April 14, 2011
Weekly Release 
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
The Maryland softball team's Saturday game against North Carolina State has been canceler due to weather conditions.
The Terps (27-12, 5-3 ACC) and the Wolfpack (20-19, 2-9 ACC) will play a doubleheader beginning at 11 a.m. Sunday.
Admission and parking are free for all games and Gametracker live stats will be available. Sunday will be the Terrapins' annual breast cancer awareness day.
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Freshman pitcher Ashley Czechner was named the ACC's Co-Pitcher of the Week for her performance in the Terps' 5-0 week. She allowed just three hits and no runs in 11.0 innings. In the Terrapins' three-game sweep of Boston College over the weekend, she twice came on as relief and held on for one-run Maryland wins.
The Terrapin pitching staff leads the ACC in ERA (1.75), which is No. 16 in the country. The Terps also lead the league in opposing batting avg. (.176), strikeouts (349), strikeouts looking (102), as well as fewest hits (168) and runs (85) allowed. All three Terrapin pitchers are in the top 40 in the nation in strikeouts per 7.0 innings - Czechner is No. 17, while Kendra Knight is No. 31 and Kerry Hickey is No. 34.
Junior Vangie Galindo is leading the Terrapins at the plate. Her .395 average puts her at third in the conference. Junior Bree Hanafin's .386 is fifth-best in the league.
Fans can listen to Maryland head coach Laura Watten live on WMUCSports.com every Monday at 5 p.m. Listen to the Terps' leader discuss the previous week's games and look ahead to the upcoming schedule.
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