TOWSON, Md. -  For the third time this season, the Towson University softball earned a victory against local opponent Coppin State.

Towson (9-8) shout-out the Eagles (1-19) 5-0 Wednesday afternoon inside Tiger Softball Stadium.

Mackenzie Lake led the way going 2-for-2 with two doubles in the afternoon and pitcher Melissa Abrahamian faced 24 batters and tied a season-high four strikeouts.

How it Happened

• The Tigers took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the second after Chloe Poulich and Lake reached base and a single to right field by Cali Christopher scored them both.
• Then, a sacrifice fly by Nicole Kidwiler scored Christopher.
• In the bottom of the fourth the Tigers added two more runs on two hits.
• Poulich reached base on a bunt, Lake had her second double of the game and a passed ball advanced them both scoring Poulich. A fielder's choice by Christopher scored Lake to give Towson a 5-0 lead.
• A groundout by Brissa Alvarado ended the game.

Inside the Numbers

• Abrahamian threw six innings allowing only four walks and had eight groundouts.
• Madeline Harris pitched the bottom of the seventh and had two strikeouts.
• Abrahamian improves to 4-3 this season.
• Towson had eight hits and zero errors while Coppin had three hits and one error.

Quotable-Head Coach Lisa Costello
"Good bounce back win," said Costello. "Both Mel and Maddie did a good job hitting spots. Defensively, we played much better. Looking forward to having another chance to play tomorrow."

Up Next
Towson continues its home stance hosting George Washington tomorrow, April 8 inside Tiger Softball Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.