Peters and Toland Homers Lift Softball to Win Over Youngstown State

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Peters and Toland Homers Lift Softball to Win Over Youngstown State

Next Game: vs. Kent State University 2/14/2025 | 12:00 PM Feb. 14 (Fri) / 12:00 PM vs. Kent State University History SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Towson University Softball team defeated the Youngstown State Penguins 5-2 in its final game of the Terrier Invite. Sixth inning homeruns from Madyson Peters and Kristin Toland broke a 2-2 tie […]

Next Game:
vs. Kent State University
2/14/2025 | 12:00 PM

Feb. 14 (Fri) / 12:00 PM

vs. Kent State University

History

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Towson University Softball team defeated the Youngstown State Penguins 5-2 in its final game of the Terrier Invite. Sixth inning homeruns from Madyson Peters and Kristin Toland broke a 2-2 tie and put the Tigers (2-3) ahead for good.

Key Stats:

Madyson Peters and Kristin Toland hit the first two Towson homeruns of the season.
Toland and Isabella Canesi had two hits apiece.
Briyana Wright, Anaya Troy and Taylor Broadbent also picked up hits while Canesi and Elizabeth Yoskowitz each had an RBI.
Through their first dozen at bats, Peters is 6-12 with a 1.250 OPS and Toland is 5-12 with a 1.450 OPS.
Amanda Medina made her third start of the season and threw four innings allowing five hits and one run with three strikeouts.
Kayla Pilson pitched three innings of relief allowing three hits and one unearned run while picking up her first collegiate win.
For Youngstown State, eight different batters had a hit with Bree Kohler and Reese Campbell-Schaller picking up RBI’s. Autumn Behlke started on the mound for the Penguins pitching five innings allowing eight hits and five runs in the loss.

How it Happened:

In the top of the 1st, Amanda Medina pitched the first of three straight scoreless innings to begin the game.
The Towson batters struck first in the bottom of the 2nd as Kristin Toland led off with a triple and immediately scored on an Isabella Canesi RBI single. Canesi advanced to second on the throw and later to third on a sacrifice flyout before being knocked home by Elizabeth Yoskowitz to give the Tigers an early 2-0 lead.
Youngstown State responded in the 4th, starting the top of the inning with two singles and a walk to load the bases with no outs. An RBI fielder’s choice by Reese Campbell-Schaller cut Towson’s lead in half but Medina avoided any more damage in the inning.
With Kayla Pilson replacing Medina on the mound in the 5th, the Penguins tied the game as Anya Ray reached on an error then scored from a Bree Kohler double to knot the game up at two.
Towson then responded in the of the 6th as Madyson Peters led off the inning with the Tigers first home run of the season to restore Towson’s lead.
Grace Franczyk then drew a walk before the next batter, Toland, hit a two-run homerun to push Towson’s lead to 5-2.
Pilson pitched her second straight scoreless inning to end the game and seal a 5-2 Towson victory.

On Deck:
Tiger Softball is back next weekend when Towson heads to Coastal Carolina University for the Battle at the Beach from Friday, Feb. 14-Sunday, Feb. 16 where the Tigers will face Coastal Carolina, Kent State, Marist, and Notre Dame.

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