GREENSBORO, N.C. – A pair of critical defensive plays in extra innings and Kaylen Minnatee's game-winning single helped the Towson University softball team edge Canisius, 3-2, in nine innings in the Spartan Classic Sunday morning at the UNCG Softball Stadium.
 
Before Minnatee had a chance to deliver her game-winning hit, Kendyl Scott and Nicole Stockinger made terrific plays to keep the game tied. Scott made a diving catch of a fast-sinking blooper in centerfield to conclude the eighth inning.
 
Stockinger, who scored the winning run, threw out the potential go-ahead run with a laser throw to catcher Riley Thies, who applied the tag, in the ninth inning.
 
Towson raised its record to 20-4, reaching the 20-win mark for the 21st consecutive season and 26th time in program history.
 
How It Happened

• Olivia Baltazar, who entered during a one-out bases loaded crisis in the sixth inning, earned the win with 3.2 innings of solid pitching.
• Baltazar struck out two batters and allowed two hits.

• Starting pitcher Melissa Abrahamian retired the first 14 hitters of the game.
• She opened the game by tossing 5.1 hitless innings.
• Trailing 2-0 in the sixth inning, Canisius tied the game with three hits and an a sacrifice fly.
• Hits from Thies, Scott, and Madison Wilson produced a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.
• Scott doubled with two outs to score Thies, who was moved into scoring position following Jaclyn Mounie's sacrifice bunt.

 
Inside the Numbers

• In her last three starts, Abrahamian has struck out at least five hitters.
• She has 22 strikeouts over her last three starts.
• Abrahamian is the second Towson pitcher this season to take a no-hitter into the sixth inning.
• Towson has at least one extra base hit in every game this season.
• Wilson extended her hitting streak to nine games.
• This is Wilson's second hitting streak of at least nine games this season.
• This was Minnatee's fifth multi-hit game.

 
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