TOWSON, Md.  – The Towson University softball team faced Delaware State in a midweek matchup on Tuesday. The Tigers tied the game at two in the 6^th to send the game to extras, but the Hornets broke the deadlock in the 10^th and held on to defeat Towson 4-3.
 
Key Stats:

• Kinsley Peek had multiple hits and RBIs.
• Leah Mears had a hit and RBI.
• Olivia Trombley got the start for Towson and pitched 7.0 innings allowing five hits and one earned run with a walk and four strikeouts.
• Mikaela Guy receives the loss after pitching 3.0 innings out of the bullpen and allowing one hit and two unearned runs with two strikeouts.
• Kristin White earns the win after pitching two innings of relief and allowing no hits and one unearned run.

How it Happened:

• The Hornets scored a run in each of the first two innings to take an early 2-0 lead.
• Towson loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the 2^nd but couldn't get a run back.
• The Tigers had a runner in scoring position in the 4^th and 5^th innings but still failed to close the gap.
• Three straight Hornet errors in the 6^th allowed Alyssa Myint to score and cut the deficit in half. Then Kinsley Peek doubled to tie the game at two.
• Neither team scored the decisive run in the 7^th, and the game went to extras.
• Both teams were unable to break the tie in the 8^th or 9^th, and in the 10^th inning the automatic runner on second was instituted.
• In the Hornet's half of the 10^th, a leadoff single and Towson error scored two runs to make it 4-2 Delaware State.
• Towson loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the 10^th. Peek walked to make it 4-3 but the Tigers failed to tie the game and fell to the Hornets 4-3.

 
Up Next:
The Tigers are right back in action at Tiger Softball Stadium tomorrow Wednesday, March 11. Towson will host Mount St. Mary's at 2 p.m. in its second of two midweek games this week.