Feb. 27, 2013
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
ESPN's Citrus Classic Info
• Fans can find the Terps' schedule for the ESPN's Sun Classic in Kissimmee, Fla., at https://www.d9events.com/CC_March.html. For live updates throughout the tournament, log on to https://twitter.com/#!/TerpsSoftball.
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| Maryland's ESPN Citrus Classic Schedule |
| March 1 |
11 a.m. |
vs. Fordham |
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| March 1 |
3:30 p.m. |
vs. Mississippi State |
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| March 2 |
12:15 p.m. |
vs. Hofstra |
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| March 2 |
4:45 p.m. |
vs. Fairfield |
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| March 3 |
1:30 p.m. |
vs. Notre Dame |
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Scouting The Terps
• Maryland opens play in the 2013 ESPN's Citrus Classic Friday with an 11 a.m. game vs. Fordham.
• The Terrapins are coming off of a 34-22 season, in which they earned their third straight NCAA Regionals bid.
• Maryland returns four seniors this year in Sara Acosta, Lexi Carroll, Nikki Maier and Melissa Mancuso.
• The Terrapins have youth and plenty of it this year. They plan to use their talented, young players to their advantage. With seven newcomers, the Terrapins will learn quickly.
• Head Coach Laura Watten returns eight starters and 11 letterwinners from last year's NCAA Regionals squad.
Scouting Fordham
• Fordham is 4-6 on the year after losing five straight games in last weekend's NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla.
• Maryland is 2-3 all-time vs. Fordham. The Terps took both games in a doubleheader in College Park in 2011.
Scouting Mississippi State
• Mississippi State is 9-4 on the year and 3-1 last weekend in the Memphis Tiger Invitational. The Bulldogs competed in last year's NCAA Regionals.
• Maryland is 0-1 all-time vs. the Bulldogs. The Terps fell 5-4 to to Mississippi State in 2010.
Scouting Hofstra
• Hofstra is 3-7 on the season. The Pride went 1-4 in last weekend's NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla. The Pride went all the way to last year's NCAA Super Regionals before falling to USF.
• Maryland is 5-5 all-time vs. Hofstra. Maryland took two games in a doubleheader in College Park in 2010.
Scouting Fairfield
• Fairfield is 2-2 on the season after last weekend's East Carolina Pirate Classic in Greenville, N.C.
• Maryland is 2-0 all-time vs. Fairfield. The two schools haven't met since 2001.
Scouting Notre Dame
• Notre Dame is 8-5 overall this season and won four straight games last weekend in the East Carolina Pirate Classic in Greenville, N.C. The Irish competed in last year's NCAA Regionals.
• Maryland is 0-4 all-time vs. Notre Dame. Most recently, the Terps lost 5-3 to the Irish in 2011.
Play the Best
The Terrapins will play a strong schedule against a number of the nation's top teams.
• The Terps will play seven games against teams in the preseason USA Today/NFCA Division I Coaches Top 25.
• The Terps will battle 16 teams that competed in last year's NCAA championships. So far, they are 3-5 against those teams.
Head Coach
Laura Watten
Laura Watten returns for her seventh season at the helm of the up-and-coming Terrapin softballa program. Her current career record is 563-380 (.597) and her record at Maryland is 241-173 (.582). Below is a breakdown of just a few of her career highlights:
- Collegiate Record (16 years): 563-380 (.597)
- Record at Maryland (8 years): 241-173 (.582)
- Led the Terrapins to three straight NCAA Regionals appearances for the first time in school history
- Earned first postseason appearance since 1999
- 14 NFCA All-Region honorees
- Coach of 2007 Easton and NFCA All-American
- 15 All-ACC selections, including seven first team
- Three All-ACC Tournament Team selections
- Coached 2011 ACC Pitcher of the Year Kerry Hickey
- Three ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District team members
- 17 All-ACC Academic Team members
- Four-time MEAC Coach of the Year (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005)
- 2005 NCAA South Regional Champion (led at-large team Bethune-Cookman to Super Regionals)
- 2005 Super Regional Appearance
- 2005 NFCA Southeast Region Coach of the Year
Watten Adds Two to Staff
Watten hired Terrapin alum Shannon Riley this summer.
• Callaway was an assistant coach for the Terrapins from 2004-06 after graduating. As a player from 1999-03, she was a standout infielder and finished her career on Maryland's all-time top-10 list for games played (195) and started (189), hits (128), and RBI (63). She owns and operates 5 Star Athletics, a program she founded to promote softball and instruct the top young players in the area. She has worked with current Maryland players Kaitlyn and Bridget Hawvermale through her program.
• Riley, the director of operations, has worked with Callaway as the director of operations for 5 Star Athletics, managing business operations, organizing camps and clinics, and working with local programs and universities to promote softball. Riley played second base and was a slapper on the Mount St. Mary's softball team.
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Media Information
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