Towson Earns 3-2 Walk-Off Win Over N.C. A&T in Game One of CAA Softball Championship 5/9/2023 2:24:32 PM Hunter Peters CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL | BOX SCORE | HIGHLIGHTS | PHOTO GALLERY HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (May 9, 2023) – Freshman Addie Ferguson recorded the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to lift fifth-seeded Towson over eighth-seeded North Carolina A&T 3-2 in game one of the CAA Softball Championship on Tuesday afternoon from Bill Edwards Stadium. The Tigers, which secured their first win in the CAA Tournament since 2016, improve to 26-23 this season and advance to face fourth-seeded Elon at noon tomorrow. North Carolina A&T falls to 17-34 this spring and is eliminated from the conference championship. Towson erased a two-run deficit, scoring three runs over the final two innings, including the walk-off single from Ferguson. Mackenzie Lake and Cara Bohner recorded two hits apiece for the Tigers, Lake going 2-for-4 and scoring the game-winning run, while Bohner was 2-for-3 with a run scored. Maddie Gardner picked up the winning decision, scattering four hits in a complete-game effort while allowing just one earned run and striking out five. Sharla Kirkpatrick worked around base runners in the first two innings before the Aggies’ offense opened the scoring in the top of the third. Makayla Layton led off the inning with a double and scored two batters later, advancing to third on an error before heads up base running to slide into home on the throw to first. Kirkpatrick sat down Towson in order in the bottom of the third before working around runners on first and third with one out in the bottom of the fourth. Layton led off the top of the fifth with a walk and advanced to second after a sac bunt from Latianna Langley. Alyxx Estrada scored Layton with a two-out RBI single to extend the A&T lead to 2-0. After putting runners on in four of the first five innings, Towson finally broke through in the bottom of the sixth. Cara Bohner singled with one out before Kristin Toland drew a walk to put runners on first and second. The next batter, Ally Hickman, tripled down the right field line just past a diving attempt from the right fielder to score Bohner and Toland, knotting the score 2-2, but was left at third. In the bottom of the seventh, Lake singled with one out before stealing second during the ensuing at-bat. With two outs and a 2-1 count, Ferguson blooped a single into no man’s land between the first baseman and right fielder to score Lake and advance the Tigers in the tournament. Layton paced the A&T lineup, going 1-for-2 with a double, walk and scored both runs. Katriel Williams was the lone Aggie to record multiple hits, reaching on a single and double in three at-bats. Follow the Colonial Athletic Association on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to get up-to-date information and learn more about all CAA member institutions and their teams.