GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Sacred Heart University softball team outhit the Tigers of Towson University on Sunday morning but fell by a 9-6 final score to bring an end to its trip to the Furman Invitational in Greenville, S.C.

TEAM RECORDS
Sacred Heart (2-3)
Towson (3-1)

FINAL SCORE: TOW 9, SHU 6
Pitchers:
Carly Koltko (SHU)- (L, 3.2 innings pitched, 3 earned runs, 2 strikeouts, 0-1 record)
Sam Kowalski (SHU)- (2.1 innings pitched, 2 earned runs, 1 strikeout)
Cheyenne Beayon (TOW)- (2.1 innings pitched, 0 earned runs, 1 strikeout)
Erin Brown (TOW)- (1.1 innings pitched, 2 earned runs)
Paige Kostick (TOW)- (W, 3.1 innings pitched, 0 earned runs, 1-0 record)
 
Top Performers:
Amy Petrovich (SHU) – 2-4, 1 run, 1 RBI
Nicole Henke (SHU) – 1-3, 3 RBI
Charlene Davis (SHU) – 2-4
 
Of Note:
Towson opened the game by scoring three runs in the bottom of the first inning to storm ahead 3-0. 

The Pios' offense came alive in the top of the fourth. Jenna Mowad started the SHU rally with an RBI fly-out to center with the bases loaded. Then, Amy Petrovich stepped to the plate next and singled up the middle to bring Victoria LoPinto home. A Towson error in the next at-bat allowed Grace Saad to score and Emily Carroll to reach. 

Sacred Heart's big fourth inning was highlighted by a bases-clearing, three-RBI double from Nicole Henke that gave SHU a 6-3 advantage. With two outs, Henke calmly stepped to the plate and smacked a double to left-center to plate Cayla Nista, Carroll, and Petrovich. 

Unfortunately for the Pios, the Tigers were up for the challenge, matching Sacred Heart's six runs to retake the lead, 9-6. 

Following the fourth, neither team found the scoreboard for the remainder of the day, as the Tigers held on to secure a 9-6 victory. 

UP NEXT
The Pioneers will have off until Friday, March 3, when they begin the Runnin' Bulldog Classic, hosted by Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C. SHU begins the tournament on Friday at 11 a.m. against the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.