TOWSON, Md. - The Towson University softball team will host Saint Joseph's for a mid-week doubleheader tomorrow, April 21 inside Tiger Softball Stadium. The first contest is slated for a 2 p.m. start time and the second game to follow 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game.

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
Lindsey Toneygay hit her second home run of the series in the bottom of the second. Lauren Ringhiser and Rylee Penrod each hit their first homeruns of the season to help Towson defeat Drexel 8-5, Sunday afternoon. Chloe Poulich went a perfect 4-for-4 leading the way for the Tigers.

Scouting the Tigers
The Tigers are led by freshman Mackenzie Lake who has a .422 batting average with 36 hits, seven doubles, and 16 RBIs. She leads the team in homers (5). Chloe Poulich has a .378 batting average with 11 doubles and 19 RBIs.

In the circle, Melissa Abrahamian has 3.97 ERA with a 4-6 record and 38 strikeouts. Julia Jackson has a 4.43 ERA with a 5-4 record and 21 strikeouts. Maddeline Harris is 3-2 with 33 strikeouts.

Scouting the Hawks
Saint Joseph's fell to George Washington 8-0 in game one and 16-6 in game two on April 17. Caela Abadie connected on her eighth home run of the season, setting a new personal single season record as the Hawks dropped both games.

The Hawks are led by Abadie who has a .391 batting average with 34 hits, six doubles, and 28 RBIs. Sarah Ostaszewski has a .326 batting average with 30 hits, seven doubles, one triple, three home runs, and 24 RBIs.

In the circle, Emily Siler has a 3.58 ERA with a 3-2 record and 19 strikeouts. Saige Stutz leads the team in strikeouts with 44 and has a 3-5 record.

History vs. the Hawks
Towson opened the season against Saint Joseph's on March 5 and fell 4-8. The all-time record between the two teams is 6-9.

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.