HARRISONBURG, Va. – The Towson University softball team dropped a 6-0 decision to UNCW in a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament elimination game at James Madison's Veterans Memorial Park Wednesday night.
Years from now when members of the softball team gather for reunions, look through scrapbooks and share stories; they will be proud of all of their accomplishments during an unforgettable season of highlights, records, rallies and magical moments.
Records
UNCW 20-28
Towson 40-17
How It Happened
- Madison Wilson reached base three times.
- Wilson singled in the fifth inning.
- Riley Thies got Towson's first hit with an infield single in the fifth inning.
- Olivia Baltazar singled leading off the seventh inning.
- The Tigers had a critical play go against them in the fifth.
- With one out, Kendyl Scott grounded into a fielder's choice in which the third baseman threw to second.
- Thies was initially called safe, but she was ruled out following an umpires' conference.
- Instead of first and second with one out, Towson had a runner on first base with two outs.
- UNCW was led by Lacey Fox, who had four hits.
Season Highlights
- Towson set single season program records for wins (40), runs (364), hits (492), doubles (98), total bases (762), walks (174) and batting average (.331).
- This was Towson's highest batting average since the 1994 team hit .306.
- Towson roared to its best start in program history at 19-3.
- The Tigers had a school record 13-game winning streak from Feb. 23 through April 17.
- Towson also had a 10-game winning streak from April 14-28.
- The Tigers became the first team in program history to win at least 20 home games, finishing with 23 wins at the Tiger Softball Stadium.
- Nicole Stockinger hit two grand slams this season.
- Towson scored at least five runs in an inning 19 times this season.
- Towson was 10-0 when it hit at least two home runs.
- Towson scored double digits in a game 14 times.
- Towson has had double-digit hits in a game 26 times this season.
- Megan Dejter was named CAA Pitcher Of The Week twice (Feb. 27 & April 20)
- Stockinger was named CAA Player Of The Week twice (Feb. 27 & Mar. 12)
- Kendyl Scott was named CAA Player Of The Week (April 9)
- Four Tigers had five-RBI games this season (Scott, Stockinger, Shelby Stracher & Miko).
- The 13 CAA regular season wins tied the 2005 and 2009 for most in a single season.
- Towson had an 11-game winning streak against CAA competition from March 31-April 28.
- Scott was named Towson Female Student-Athlete Of The Year during the annual Towson Golden Paws banquet.
- Miko led the nation in RBIs (72) and RBIs per game (1.31) entering the CAA Tournament.
- Miko was fourth in doubles (22), 12th in sacrifice flies (5) and 17th in runs per game (1.04).
- Miko led the CAA in all five of the above-mentioned categories.
- In addition, Miko was eighth in doubles per game (0.40), 12th in hits (72) and 14th in total bases (132). Miko, who ended the regular season with a .426 batting average, had a two-homer game against Delaware in a 7-4 victory.
- Miko had 22 multi-hit games, including a quartet of three-hit efforts.
- Miko set Towson single season records for RBIs, runs and doubles.
- She became the Tigers all-time program leader in runs, doubles and RBIs. The RBI and runs mark are CAA single season records.
- Miko is also the CAA's career leader in RBIs.
- Scott entered the CAA tournament ranked second in the NCAA in hits (84), fourth in batting average (.472), fifth in total bases (137) and 10th toughest to strikeout (35.6). Those numbers are also CAA-leading marks for Scott.
- In addition, Scott was sixth in doubles (21), ninth in doubles per game (0.40), 30th in slugging percentage (.770) and 41st in on-base percentage (.505).
- Scott led Towson with 29 multi-hit games.
- Scott had a walkoff single against UNCW to lift Towson to a 4-3 win.
- Scott hit two homers during a 14-4 win over Delaware State and drove in five runs twice in an eight-day period in April.
- Scott set the Towson single season record for hits with 85.
- She also became the all-time program leader in hits and runs during the season.
- Stockinger led Towson with 14 home runs.
- Dejter tied a single season program record with 22 victories.
- Wilson opened the season with a 13-game hitting streak.
- Wilson had 21 multi-hit games.
- The Tigers scored 19 runs against North Carolina A&T, the seventh time since 1980 they scored at least that many in a game.
- Stracher became Towson's all-time leader in home runs in grand fashion with a walkoff homer in the Tigers season opening win over North Dakota.
- Stracher has 41 career home runs, which is third in CAA history.