Freshman Nicole Stockinger followed Cahill's homer with one of her own to give the Tigers a commanding 6-1 bulge.
• Cahill capped her awesome power show with a laser trailed by a comet's tail over the left field fence for her second three-run homer of the game in the sixth inning and a 9-3 Tiger lead.
• Delaware took a quick 1-0 lead when Anna Steinmetz led off the second inning with a solo homer to centerfield.

• Towson immediately tied the game when Kendyl Scott delivered a bases loaded RBI infield single to score Daria Edwards in the bottom of the second.
• Hickman was amazing in the circle as she pitched out of trouble in the middle innings. Delaware had the potential tying run at the plate in the fourth and fifth innings.
• Caroline Reid slid to one knee to begin an amazing 4-6-3 double play to end the top of the fourth inning. Brook Miko fired a rocket to first base to complete the crowd-pleasing play.
• Miko snagged a pair of hard-hit line drives out of the air.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Cahill has 26 career home runs, which is second all-time in program history.
• It's the second consecutive year, Cahill has hit double digit homers in a single season.
• The seven RBIs best the school record of six which was tied this season by Stracher.
• This was the fifth time this season Cahill has finished with at least four RBIs in a single game.
• This was Cahill's sixth three-hit game of the season.
• Hickman compiled a 1.75 earned run average in two wins this weekend.
• Yarbrough had her ninth multi-hit game of the season.
• Towson extended its winning streak to 37 when scoring at least seven runs.
• The Tigers are 24-1 this season when scoring at least six runs.
• Towson has hit at least one home run in 32 games.
• This was the fifth time this season Towson had at least four homers in a single game.
• Towson has a CAA-leading 63 home runs.

 
On-Deck
Towson finishes the regular season with a home series against UNCW. The teams will play a doubleheader on Friday starting at 1 p.m. and conclude the series with a single-game on Saturday at 1 p.m.
 
CAA Playoff Matters
The CAA will release playoff scenarios for each team remaining in the hunt sometime this week. James Madison has clinched the regular season title and will host the CAA Tournament. Drexel has been eliminated. Towson, Elon, Hofstra, Delaware, UNCW and College of Charleston are battling for four playoff spots.