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Sunday, May 1
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Towson Uses Longball To Post 9-3 Win Over Delaware
5/1/2016 10:00:00 AM | Softball
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TOWSON, Md. -- Towson first baseman Holiday Cahill hit three home runs while Nicole Stockinger added one of her own as the Tigers defeated the University of Delaware softball team, 9-3, Sunday afternoon.
Towson, which captured the weekend series after the teams split a doubleheader on Saturday, improved to 33-15 overall and is now tied for second place in the Colonial Athletic Association standings with Elon with a 9-8 league mark. The Blue Hens dropped to 29-19 overall, and are tied for fourth place along with Hofstra and UNCW with a 9-9 conference record.
Delaware opened the scoring during the top of the second inning when Anna Steinmetz blasted a leadoff home run over the centerfield fence, her 13th longball of the season. However the Tigers quickly pulled even in the bottom half as Daria Edwards led of with a walk and eventually scored on a bases loaded infield single by Kendyl Scott.
Cahill delivered a three-run shot the following frame to put Towson in front for good, while she and Stockinger went back to back in the bottom of the fifth to increase the margin to 6-1.
Delaware attempted to get back in the game during the top of the sixth, as after Steinmetz and Shelby Jones each walked, Carolyn Szymanski drove both runners home with a double to leftfield. But Cahill added another three-run homer in the bottom half to put the game away.
Towson pitcher Ambar Hickman improved to 13-5 in the complete game effort, while Szymanski fell to 11-10 after allowing four runs in 2.2 innings of work.
Steinmetz, Szymanski, Mariah Kondravy, Alyshia Dellatore and Kiersten Coffman each recorded a hit for the Blue Hens.
Delaware heads to Lehigh for a 3 p.m. doubleheader on Wednesday, before closing its regular season next Friday and Saturday with a three-game home set against Elon. If the Blue Hens win the series over the Phoenix, they will secure a spot in the five-team CAA Tournament which will be held May 10-13 in Harrisonburg, Va.
Game Notes:
• Towson took the season series from Delaware for the third consecutive year
• UD allowed four home runs for the first time since a 6-5 loss at UNCW on Mar. 30, 2014
• Steinmetz is now tied for second in a UD single season with 13 homers, two behind Kondravy's 15 from a year ago
• UD's top two single season home run totals have come in each of the last two years (39 in 2015, 28 in 2016)
• Kondravy recorded her 14th double of the year, tied for third in a Blue Hen single season
• Dellatore extended her hitting streak to six games
• UD, which entered the weekend ranked 14th in Division I with 99 stolen bases, did not swipe a bag during the series
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Kevin Tritt at: ktritt@udel.edu (email) / 302-831-8715 (office) / 302-383-5005 (cell)
• Boxscore (pdf)
TOWSON, Md. -- Towson first baseman Holiday Cahill hit three home runs while Nicole Stockinger added one of her own as the Tigers defeated the University of Delaware softball team, 9-3, Sunday afternoon.
Towson, which captured the weekend series after the teams split a doubleheader on Saturday, improved to 33-15 overall and is now tied for second place in the Colonial Athletic Association standings with Elon with a 9-8 league mark. The Blue Hens dropped to 29-19 overall, and are tied for fourth place along with Hofstra and UNCW with a 9-9 conference record.
Delaware opened the scoring during the top of the second inning when Anna Steinmetz blasted a leadoff home run over the centerfield fence, her 13th longball of the season. However the Tigers quickly pulled even in the bottom half as Daria Edwards led of with a walk and eventually scored on a bases loaded infield single by Kendyl Scott.
Cahill delivered a three-run shot the following frame to put Towson in front for good, while she and Stockinger went back to back in the bottom of the fifth to increase the margin to 6-1.
Delaware attempted to get back in the game during the top of the sixth, as after Steinmetz and Shelby Jones each walked, Carolyn Szymanski drove both runners home with a double to leftfield. But Cahill added another three-run homer in the bottom half to put the game away.
Towson pitcher Ambar Hickman improved to 13-5 in the complete game effort, while Szymanski fell to 11-10 after allowing four runs in 2.2 innings of work.
Steinmetz, Szymanski, Mariah Kondravy, Alyshia Dellatore and Kiersten Coffman each recorded a hit for the Blue Hens.
Delaware heads to Lehigh for a 3 p.m. doubleheader on Wednesday, before closing its regular season next Friday and Saturday with a three-game home set against Elon. If the Blue Hens win the series over the Phoenix, they will secure a spot in the five-team CAA Tournament which will be held May 10-13 in Harrisonburg, Va.
Game Notes:
• Towson took the season series from Delaware for the third consecutive year
• UD allowed four home runs for the first time since a 6-5 loss at UNCW on Mar. 30, 2014
• Steinmetz is now tied for second in a UD single season with 13 homers, two behind Kondravy's 15 from a year ago
• UD's top two single season home run totals have come in each of the last two years (39 in 2015, 28 in 2016)
• Kondravy recorded her 14th double of the year, tied for third in a Blue Hen single season
• Dellatore extended her hitting streak to six games
• UD, which entered the weekend ranked 14th in Division I with 99 stolen bases, did not swipe a bag during the series
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Kevin Tritt at: ktritt@udel.edu (email) / 302-831-8715 (office) / 302-383-5005 (cell)
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