TOWSON, Md – The Towson University softball team played its penultimate midweek game against the Georgetown Hoyas in Washington D.C.
 
Records:
Towson – 19-23
Georgetown – 9-24
 
Key Stats:

• Olivia Trombley earns the win after pitching 2.2 innings and allowing five hits and four runs.
• Faith McCullough earns the save pitching the final 1.1 innings allowing only one hit.
• Abbey Kozo receives the loss after starting and allowing two hits and four runs with two walks without recording an out.

 
How it happened:

•  Briyana Wright hit a leadoff double in the top of the 1^st and Cara Bohner walked to put two on. A pair of wild pitches allowed Wright to open the scoring and Grace Franczyk's RBI single gave Towson a 2-0 lead. The next batter Madyson Peters hit a three-run homerun to cap off a five-run 1^st for the Tigers.
• Towson starter Cadence Williams pitches a scoreless first two innings.
• Isabella Canesi drew a leadoff walk in the top of the 3^rd and with one out Mackenzie Gorczyca hit her first collegiate homerun to make it 7-0 Towson.
• Williams walked the first batter she faced in the home half of the 3^rd and a sac bunt moved the runner over. After a passed ball again advanced the runner, Emily Strittmatter hit an RBI single to get the Hoyas on the board and make it 7-1.
• Avery Wissmar entered to pitch for Georgetown in the 4^th and only allowed one hit over the next three innings.
• Dayanara Campos and Hollie Pardini hit back-to-back doubles to start the bottom of the 4^th scoring a second Hoya run. Consecutive groundouts allowed Pardini to advance to third and score to make it 7-3 Towson after the 4^th.
• Strittmatter hit a one-out double in the bottom of the 5^th and the next batter Sammy Felton hit an RBI single to cut Towson's lead to three.
• Olivia Trombley got two quick outs in the bottom of the 6^th but then Brooke Rebhan hit a solo-homerun to make it a 7-5 game entering the 7^th inning.
• Franczyk hit a one-out triple in the top of the 7^th, but Wissmar retired the next two batters to complete her fourth straight scoreless inning and keep Towson's lead at two.
• Faith McCullough completed a four-out save in the bottom of the 7^th to clinch a 7-5 Towson win.

 
On Deck:
The Tigers return home for a crucial Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) series against Monmouth. Game one is set to begin at 2 p.m. on Friday.