FAIRFAX, Va. – Towson softball fell 7-1 in a midweek matchup at George Mason on Wednesday. The Patriots pushed ahead early and held the Tigers without a hit into the fifth inning.
Towson (17-16) finally broke through in the fifth with
Ally Hickman driving in a run on an RBI single. However, the Patriots held the Tigers to just five hits in the game.
Key Stats:
How It Happened:
- The Patriots got ahead of the Tigers in the first inning with a pair of runs to take a 2-0 lead.
- George Mason would add another run in the third to extend their lead to 3-0.
- After the Patriots put up three more runs in the fourth, Towson found their bats in the fifth. Madyson Peters led off the inning with a single that was followed by a single from Cori Jones.
- Nadia Martyniuk would come in to pinch run for Peters and later score on an RBI single from Ally Hickman to make it 6-1.
- The Patriots would tack on another in the sixth and hold off the Tigers in the seventh to defeat Towson, 7-1 on Wednesday.
Inside The Numbers:
- Madyson Peters extended her hit streak to nine games with her fifth inning single. During that stretch she has three multi-hit games.
- Cori Jones also kept her hit streak alive, now having recorded a hit in five straight games.
Next Game:
Towson will head to Long Island for a three-game CAA series against Hofstra this weekend. The Tigers and Pride will play two games on Friday, April 7 and one game on Sunday, April 8 with both days starting at 1 p.m. on FloSoftball.
