WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Towson used a four-run sixth inning and a three-run seventh inning to defeat William & Mary, 9-1, and split the doubleheader with the Tribe Saturday evening at Plumeri Park.
How It Happened- The Tigers (18-29, 8-9 CAA) got on the board in the second inning as a walk to Cuinn Mullins and an error put runners on the corners with two outs. Richie Palacios scored Mullins with a perfectly placed bunt single down the third-base line.
- The Tribe (23-23, 12-6 CAA) tied the game in the fourth inning with an unearned run. Towson looked to be out of the inning without any damage, but a misplay on the infield allowed the run to score.
- Towson quickly regained the lead in the fifth as Palacios walked on four pitches and scored on Colin Gimblet's RBI double to right center.
- The Tigers strung together four hits and pushed across four runs in the sixth inning to open a 6-1 lead.
- Mullins started the inning with a single to center field and scored on Tristan Howertson's single to right field.
- Richie Palacios drove in Howerton with a double into the gap in right center. For Palacios, it was his 67th hit of the season, establishing a new single-season freshman record at Towson.
- After the Tigers scored their third run on a wild pitch, Chris Henze singled to right field to score Palacios.
- Mullins started another rally in the seventh with a leadoff double to right center. A Colin Dyer single moved Mullins to third, before he scored on a throwing error at the plate on a bunt.
- Palacios drove in the second run of the inning with a groundout, while a throwing error allowed the third run of the inning to score.
- Kyle Stricker (5-1) was lights out over the final 5.1 innings in earning the victory. The left allowed just three hits and struck out two.
- Starter Skyler Morris allowed just one unearned run on four hits and four strikeouts over 3.2 innings in the no decision.
- Bodie Sheehan (3-4) took the loss after surrendering two runs, one earned, on three hits over four innings.
- Mullins led the Tigers offense by going 3-for-4 with a double, triple and three runs scored.
- Palacios collected two hits, drove in three runs and scored two times.
On DeckThe two teams play the rubber game of the three-game series Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.