MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – The Towson University softball team split a doubleheader with the College of Charleston in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) action at Patriots Point Saturday afternoon.
Towson captured the opening game, 3-2, behind
Megan Dejter's 70th career complete game. The Tigers saw an early lead disappear in a 15-7 loss in the nightcap.
Records
Towson 39-12 overall, 12-5 CAA
Charleston 28-22, 6-11
Milestone Alert
- Towson set a program record for most wins in a single season.
- Brook Miko became the CAA's all-time single season leader in RBIs in the first inning of the second game. She passed former James Madison standout Sarah Mooney's previous mark of 67 set in 2013.
- Dejter and Katie Lingmai are the only two Towson pitchers with 70 career complete games. Lingmai has 83 career complete games.
- Towson set the single season record for total bases with 721, surpassing the previous mark of 720 established in 2016.
How It Happened Game 1
- Dejter threw a season best 147 pitches to earn her 21st victory of the season.
- Charleston battled Dejter as it fouled off 50 pitches, including 15 in the seventh inning.
- Dejter recorded two of her three strikeouts in the final inning.
- Kendyl Scott, Madison Wilson, and Kaylen Minnatee had two hits each.
- Daria Edwards walked twice.
- Brook Miko's RBI double and Nicole Stockinger's sacrifice fly in the third inning gave Towson a 2-0 lead.
- Wilson's RBI single in the fourth inning expanded Towson's lead to 3-1.
- Towson had two runners thrown at home plate that ended innings.
- Taylor Dupree had three hits to lead Charleston's 10-hit attack.
- Jordin Jones and Taylor Belfiore had RBI hits for the Cougars.
How It Happened Game 2
- Towson led 6-0.
- Minnatee's two-run single with the bases loaded highlighted Towson's five-run first inning.
- Kendall Arcia had two RBIs to lead Towson.
- Stockinger scored twice.
- Scott threw out DuPree at home and made a diving catch in centerfield to end the third inning.
- Jones capped the Cougars eight-run fourth inning with a grand slam.
- Madi Brown led Charleston with four hits.
Inside the Numbers
- Towson has scored at least five runs in an inning 19 times.
- Towson has had double-digit hits in a game 26 times this season.
- Dejter has won seven consecutive decisions.
- Scott and Wilson extended their hitting streaks to nine games.
- Scott has 28 multi-hit games.
- Minnatee has 12 multi-hit games.
- Wilson has 20 multi-hit games.
Up Next
Towson and Charleston concludes its weekend series Sunday at noon.