COLLEGE PARK, Md.—The Maryland softball team will make its Big Ten Network debut this weekend, as they welcome Penn State to the Maryland Softball Stadium for a three game set.

The Terps are coming off a three game bout with the Illinois Fighting Illini. The team battled, producing from the plate, but ultimately dropping the series. Juli Strange led Maryland offensively, hitting .667 with a 1.000 slugging percentage and .700 on base percentage. The junior added a home run and three RBIs in the series as well. Lindsey Schmeiser smacked three doubles in the series, bringing her season total to 18. She is one away from tying the single season doubles record in program history.

This weekend on the diamond

The Terrapins will take the field against Penn State for a three game series against the Nittany Lions. Live stats for all games are provided in the links below. Additionally, Friday's game will be broadcasted on BTN Plus ($) and Saturday's game will be broadcasted nationally on BTN. All times listed below are ET.

Fans are encouraged to follow @TerpsSoftball on Twitter for live game updates and behind-the-scenes content.

Fri. April 17                vs. Penn State                        6:00 p.m.        Live Stats        BTN Plus ($)

Sat. April 18               vs. Penn State                        1:00 p.m.        Live Stats       

Sun. April 19              vs. Penn State                        11:00 a.m.      Live Stats        BTN

Quick Hits 

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• On the season, the Terps are hitting .313 with a .512 slugging percentage and .420 on-base percentage. The team has exploded from the plate, tallying 290 total runs, 263 RBIs and 56 home runs.
• Hannah Dewey leads the Terrapins from the plate, hitting .390 on the season, with a .567 slugging percentage and 12 RBIs. Erin Pronobis and L. Schmeiser follow closely behind with a .381 and .376 batting average, respectively.
• Kaitlyn Schmeiser leads from the pitcher's circle with a 17-7 record and a 3.24 ERA. The senior has fanned 148 batters in 162 innings.
• In conference play Maryland is hitting .364 with a .633 slugging percentage and .479 on-base percentage. In addition, the team has scored 110 runs, 104 RBIs and 18 home runs.
• L. Schmeiser is leads the team from the plate in conference play, hitting .512 with a .921 slugging percentage and 12 RBIs. Strange and Shannon Bustillos also lead the Terps, batting .484 and .478, respectively. 

Scouting The Nittany Lions

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• Penn State currently sits at 23-20 on the season and 6-8 in Big Ten play. PSU is 7-9 away from State College and 6-6 at home.
• The Nittany Lions are coming off a double-header sweep of the Ohio State Buckeyes. PSU won the first game, 7-6, and the second game, 11-6. Kristina Brackpool hit home runs in both games, including a grand slam to help lead PSU to the sweep.
• PSU is led by Lexi Knief from the plate with a .405 batting average and 11 RBIs. Additionally, Brackpool has seven home runs, 33 RBIs and a .357 batting average. From the circle, Macy Jones leads Penn State, with a 6-2 record and 3.19 ERA.
• Prior to this weekend's series, Maryland and Penn State have met 11 times. PSU currently holds a 9-2 advantage, though Maryland took its last meeting, 2-0, in 2009.

The Terps When…

• 23-19 overall record
• 5-7 Big Ten record
• 18-12 non-conference record
• 5-8 in home games
• 7-5 in away games
• 11-6 in neutral site games
• 15-2 when leading after four innings
• 10-3 when leading after five innings
• 11-2 when leading after six innings
• 4-1 in extra inning games
• 5-1 in shutouts
• 9-1 when scoring 10+ runs
• 14-8 when scoring in the first inning
• 17-8 when scoring first
• 290, total runs scored, third in the Big Ten
• 268, total RBIs, third in the Big Ten

Offensive Outburst

The Terrapins have been an offensive juggernaut this season, ranking in the top thirty in the nation in countless categories.

• Sixth in doubles (1.81/g)
• Twenty-second in scoring (6.90 rpg)
• Twenty-ninth in home runs (1.26/g)
• Twenty-ninth in slugging percentage (.520)
• Twenty-sixth in on-base percentage (.420)

Individually, the Terps rank amongst the nation's best.

• Hannah Dewey ranks fifth in the nation and second in the Big Ten in walks (43)
• Dewey also ranks ninteenth in on-base percentage (.560)
•  Lindsey Schmesier ranks second in the NCAA and first in the Big Ten with 18 doubles

And in the pitching circle.

• Kaitlyn Schmeiser is twenty-sixth nationally in wins (17) and thirteenth in walks allowed (1.12/g)

Streaking Schmeiser

• L. Schmeiser is currently on a 19-game hit streak that dates back to a March 8^th matchup with Stony Brook.
• On the season, the Dunkirk, Md. native has recorded a hit in 34 of 39 games and is hitting .376 with 36 RBIs.

Terps Set For BTN Debut

• Sunday's game will be broadcast nationally on the Big Ten Network, marking the Maryland softball team's network debut.
• The Terps will be on BTN again on April 24^th at 5:00 p.m. against Michigan.

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