The Maryland softball team is bound for South Bend, Ind. this weekend as it looks to keep its ACC Tournament hopes alive with a critical three-game series against No. 21 Notre Dame. The Terps will play a pair of games on Sunday, before appearing nationally on ESPNU Monday.
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Scouting The Terps
• The Terrapins took a pair of midweek games from visiting Howard by a cumulative score of 25-4, and have won five of their last seven games. Four Maryland players are hitting better than .400 during that seven-game span.
• Junior Shannon Bustillos continues to carry the Terps offensively, batting .455 with 10 RBIs, nine runs and a pair of homers over her last seven games. Freshman Kylie Datil has also performed well during that span, batting .450 with two home runs and a .522 OBP.
• Junior Kaitlyn Schmeiser had another strong outing against Howard, and has posted a 1.84 ERA over her last seven games with three victories. The Terrapin pitching staff has allowed just 18 earned runs over its last 45.0 innings.
• Head coach Laura Watten is just one win away from the 600-win plateau for her career.
Scouting #21 Notre Dame (31-10, 10-5 ACC)
• Currently ranked second in the ACC, Notre Dame has won five of its last six contests. The lone loss came in the second game of a doubleheader Tuesday against NC State, 6-2.
• The Irish are one of the best hitting teams in the country, ranking first in the nation in doubles (2.11/g) and second nationally in batting average (.355). Freshman Karley Wester leads the team with a spectacular .459 average through 41 games, while Micaela Arizmendi has 43 RBIs and 11 home runs.
• Senior Laura Winter leads the Notre Dame pitching staff with a 20-4 record and a 2.26 ERA. Winter has posted six shutouts and 19 complete games, totaling 197 strikeouts. The entire pitching staff has a cumulative ERA of 2.57.
• Maryland is 0-5 all-time against Nore Dame in a series dating back to 1999, including a 5-3 loss last season. The Terps held a 3-2 advantage through four innings, but the Irish scored three in the sixth to take the victory. Juli Strange was 1-for-3 with a run, while Kaitlyn Schmeiser allowed just two earned runs in 4.0 innings.
Terps When...
| 2014 Terps When... |
| Overall |
8-32 |
| ACC |
4-13 |
| Non-Conference |
4-19 |
| Home |
5-6 |
| Road |
2-9 |
| Neutral |
1-17 |
| vs. Right-handed Starter |
8-30 |
| vs. Left-handed Starter |
0-2 |
| 1-Run games |
2-5 |
| 2-Run games |
1-4 |
| 5+ Run games |
4-15 |
| Day Games |
4-28 |
| Night Games |
4-4 |
| Extra Innings |
0-0 |
| Scoring 0-2 runs |
0-18 |
| Scoring 3-5 runs |
1-10 |
| Scoring 6-9 runs |
3-4 |
| Scoring 10+ runs |
4-0 |
| Opponent Scoring 0-2 runs |
4-3 |
| Opponent Scoring 3-5 runs |
2-7 |
| Opponent Scoring 6-9 runs |
1-11 |
| Opponent Scoring 10+ runs |
1-11 |
| Scored in first inning |
4-6 |
| Opponent scored in first inning |
2-19 |
| Scores first |
6-5 |
| Opponent scores first |
2-27 |
| Made 0 errors |
1-9 |
| Made 1 error |
5-13 |
| Made 2+ errors |
2-10 |
| Opponent made 0 errors |
1-10 |
| Opponent made 1 error |
0-12 |
| Opponent made 2+ errors |
7-10 |
| Out-hit opponent |
6-4 |
| Out-hit by opponent |
1-25 |
| Hits are tied |
1-3 |
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Media Information
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