Softball Sweeps Towson in Doubleheader

Friday, April 16

Drexel Softball Field

2 p.m.

Drexel University

16-5, 5-2

Towson

11-13, 0-7

Towson

Drexel

4/16/2021 9:10:00 PM | Softball

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PHILADELPHIA – The Drexel softball team defeated the Towson Tigers in both games of a doubleheader on Friday afternoon. The Dragons took the first game, 5-3, and completed the doubleheader sweep with an 8-5 victory.

GAME ONE
Olivia Farris (2-3) started in the circle for the Dragons and went 4.1 innings before being replaced. Farris reentered in the top of the sixth to finish the game. Through her outing, Farris struck three batters out.

Lindsay Nelson entered the game in relief and went 1.1 innings, holding the Tigers to one hit.

Linda Rush went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a double. The graduate student hit the two-bagger in the sixth inning to give the Dragons a three-run lead.

Reilly Jo Swanson went 2-for-3 and scored once for the Dragons.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Lindsey Toneygay hit a two-run home run in the top of the second to give the Tigers an early lead. But Drexel chipped away at that lead by scoring a run in the bottom of the second. Kristi DiMeo walked to lead off the inning, and Grace Abbonizio pinch ran for her. Abbonizio moved to third after two groundouts. With a runner on third with two outs, Garcia put the ball in play to shortstop. The middle-infielder mishandled the ball, and a run scored for the Dragons.

In the fourth, Elena Woulfe hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score Swanson to tie the game at two runs apiece. Following her at-bat, Rush hit a single to left field, scoring Alanah Backstrom to give the Dragons the lead.

In the bottom of the sixth, Rush delivered the biggest blow of the game. The Pittsburgh, Pa. native hit a ball to left field. The deep fly beat the outstretched glove of the left fielder and found its way to the wall. Scoring on the play was Hannah Walker and Woulfe to give Drexel a 5-2 lead.

In the seventh, Towson scored one run off a sacrifice fly to right field. After the top of the seventh, the Dragons led, 5-3.

GAME TWO
Brooklyn Daly (6-1) started on the rubber for the Dragons and went 5.2 Innings in the effort. The senior allowed five runs, but none of the runs were earned.

Nelson pitched 0.1 innings and got the Dragons out of a jam in the fifth inning.

Meghan Conroy (1) notched her first save of the season. The junior came into the game in the top of the seventh and only allowed one hit.

Rush went 2-for-2 with three RBIs and scored three runs for the Dragons. Rush launched her 10th home run of the season in the bottom of the fourth.

HOW IT HAPPENED
DiMeo hit an RBI single in the bottom of the first to give the Dragons the lead, 1-0. In the bottom of the second, the Dragons widened the lead by scoring six runs. Taylor Kent hit a single and scored Abbonizio. After the single, Woulfe singled up the middle to clear the bases and give the Dragons a three-run lead. Immediately after, Rush hit a double to right-center and scored Woulfe. To finish the scoring spree, DiMeo singled to right field and scored Rush.

In the top of the third, Towson scored three runs to cut into the lead, but Drexel did not wait around to get the runs back. In the fourth, Rush hit her 10th home run of the season. The shortstop crushed the ball to center field to score two runs to give the Dragons the 8-3 lead.

Towson scored its last two runs of the game in the sixth to make the score 8-5.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Dragons will return to the Drexel Softball Field on Saturday, April 17th, to complete the series against Towson. First pitch is slated for 3 p.m.