HARRISONBURG, Va. – Madison Wilson had a pair of two-hit games to lead the Towson University softball team against James Madison in its Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opener at chilly Veterans Memorial Park Saturday afternoon.
Kendyl Scott became the seventh player in school history to record her 200th career hit. The Tigers lost both games by scores of 9-0 and 10-5.
Records
Towson 20-7 overall, 0-2 CAA
James Madison 21-7, 2-0
How It Happened Game 1
- Wilson led Towson with two hits.
- The Tigers left the bases loaded in the fifth inning.
- Towson had at least one base runner in four of the first five innings.
- Daria Edwards and Brook Miko had consecutive two-out singles in the first inning.
- Riley Thies extended her career best hitting streak to five with a one-out single in the fifth inning.
- Kaylen Minnatee made several strong fielding plays at third base.
- JMU scored seven runs in the fifth inning.
- Occidi Alexander had three hits, including a two-run home run to lead JMU.
How It Happened Game 2
- Kendyl Scott had two hits.
- Minnatee scored two runs and had a RBI single during Towson's three-run fifth inning.
- Wilson had a two-run two-single in the second inning that brought Towson to within, 4-2.
- Brook Miko and Nicole Stockinger had hits in the fifth inning for the Tigers.
- Olivia Baltazar, and Jessica Swistock also reached base for the Tigers.
- Melissa Abrahamian struck out two batters in the one inning she pitched.
- James Madison hit four home runs.
- Alexander led JMU with four hits.
Inside the Numbers
- Wilson leads Towson with 14 multi-hit games.
- Scott has 13 multi-hit games for the Tigers.
- Thies has reached base safely in nine straight games.
- Towson was 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position in the first game.
Up Next
The Tigers and Dukes conclude the weekend series at 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Note the time change.
