TOWSON, Md.  – The Towson University softball team took on UMass Lowell and Central Connecticut State on day one of the Towson Tiger Invite at Tiger Softball Stadium. The Tigers improved to 6-0 at home to start the season as Towson earned 4-0 and 8-2 victories over the River Hawks and Blue Devils respectively.
 
Game 1: Towson 4, UMass Lowell 0
Key Stats:

• Alyssa Myint had a triple and two RBIs
• Isabella Canesi had multiple RBIs
• Olivia Trombley earned the win pitching a complete game shutout allowing two hits over 7.0 innings with nine strikeouts.
• Giana LaCedra receives the loss after pitching a complete game of her own and allowing three hits and four unearned runs over 6.0 innings.

How it Happened:

• Both starting pitchers carried no-hitters until the bottom of the 3^rd when Addison Miller singled for the first hit of the game.
• A walk and a hit batter put two on with two outs in the 4^th for Isabella Canesi who hit a ball that got through the River Hawk shortstop and allowed both runners to score. The next Batter Alyssa Myint tripled to make it 3-0 Towson after four.
• Trombley allowed only one hit over the next 2.0 innings.
• Another UMass Lowell error brought in Myint's second RBI of the game in the 6^th.
• Trombley pitched a 1-2-3 7^th to cap off her complete game shutout and a 4-0 Towson win.

 
Game 2: Towson 8, Central Connecticut State 2
Key Stats:

• Kaci Benton hit her sixth homerun of the season and had multiple hits and RBIs.
• Grace Franczyk hit her fourth homer of the year in a multi-hit and RBI performance as well.
• Addie Ferguson had two RBIs of her own.
• Jada Wade made her season debut and recorded her first Towson hit and RBI.
• Jessa Pieters earned her first career win after pitching 2.0 innings and allowing two hits and two unearned runs.
• Mikaela Guy earned the save after pitching 3.0 scoreless innings allowing three hits.
• Liz Hamilton receives the loss after pitching a complete game and allowing seven hits and eight runs.

How it Happened:

• After a scoreless 1^st, Towson loaded the bases with no outs in the 2^nd. A Jada Wade sacrifice fly put Towson on the board first with a 1-0 lead.
• Towson doubled its lead in the 3^rd as Leah Mears was hit by a pitch and stole second before Grace Franczyk singled her home to double the Tigers lead.
• After the Blue Devils equalized in the top of the 4^th, three walks loaded the bases for Kaci Benton who restored Towson's two-run lead with a single before Addie Ferguson hit a two RBI knock of her own to make it 6-2 Tigers.
• Mikaela Guy entered from the bullpen and pitched scoreless 5^th and 6^th innings.
• Benton batted again in the 6^th and hit her sixth homerun of the season before two batters later Franczyk went yard as well to make it 8-2 entering the 7^th.
• Guy shut the door in the seventh to earn a nine-out save and close out an 8-2 Towson win.

Up Next:
Saturday sees the Tigers in a Friday rematch when Towson takes on the Blue Devils as 3 p.m.