TOWSON, Md. – With one mighty swing at 3:13 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, Holiday Cahill ended a drought and simultaneously etched her name into the Towson University softball record book.
 
Cahill became Towson's all-time home run leader after launching her 32nd career blast (and fourth of the season) with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning against Norfolk State. Once, she made contact, Cahill knew she had finally passed Aimee Rosa, who played from 2005-08.
 
Cahill's blast that sailed over the centerfield fence was the centerpiece of a pair of much-needed 8-0 victories over visiting Norfolk State at the Tiger Softball Stadium Tuesday afternoon. She was one of four Tigers who homered over the two games.
 
"It's a pretty cool feeling," Cahill said when asked what setting the all-time record means to her. "Coming into college, I didn't see myself hitting the most homers in Towson history so it's awesome. My sophomore year, I set the single-season home run record and Shelby (Stracher) broke it last year. This was something cool to accomplish from hard work and dedication. I think its super cool to accomplish those things in four years."
 
As Cahill glided around the bases with a wide smile, she was greeted at home plate by her enthusiastic teammates. Once in the dugout, Cahill received a hug from each of her teammates. The happiness was for a variety of reasons for Cahill, who hadn't homered since Feb. 24 against Hampton. She admitted the record and her next home run had been weighing heavily on her mind for a few weeks.
 
"I've talked about (the home run record) with a lot of people," Cahill said. "I want to say that I didn't think about it that often. There's been kind of a lot of things going through my mind with my career coming to a close. You want to go out on a good note. It's been weighing more and more. When I hit that ball, I knew it was out. It was like a big weight was lifted off my shoulder. Not that I was pressing for it but it was good to get it over with and hopefully that will open things up for me."
 
For Cahill, it was another impossibly brilliant moment in splendid career. She already owns the single-game home run (three) and RBI (seven) records. Cahill set them last season against Delaware.
 
Records
Norfolk State  9-18
Towson           15-20
 
How It Happened Game 1

• Miko drove in a season best four runs to lead Towson's offense.
• Nicole Stockinger had her second three-hit game of the season.
• Kendyl Scott, Madison Wilson and Miko all had two hits each for the Tigers.
• Miko slammed a three-run homer in the first inning to give Towson a quick 3-0 lead.
• Miko added an RBI single in the fourth inning, although it would've been a double had she not tripped over first base.
• The Tigers ended the game with three runs in the fifth inning highlighted by Cahill's blast.
• Daria Edwards made several outstanding plays at third base.
• Edwards started a double play in the second inning with a great catch and a rocket to first base.
• Megan Dejter tossed her second shutout of the season and the fourth of her career with a complete game performance.
• Dejter allowed one hit to Norfolk State's Hunter Halford and faced one batter over the minimum.

 
How It Happened Game 2

• Edwards led Towson with her team leading sixth three hit game of the season.
• She finished a triple short of the cycle.
• Wilson had two hits.
• Miko, Edwards and Stockinger all scored two runs.
• Stracher got Towson going early as her two-run double highlighted Towson's four-run first inning.
• Edwards and Stockinger supplied third inning thunder when they led off with back-to-back solo home runs to leftfield.
• Edwards added a RBI double in the fourth inning to extend Towson's lead to 7-0.
• Kendyl Scott delivered a RBI single in the fifth inning to bring home Emily Ward, who doubled leading off the fifth inning, with the final run of the game.
• Julia Smith-Harrington and Carly Delauder combined for the shutout.
• They also combined for six strikeouts.
• Jaylene Pryor, Halford, Kayla McNair and Shelby Deschamps had hits for Norfolk State.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Towson has won 13 straight contests against Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) opponents.
• The Tigers have won 51 consecutive games when scoring at least seven runs.
• Towson is 8-2 when it hits at least two home runs.
• Towson has hit 15 homers over its last eight games.
• The Tigers are 12-0 this season when it scores at least six runs.
• Stockinger extended her hitting streak to eight games.
• Scott leads Towson with 13 multi-hit games.
• Edwards has 11 multi-hit games.
• Miko has eight multi-hit games while Wilson has six.
• Olivia Baltazar has reached base in six straight games.
• The Tigers concluded the homestand with a 3-3 record.

 
Up Next
Towson hits the road for a critical three-game series at Elon (26-13 overall, 5-4 CAA). The teams will play a doubleheader Saturday beginning at 1 p.m. and conclude the series with a single-game on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Tigers took two out of three from the Phoenix last season.