TOWSON, Md. - The Stony Brook softball team fell to Towson, 6-2, in its CAA opener on Friday afternoon in Maryland.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Stony Brook opened the scoring with an RBI single by Madelyn Stepski in the top of the first.
- The Seawolves loaded the bases in the first but could not plate any additional runs.
- After its first two batters were retired, Towson scored four runs with two outs in the bottom of the first inning via back-to-back homers. Briyana Wright put the Tigers on the board with a three-run homer, followed by a solo shot from Grace Franczyk.
- Towson tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the third following an RBI single and a throwing error by Stony Brook.
- Stepski came around to score in the top of the fifth following a dropped fly ball and error by the Tigers.
- The Seawolves left four runners on base through the game's final three innings, falling 6-2 to Towson in game one of the series.
STATS AND NOTES
- In relief, Jordyn Fray tossed 3.2 scoreless innings, punching out five, allowing two hits, and walking one. Her five strikeouts were a new career-high for the sophomore.
- Emma Scheitinger tallied two hits to record the first multi-hit game of her career.
- Stepski smacked an RBI single to improve her season average to .300.
- Marissa Thalassinos recorded her first extra-base hit at the Division I level with her first-inning double.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Not the start we wanted to this series. We have a couple good take-a-ways from the game however, and will look to build off those and improve in a few areas," head coach
Megan T. Bryant noted postgame. "Number one is being better with runners on base. We left way too many on today."
UP NEXT
Stony Brook returns to the diamond tomorrow afternoon for game two against the Tigers. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.
