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Softballs Hosts Morgan State for Mid-Week Doubleheader

TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University softball team will host Morgan State for a mid-week doubleheader tomorrow, April 14 inside Tiger Softball Stadium. The first game is slated for a 2 p.m. start with the second game starting 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one.

Towson enters the game at 10-12 (0-6 CAA) and Morgan is 13-9 (10-2 MEAC).

Pre-Season Poll
The Tigers was selected to finish third in the northern division in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) standings in the preseason poll. In the North division, Delaware collected four first-place votes for a total of 22 points, while Drexel received three first-place votes and 18 points, while the Tigers earned the final first-place vote and 16 points. Hofstra came in last in the North while JMU was first in the south division.

Newcomers
The Tigers welcome five freshman to the team this year. Ally Hickman, Naila Neely, Madyson Peters, Mackenzie Lake and Maia Wilkins all joined the black and gold during the National Signing Day period. Madeline Harris and Rylee Penrod also joined the squad during the off season.

Returners
Towson welcomes back 17 returners including Madison Wilson and Lindsey Toneygay whose senior's season got cut short due to Covid-19. Wilson earned second team All-CAA honors in 2019 and drove in a team-high 11 runs in 15 games in 2020. Lauren Ringhiser got off to a hot start a year ago, batting .378 in 14 games.

Last Time Out
The Tigers fell to Delaware Sunday afternoon 17-2 inside Tiger Softball Stadium. Lauren Ringhiser and Cali Christopher had RBI singles in the game.

Scouting the Tigers
The Tigers are led by freshman Mackenzie Lake who has a .464 batting average with 32 hits, seven doubles and five home runs. Chloe Poulich has 26 hits, two triples, seven doubles and leads the team with 17 RBIs.

In the circle, Julia Jackson has a 3.85 ERA with 17 strikeouts and is 4-3 on the season. Melissa Abrahamian has a 4.13 ERA with 33 strikeouts and 4-5 record.

Scouting the Bears
Morgan split with Howard on April 11 winning game one 5-0 but dropped game two 5-3 in 11 innings.

Haylee Bobos leads the teams with two homeruns, has a .322 ERA with six doubles. Ellen Ebbers has .340 ERA with six doubles and 12 RBIs.

In the circle, Mikayla Barnard is 7-2 with a 3.04 ERA and 31 strikeouts. Stephanie Rundlett is 5-5 with a 3.00 ERA and 34 strikeouts.

History vs. the Bears
The Tigers are 17-3 all-time for versus the Bears. The Tigers have lost the last three contests starting in 2019. The 2020 game was canceled due to COVID-19.

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.
Towson was on track to have its 8th consecutive year of over 10,000 hours of community service in 2019-20 before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down all activity.  Towson finished with 7,527 hours last year, good for third in the NCAA Teamworks Helper Helper competition.
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 also won the 2018 Volunteer of the Year Award from Susan G. Komen of Maryland.

Up Next
The Tigers will travel for the first time this season to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to face Colonial Athletic Conference (CAA) foe Drexel in a weekend series. The doubleheader is scheduled for Friday, April 16 beginning at 2 p.m. and a single game on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Melissa Abrahamian

#3 Melissa Abrahamian

P
5' 7"
Senior
R/R
Cali Christopher

#34 Cali Christopher

SS/2B
5' 5"
Junior
R/R
Julia Jackson

#15 Julia Jackson

P/UT
5' 4"
Junior
L/R
Chloe Poulich

#22 Chloe Poulich

3B/1B
5' 8"
Junior
L/R
Lauren Ringhiser

#10 Lauren Ringhiser

OF/2B
5' 4"
Sophomore
R/R
Lindsey Toneygay

#32 Lindsey Toneygay

C
5' 10"
Graduate Student
R/R
Madison Wilson

#17 Madison Wilson

1B
5' 6"
Graduate Student
L/L
Ally Hickman

#5 Ally Hickman

3B/2B
5' 8"
Freshman
R/R
Naila Neely

#6 Naila Neely

UTL
5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
Rylee Penrod

#16 Rylee Penrod

1B
6' 0"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Melissa Abrahamian

#3 Melissa Abrahamian

5' 7"
Senior
R/R
P
Cali Christopher

#34 Cali Christopher

5' 5"
Junior
R/R
SS/2B
Julia Jackson

#15 Julia Jackson

5' 4"
Junior
L/R
P/UT
Chloe Poulich

#22 Chloe Poulich

5' 8"
Junior
L/R
3B/1B
Lauren Ringhiser

#10 Lauren Ringhiser

5' 4"
Sophomore
R/R
OF/2B
Lindsey Toneygay

#32 Lindsey Toneygay

5' 10"
Graduate Student
R/R
C
Madison Wilson

#17 Madison Wilson

5' 6"
Graduate Student
L/L
1B
Ally Hickman

#5 Ally Hickman

5' 8"
Freshman
R/R
3B/2B
Naila Neely

#6 Naila Neely

5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
UTL
Rylee Penrod

#16 Rylee Penrod

6' 0"
Junior
R/R
1B