TOWSON, Md. – Towson softball evened up their three-game series with Elon on Saturday behind a complete game from Erin Brown in a 5-1 win. The Tiger offense exploded for five runs and seven hits, including a solo home run from Isabella Canesi.

Towson (16-25, 6-11 CAA) took an early lead before using a four-run fourth to pull away from the Phoenix. Canesi led the Tigers with two hits in the contest.

Key Stats:

• Isabella Canesi led the way going 2-2 from the plate with a solo home run.
• Mackenzie Lake added a hit and an RBI with Naila Neely also recording a hit with two RBIs.
• Taylor Broadbent, Cara Bohner and Grace Franczyk also had a hit in the win.
• Erin Brown pitched a complete game, allowing just one run and scattering seven hits. Brown also struck out three in the win.

How It Happened:

• After neither team could get anything started in the first two innings, Towson finally got things started in the third. Isabella Canesi led off the inning blasting a solo home run to left center to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.
• Elon would respond in their half of the fourth to tie it, but the Tigers had the answer in their half. Taylor Broadbent led off the inning with a single that just snuck past the pitcher. She would score just three pitches later on a Mackenzie Lake RBI triple to put Towson back in front.
• After a Cara Bohner walk, Kristin Toland brought home Lake with a sacrifice fly. Bohner and Grace Franczyk would score just batters later with Naila Neely singling home the pair to make it 5-1.
• The Phoenix got a single in the fifth but Towson was able to turn a double play and end the inning. Elon would get a runner to third in the sixth inning, but Brown got out of the jam with a ground out.
• Brown would shut the door on the Phoenix in the seventh to give Towson a 5-1 win.

On Deck:

• The Tigers and Phoenix will conclude their series tomorrow, Sunday, Apr. 14 at Tiger Softball Stadium. The rubber match of the series will start at 1 p.m. on FloSoftball.