TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University softball team open its home weekend hosting the DeMarini Tiger Clash March 6-8 in the Tiger Softball Complex.

The Tigers host LaSalle Friday, March 6 at 3 p.m. for the home opener, as well as host Iona and Stony Brook through the weekend.

Tournament Schedule & Links
Friday, March 6- Towson home opener vs. LaSalle @ 3 p.m. (http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=308365)
Saturday, March 7- Towson vs. Iona @ 3 p.m. (http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=308366)
Sunday, March 8 – Towson vs. Iona @12:30 (http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=308367)
                 Towson vs. Stony Brook @ 3 p.m. (http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=308368)

Last Time Out
During the first game against Princeton last Friday, Nicole Kidwiler hit her first homerun of the season, giving Towson a 2-1 lead. The game came down to the wire and Towson took the lead in the top of the eighth after Madison Wilson reached base and eventually scored on a throwing error (3-2). Princeton came back to win 4-3 in the bottom of the eighth.

After the unfortunate loss against Princeton,  Jaclyn Mounie reached base on a double to center field, followed by Chloe Poulichs' triple to left center to bring home two base runners.  The Tigers sealed the deal in the top of the eighth after a single by Julia Smith-Harrington singled to right center advancing all the runners on base including scoring Ramirez.

Scouting LaSalle
LaSalle is starting the season 0-8, including three mercy rule losses against Tenessee Tech (6-16 F/5), Virginia (2-10 F/5), and most recently New Mexico (5-13 F/5). 

Freshman outfielder, Lex Ortman, leads the Explorers is batting a .393, followed by sophomore utility player Kaylee Piven averaging .357.

Scouting Iona
Iona suffered a tough loss on February 23 against Seton Hall after first baseman, Jasmine Temple, hit a pop fly out to right field.

The Gaels are led by left fielder, Jessica Chilcott, and short-stop, Kaelene Walter , both batting a .417 in 12 at bats. Pitcher Alana Evans leads the Gaels in pitching with a 2.52 ERA.

Scouting Stony Brook
The Seawolves added a third game to their losing streak last Sunday against Jacksonville (1-2), making their overall record 7-3.

Senior outfielder, Jordan Hering leads the Seawolves in hits (18) and runs (13) in 38 at bats, and a batting average of .474.

In the circle, junior Dawn Bodrug has a 0.77 era with 35 innings pitched and 7 game appearances.
Scouting Towson
The Tigers are led by Smith-Harrington who has a .457 batting average, 16 hits, with two doubles and two home runs.  Nicole Kidwiler leads the team in RBIs (7) and is tied with Jaclyn Mounie and Smithing-Harrington in runs (5).

In the circle, Smith-Harrington has a 1.81 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 27 innings-pitched. Sara Johnson leads the team with 28 strikeouts in 6 game appearances.

 Tigers in the Community
The Towson University athletics department deems community service as one of its highest priorities to give back to the Greater Baltimore area.

• For the 7th consecutive year, the department exceeded 10,000 hours of community service to the Greater Baltimore region, finishing with 11,162 hours of community service in the 2018-19 academic season.
• Towson ranked #1 nationally for community service and won the 2018 National Championship for Community Service through the Helper Helper NCAA Team Works Competition.
• Towson had a 97% participation rate, attended 118 community service opportunities and volunteered with 19 organizations.
• Towson won the 2018 Volunteer of the Year Award from Susan G. Komen of Maryland.