WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The William and Mary baseball team fell to Towson, 2-1, Friday night from Plumeri Park.  In a hard fought pitchers duel, W&M's ninth inning rally wasn't enough as the Tigers escaped game one with the one run victory.  With the loss, the College falls to 17-11 overall and 5-5 in CAA play, while Towson improves to 13-12 on the year and 7-3 in league action.

Senior RHP Matt Davenport (4-2) took the loss, but was outstanding under the lights.  The Chesapeake, Va., native pitched 8.1 innings, allowing only two earned runs while notching eight strikeouts.  Towson's junior RHP Michael Trionfo (5-1) earned the victory, as he worked six innings, surrendering no runs on five strikeouts.   Senior's LHP Cole Shain and RHP Jay McCarthy combined to pitch 0.2 innings of relief.  The pair allowed no run and no hits.

Senior left fielder Stephen Arcure continued his strong play, as he went 2-for-3 with an RBI to lead the Green and Gold.  Junior second baseman Kevin Nutter was 2-for-4 with a stolen base, while freshman right fielder Josh Smith also posted a 2-for-4 effort.  Rounding out the W&M output was senior designated hitter Tadd Bower, who notched a run scored.

Towson struck first with a run in the top of the fourth.  Sophomore designated hitter Dominic Frantantuono drove in sophomore right fielder Brandon Gonenlla with a double to right center field, giving the Tigers an early 1-0 lead.

Maintaining its slim 1-0 margin throughout, Towson pushed its lead to 2-0 with a run in the top half of ninth.  Sophomore third baseman Zach Fisher gave the Tigers a two run advantage after he plated classmate Kurt Wertz from third, on a sacrifice fly to right field.

Trailing 2-0 and down to its last three outs, the College staged one final rally.  Bower started off the frame drawing a walk, and then tagged up to second base on a warning track fly out off the bat of freshman first baseman Michael Katz.   With two outs and Bower on second, Arcure pushed across W&M's first run of the game with a single up the middle, making the score 2-1 in favor of Towson.   Smith then advanced Arcure into scoring position after his single landed in left field.  With runners on first and second, and the momentum on its side, W&M was unable to complete the ninth inning comeback as Towson retired the next batter.

Tribe baseball returns to action tomorrow, as it continues its series against Towson.  The first pitch from Plumeri Park is scheduled for 4 p.m.  Fans can follow the action online at TribeAthletics.com with live audio and stats.