Terps Travel To Iowa To Open B1G Play
3/19/2015 9:30:00 AM | Softball
COLLEGE PARK, Md.-- The Maryland softball team opens its Big Ten conference competition, as they travel to Iowa City, Iowa for a three game series against the Hawkeyes. Over the past two months, the Terps have a racked a 17-11 record in non-conference match ups.
This past weekend the team returned to the Maryland softball stadium for its home opener, playing in three games in five days. The Terrapins went 3-2 in those five games, picking up two run-rule wins over Lafayette on Sunday and a walk-off victory over Princeton on Monday. Maryland fought hard, but ultimately dropped a twin bill against St. Francis on Tuesday to close out the home stand.
In the home stand Erin Pronobis hit .846, tallying 11 hits and five RBIs. Additionally, Lindsey Schmeiser had a .600 batting average, while picking up six hits, three home runs and six RBIs.
This weekend on the diamond
The Terps will face the Hawkeyes for a three-game series this weekend on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. All games will be played in the Bob Pearl Softball Stadium on the campus on the University of Iowa.
Saturday and Sunday's games will be broadcasted on BTN2Go. Live stats will be available for all games in the links provided below. Audio can be found HERE courtesy of the Hawkeyes feed. Fans are encouraged to follow @TerpsSoftball for live game updates
All time below are listed in Eastern Standard Time.
Fri. March 20 at Iowa 5:00 p.m. ET Live Stats Live Audio
Sat. March 21 at Iowa 3:00 p.m. ET Live Stats Live Audio BTN2Go
Sun. March 22 at Iowa 2:00 p.m. ET Live Stats Live Audio BTN2Go
Scouting the Hawkeyes
- Overall, Iowa sits at 8-20 on the season and 5-13 at neutral sites.
- This weekend marks the Hawkeyes' home-opener as well as its conference opener.
- Since March 14, Iowa has played seven games, picking up victories in two of them. The Hakeyes picked up wins over East Carolina and Tusla, while dropping contests to #6 Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and East Carolina.
- Megan Blank leads Iowa from the batter's box, hitting .407 with 16 RBIs and two home runs. Blank has started all 28 games for Iowa and has a .455 on-base percentage.
- Shayla Starkenburg (6-12) leads the Iowa pitching staff, with a 4.05 ERA and striking out 95 batters.
Maryland-Hawkeyes History
- Prior to this weekend's series, the Terps and Iowa have played four times, all single games.
- This weekend marks the first time Maryland and Iowa will play a multiple-game series.
- Iowa currently holds a 1-3 all-time series record.
- The two teams last played in 2013, when Iowa defeated Maryland 4-9.
The Terps when…
- 157 total runs scored.
- 28 runs scored by the Terps in the third and fifth innings.
- 4-0 in extra-inning games.
- 11-1 when holding opponents to
- 12-1 when leading after four innings.
- 2-1 when tied heading into the final inning.
- 10-2 when out hitting the opponent.
- 4-1 when scoring 10+ runs.
- 104 strikeouts for Kaitlyn Schmeiser heading into the series.
- 109.1 innings pitched this season for K. Schmeiser.
- 31 runs driven in by Mandy Gardner, leads the team.
- 8 home runs hit by Corey Schwartz, leads the team.
Leading Off And Cleaning Up
- Lindsey Schmeiser has tabbed a hit in 20 of 27 games this season for the Terps. She has recorded a hit in five straight games and 12 of the last 13 games.
- Erin Pronobis is currently on an 11-game hit streak. She has registered a multi-hit game seven times this season.
Schmesier earns weekly conference and regional honors
- Maryland junior Lindsey Schmeiser was named Big Ten Player of the Week. The honor marked the first-ever weekly conference award in the Big Ten.
- The Dunkirk, Md. native also was named ECAC D-1 South Region Player of the Week.
- Schmeiser posted a .833 batting average, .857 on-base percentage and 2.000 slugging percentage while leading the Terps to a double header sweep against Lafayette this past Sunday. Schmeiser went 5-for-6 at the plate driving in five runs, while recording three extra-base hits through two games this past weekend.
Looking ahead
- The Terrapins return home to the Maryland Softball Stadium for a mid-week double header against Dartmouth. The teams will match up on Wed. March 25 for two games starting at 5:00 p.m.
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