TOWSON, Md. -- The Towson University softball team tied the school record for wins in a single-season after defeating Delaware State 14-4 and 10-1 in a non-conference doubleheader at the Tiger Softball Stadium Wednesday.
 
The 38 wins matches the total of the 2005 squad.
 
In winning their ninth consecutive contest, the Tigers hit seven home runs over the two games highlighted by two each from Kendyl Scott, Shelby Stracher and Nicole Stockinger.
 
With four hits over the two games, Scott, who entered the game second in the nation in batting, raised her average to .491 overall.
 
Records
Delaware State            11-29 overall
Towson                       38-11
 
Quotable
Stracher on tying the school record for single-season wins.
"Honestly I don't think any of us have been paying much attention to it, we've just been having a good time playing and the wins have been the result. But tying that record is an insane accomplishment and honor since there's been so many great teams here at Towson."
 
Milestones

• Towson set the single-season record for runs scored during the first game.
• The Tigers have scored 344 runs, surpassing the mark of 325 set by the 2016 team.
• Stracher hit her 40th career home run becoming the fourth player in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) history to reach that mark.
• Stracher joins Jailyn Ford (James Madison), Carly Hughes (UNCW), and Ashley Lane (Hofstra) in the CAA's 40-home run club.
• Daria Edwards and Stockinger became the 12th and 13th members, respectively, of Towson's 100-RBI club.
• Edwards became the third player in program history with 90 career walks.
• Megan Dejter became the third pitcher in Towson history to win 20 games in a single season joining Shannon Johnston (2009) and Jessica Fisher (2006).
• Brook Miko became the eighth player in program history to reach 200 career hits.
• Scott moved into fifth place on Towson's all-time home run list with 24.

 
How It Happened Game 1

• Towson hit a season-high five home runs.
• Scott hit two homers and drove in five runs to lead the Tigers.
• It was the second time in eight days, Scott tied her single-game career high RBI total.
• Kaylen Minnatee also had her second three-hit game in eight days.
• Miko, Stracher, and Stockinger had two hits each for Towson.
• Olivia Baltazar, Kendall Arcia, and Minnatee had RBI hits during the Tigers seven-run second inning.
• Edwards and Scott each had two-run homers in the second inning.
• Stockinger and Stracher hit back-to-back home runs leading off the third inning.
• Dejter improved to 12-1 at home this season by striking out three over four innings.
• Vanessa Washington and Jasmine Melgoza hit home runs for Delaware State.

 
How It Happened Game 2

• Madison Wilson, Scott, Stracher, and Stockinger all had two hits.
• Melissa Abrahamian improved to 7-0 by tossing her fourth complete game of the season.
• Towson fell behind 1-0 following a RBI double from Washington that scored Sabrina Quarles in the first inning.
• Arcia's two-run single with the bases loaded gave Towson the lead for good and highlighted a five-run fourth inning.
• Minnatee, Scott, and Wilson drove in runs in the fourth inning for Towson.
• Stracher added to Towson's advantage with a solo homer to centerfield in the fifth inning.
• Stockinger ended the game by hitting her team-leading 13th homer of the season.
• Towson's defense turned three double plays.
• The Tigers tied a season-high with six stolen bases.

 
Inside the Numbers

• Towson has scored at least five runs in an inning 18 times this season.
• The Tigers are 27-0 when scoring at least six runs.
• Towson is 9-0 when it hits at least two home runs.
• Towson has scored double digits in a game 14 times this season and in five of its last eight home games.
• Towson has had double-digit hits in a game 25 times this season.
• Scott has a team best 27 multi-hit games.
• This was the sixth time this season, Towson has had a player finish with at least five RBIs in a single game.
• Wilson and Scott extended their hitting streaks to seven.
• Miko has reached base in 10 straight games.
• This was Minnatee's third three-hit game of the season.
• Towson improved to 22-3 at home.
• Towson finished with 27 non-conference wins, the second most single-season total in program history.

 
Up Next
Towson visits the College of Charleston for a critical weekend Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) series. The Tigers and Cougars play a doubleheader Saturday starting at 2 p.m. The series concludes with a single game on Sunday beginning at 12 p.m.