Towson, Md. (March 17, 2010)-Towson defeated Mount St. Mary's, 12-3, in a non-conference baseball matchup at Schuerholz Park in Towson on Wednesday afternoon. The Mount took an early 1-0 lead, but Towson scored 11 unanswered runs to take control of the game and earn the victory.

Mount St. Mary's (4-6) grabbed the early lead with a run in the top of the third inning. Mike Matta singled and advanced to second on a Jacob Darr walk. Cleanup hitter Kyle Kane followed with an RBI single to give the Mount a 1-0 advantage.

The Tigers (2-14) broke the game open with three runs in the bottom of the fourth and six more in the bottom of the fifth inning. Towson greeted reliever Brady Feigl (1-3) with four consecutive hits to take the lead. Kevin Collins, Steve Yarsinski and Austin Harclerode each singled to lead off the fourth with the last hit plating Collins with the tying run. Nick Natoli followed with a two-run double to give Towosn the 3-1 lead.

Towson scored six more times, all coming with two outs, in the fifth inning to take control of the game. Harclerode had an RBI double and Natoli a two-run single in the inning.

Chris Wychock had a two-run triple in the sixth for Towson before the Mount's Darr doubled home Matta in the top of the seventh to make the score 11-2. After a Towson run in the bottom of the inning, the Mount rounded out the scoring in the ninth when Alex Andrews doubled and came around to score on a Sam Nott groundout.

Darr reached base all four times to lead the Mount in the game, going 2-for-2 with a pair of walks. Kane was 2-for-4 with an RBI. On the mound, starter Kent Worthington did not allow a hit while walking just one in three innings of work.

Mount St. Mary's returns to action on Friday, March 19, with the home opener against Saint Peter's at 3:30 p.m. at Straw Family Stadium on campus.

Game Notes...Towson is now 16-2 in the all-time series since the Mount's move to NCAA Division I in 1989...Towson has won the past four meetings between the teams.