COLLEGE PARK, Md.—The Maryland softball team looks to close out the regular season on a high note as they travel to East Lansing, Mich., to face the Michigan State Spartans for a three game series.

The Terps (26-24, 8-12 Big Ten) are coming off a weekend series against conference foe Michigan. The team battled, ultimately dropping the series. Senior Shannon Bustillos blasted a solo home run in the middle game against the Wolverines, tying the all-time Maryland home run record. She now sits knotted at first with 27 with Lindsey Schmeiser and Beth Radford.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE DIAMOND

Maryland and Michigan State will play a three game series starting on Friday at Secchia Stadium on the campus of Michigan State University. All three games will be broadcast through the links provided below. Live stats will also be provided using the links below.

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

Fri. May 1       at Michigan State      4:00 p.m. ET              Live Video      Live Stats

Sat. May 2      at Michigan State      1:00 p.m. ET              Live Video      Live Stats

Sun. May 3     at Michigan State      1:00 p.m. ET              Live Video      Live Stats

QUICK HITS

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• On the season the Terrapins are hitting .306 with a .515 slugging percentage and a .410 on-base percentage. As a team, the Terps have smacked 63 home runs and scored 320 RBI.
• Erin Pronobis leads the team offensively hitting .378 with a .689 slugging percentage and a .495 on-base percentage. She has driven in a team leading 44 RBI and 12 home runs.
• Hannah Dewey and Lindsey Schmeiser are second on the team in batting average with .376. L. Schmeiser has 41 RBI and 11 home runs, while Dewey has a .525 slugging percentage and .536 on-base percentage.
• Four Terrapins are hitting over .300, while five batters have over 37 RBI. Three have double-digit home runs and four have over 50 hits.
• In conference play Maryland is hitting .329 with a .583 slugging percentage and a .433 on-base percentage. The team has hit 28 home runs and scored 140 runs.
• L. Schmeiser leads in conference play with a .462 batting average and .908 slugging percentage. The junior has 14 doubles, five home runs and 17 RBI.

Scouting the Spartans

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• The Spartans currently sit at 17-35 on the season and 2-19 in conference play. MSU is 1-13 at home and 4-17 on the road.
• Last time out Michigan State dropped two midweek games against Notre Dame and Central Michigan. The weekend prior the team took one of three against Indiana.
• Alyssa McBride leads MSU with a .367 batting average and .494 slugging percentage. She has knocked in 16 RBI, while Kassidy Kujawa has a team-leading 31 RBI.
• In the circle Kristina Zalewski leads the Spartans with a 3.83 ERA in 160.2 innings pitched. She sits at 13-14 and has appeared in 40 games. 
• Prior to this series Maryland and Michigan State have met two times prior. The series is tied at two a piece. MSU won the last meeting in 2004.

The Terps When...

• 26-24 overall record
• 8-12 conference record
• 18-12 non-conference record
• 8-11 home games
• 7-7 away games
• 4-1 extra innings
• 5-3 shutouts
• 17-3 when leading after four
• 12-4 when leading after five
• 13-3 when leading after six
• 9-1 when scoring 10+ runs
• 12-2 when holding opponents to
• 15-9 when scoring in the first inning
• 18-9 when scoring first
• 16-3 out-hitting the opponent
• 320 total runs scored

Team Sets Home Run Record

• In the second game of the double-header against Rutgers, Corey Schwartz hit a two-run home run, her 12^th of the season.
• The long ball represented the team's 60^th of the season, setting a new single-season team home run record. Currently the team has 63 home runs. The previous record was 59 set in 2009.

Schmeiser Sets Doubles Record

• In the middle game of the series against Michigan, L. Schmeiser hit a two-out double in the fifth inning, her twentieth of the season, breaking the Maryland single-season doubles record, as the Maryland softball team fell to #4 Michigan, 10-2. The accolade was previously held by Michelle Burrell with 19 in 2001.
• The junior has collected a hit in 40 of 47 games this season and was recently on a 23-game hit streak that extended from a March 8^th matchup with Stony Brook to an April 21^st meeting with Rutgers.

Bustillos ties Home Run Record

• In the middle game of the series against Michigan, catcher Shannon Bustillos blasted a solo home run to center field, her ninth of the season. That shot moved her tied for first on the all-time home run list with 27.
• She currently sits tied with teammate Lindsey Schmeiser and Beth Radford.

Offensive Outburst

The Terps rank nationally in multiple offensive categories…

• Twenty-seventh in scoring (6.40/g)
• Thirty-third in slugging percentage (.515)
• Twenty-eighth in home runs (1.26/g)
• Eleventh in doubles per game (1.74/g)

Comeback Kids

• Twice this season, the Terps have overcome a 10-run deficit to win the game. In addition, the team has made multiple come from behind victories of smaller margins.
• Maryland overcame a 12-2 deficit in the first game of the Iowa series to defeat the Hawkeye, 15-14. The victory marked the Terps first-ever Big Ten victory.
• The Terps came back from a 10-2 deficit in the first game of the Ohio State series to win the game 11-10. Corey Schwartz blasted a walk-off two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh to win the game.
• Maryland has comeback to win a game in the seventh inning eight times this season. Six have been walk-off wins, while two have been on the road.

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