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Kristin Toland
2
Youngstown State YSU 0-5
5
Winner Towson TOWSONSB 2-3
Youngstown State YSU
0-5
2
Final
5
Towson TOWSONSB
2-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Youngstown State YSU 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 8 1
Towson TOWSONSB 0 2 0 0 0 3 X 5 8 1

W: Pilson, Kayla (1-0) L: Behlke, Autumn (0-2)

Game Recap: Softball | | Riley Kijek

Peters and Toland Homers Lift Softball to Win Over Youngstown State

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Towson University Softball team defeated the Youngstown State Penguins 5-2 in its final game of the Terrier Invite. Sixth inning homeruns from Madyson Peters and Kristin Toland broke a 2-2 tie and put the Tigers (2-3) ahead for good.
 
Key Stats:
  • Madyson Peters and Kristin Toland hit the first two Towson homeruns of the season.
  • Toland and Isabella Canesi had two hits apiece.
  • Briyana Wright, Anaya Troy and Taylor Broadbent also picked up hits while Canesi and Elizabeth Yoskowitz each had an RBI.
  • Through their first dozen at bats, Peters is 6-12 with a 1.250 OPS and Toland is 5-12 with a 1.450 OPS.
  • Amanda Medina made her third start of the season and threw four innings allowing five hits and one run with three strikeouts.
  • Kayla Pilson pitched three innings of relief allowing three hits and one unearned run while picking up her first collegiate win.
  • For Youngstown State, eight different batters had a hit with Bree Kohler and Reese Campbell-Schaller picking up RBI's. Autumn Behlke started on the mound for the Penguins pitching five innings allowing eight hits and five runs in the loss.
How it Happened:
  • In the top of the 1st, Amanda Medina pitched the first of three straight scoreless innings to begin the game.
  • The Towson batters struck first in the bottom of the 2nd as Kristin Toland led off with a triple and immediately scored on an Isabella Canesi RBI single. Canesi advanced to second on the throw and later to third on a sacrifice flyout before being knocked home by Elizabeth Yoskowitz to give the Tigers an early 2-0 lead.
  • Youngstown State responded in the 4th, starting the top of the inning with two singles and a walk to load the bases with no outs. An RBI fielder's choice by Reese Campbell-Schaller cut Towson's lead in half but Medina avoided any more damage in the inning.
  • With Kayla Pilson replacing Medina on the mound in the 5th, the Penguins tied the game as Anya Ray reached on an error then scored from a Bree Kohler double to knot the game up at two.
  • Towson then responded in the of the 6th as Madyson Peters led off the inning with the Tigers first home run of the season to restore Towson's lead.
  • Grace Franczyk then drew a walk before the next batter, Toland, hit a two-run homerun to push Towson's lead to 5-2.
  • Pilson pitched her second straight scoreless inning to end the game and seal a 5-2 Towson victory.
 
On Deck:
Tiger Softball is back next weekend when Towson heads to Coastal Carolina University for the Battle at the Beach from Friday, Feb. 14-Sunday, Feb. 16 where the Tigers will face Coastal Carolina, Kent State, Marist, and Notre Dame.
 
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