CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Nicole Stockinger and
Madison Wilson combined for six hits and the Towson University softball team cruised to an 8-4 victory over Oakland in the 49er Classic Friday morning at Daughtridge Stadium on the Charlotte campus.
In raising its record to 7-0 on neutral fields this season, Towson pounded out 13 hits. Stockinger and Wilson had three hits each. This was Wilson's fourth three-hit game of the season. For Stockinger, who hit a solo home run, this was her third game this season with three hits.
Records
Oakland 2-7
Towson 7-3
How It Happened
- Kendyl Scott and Brook Miko added two hits each for Towson.
- This was the sixth time this season Towson has finished with double-digit hits.
- It's the fourth time in the last five games that Towson has had at least 10 hits.
- The Tigers also had three extra base hits.
- Batting ninth, Stockinger finished a triple shy of the cycle
- Towson had six players drive in a run led by Miko, who drove in two runs to raise her season total to 14.
- Towson never trailed as it sprinted to a 5-0 advantage.
- Wilson opened the game with a single and Kendyl Scott followed with a RBI double for a quick Towson edge two batters into the contest.
- The early run support made life easy for sophomore Julia Smith-Harrington, who opened the game with 3.1 hitless innings.
- Smith-Harrington allowed three hits and one run in five innings.
- After Oakland cut Towson's lead to 5-1, the Tigers scored three runs in the sixth inning.
- In addition to Stockinger's solo shot down the rightfield line, RBI singles by Brook Miko and Shelby Stracher highlighted the Tigers sixth inning.
- Olivia Baltazar struck out two batters in the seventh inning to finish the victory.
- Madison Jones homered for the Golden Grizzlies.
- Rachel Zerona led Oakland with two hits.
Inside the Numbers
- Wilson, Miko and Daria Edwards have reached base in every game.
- This was Wilson's sixth multi-hit game of the season.
- Edwards extended her hitting streak to eight games.
- This was Miko's fourth game this season with at least two RBIs.
- The Tigers scored in every inning except the fifth and seventh.