TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University softball team beat UNCW 1-0 in a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) game at the Tiger Softball Stadium Sunday.
Records
UNCW 15-25 overall, 5-10 CAA
Towson 36-11, 11-4
How It Happened
- Megan Dejter allowed one hit in throwing her seventh career shutout.
- Dejter improved her season record to 19-4 after recording a season best eight strikeouts.
- Dejter retired UNCW's first 10 batters.
- Madison Wilson collected her 60th hit of the season with a two-out RBI single in the fifth inning that scored Jaclyn Mounie.
- Mounie was running for Kaylen Minnatee, who was hit by a pitch leading off the inning.
- Minnatee reached base in both of her plate appearances. She singled in the third for the Tigers first hit of the contest.
Inside the Numbers
- Towson tied the program record for most regular season victories.
- This is the fifth time in program history a Towson team has won at least 36 games (2002, 2005, 2008, 2016 & 2018).
- The Tigers also became the first team in program history to win 20 home games in a single season.
- Towson extended its winning streak to seven and 10 straight against CAA competition.
- The 10 straight wins over CAA opponents matches Towson's longest streak since 2013.
- This was the Tigers' first three game sweep of UNCW since 2013.
- The last time Towson swept a three-game series from UNCW at home was 2008.
- This is the first time since 2013 that Towson has swept three consecutive CAA three-game series (Drexel, UNCW & George Mason).
- Brook Miko extended her hitting streak to eight with her 21st double of the season.
- The last time Towson won a game 1-0 it beat Manhattan on March 12, 2016 in the St. Mary's (Calif.) Tournament.
- Dejter moved into second place all time with her 69th career complete game.
- Dejter became the seventh pitcher in Towson history to reach 300 career strikeouts.
- Towson is 5-4 in 1-run games this season.
Up Next
Towson hosts Delaware State on Tuesday, April 24 at 3 p.m. in a doubleheader.
