Terps Host Penn State this Weekend

MARYLAND

vs.

PENN STATE

April 28-30, 2017 || Maryland Stadium
6 p.m. || 1 p.m. || 1 p.m.

BTN (Fri.) || BTN Plus (Sat.) (Sun.)

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Maryland will be back in action this weekend April 28-30 for a three-game series at home vs. Penn State (20-26, 6-11 B1G).

Maryland's doubleheader at Rutgers was postponed for the second time this season after impending weather forced the games to be cancelled. The teams are projected to m make up the games Wednesday, May 3.

Penn State owns a 13-5 advantage in the all-time series between the two schools, and is currently riding a four-game win streak. Maryland won the four games prior, including a series sweep in 2015.

Friday's game will be shown live on the Big Ten Network with Dean Linke and Sierra Romero on the call. Saturday's game will be streamed via BTN2Go.

WRIGHT REACHES 200 IN FRONT OF RECORD CROWD

Head coach Julie Wright won her 200^th career game on April 15, as the Terps defeated No. 18 Michigan at Maryland Stadium.
To add to the excitement of the day, Maryland Softball Stadium set a new attendance record with an announced crowd of 1,015 to see Maryland clinch its third ranked win of the year.
After amassing 53 wins during her two-year stint at Akron, Wright put together 126 victories at Idaho State, which included three consecutive Big Sky Regular Season titles.

KUFTA CONNECTS AT THE PLATE

Freshman Anna Kufta has been one of Maryland's top hitters in conference play so far this season, coming into the week tied for a team-best 11 hits against B1G competition.
She hit .545 in 11 at bats against Northwestern with two runs scored and two RBIs, including a 4-for-4 performance in the opening game of the series.
She leads the team in slugging (.504) and home runs (5).

DON'T RUN ON DILLARD

Senior Kristina Dillard has been one of the most sound defensive catchers in the Big Ten this season, as she ranks second in the conference in runners caught stealing with 17.
She eclipsed her conference-best 16 runners caught stealing last year during Maryland's series at Indiana.

COMEBACK KIDS

Maryland secured another marque victory in thrilling fashion on March 5, rallying from a 7-1 deficit in the seventh inning to knock off #24 Missouri in extra innings.
Down 7-1 entering the seventh inning, the Terrapins rallied off six runs in the final frame to tie the game and force extra innings. In extras, Maryland scored one in the eighth and one in the ninth while keeping Missouri off the board in the ninth to seal the victory.
This was the largest comeback for the Terrapins since March 27, 2015 when Maryland overcame a 10-2 deficit to win 11-10 in the first ever Big Ten game played in College Park.

MARYLAND SENDS SHOCKWAVES THROUGHOUT COLLEGE SOFTBALL

Maryland's upset over No. 1 Florida on Feb. 18 was one of the top stories in college softball on the weekend, as the Terps defeated the Gators 4-2 in Gainesville.
The Terps entered the game winless on the season, but erased a two-run deficit in the first inning with four unanswered runs in the fourth and fifth to knock off the previously unbeaten Gators.
The win was the first for Maryland over a ranked opponent since May 12, 2012 when the team topped Florida State 4-3 in College Park.
The four earned runs forced off of senior Florida pitcher and All-American Delanie Gourley were the first she had surrendered all season, entering the game 4-0 on the year with a 0.00 ERA in 18 innings.
The loss was the first for Florida at the Aquafina Invitational (or its home tournament) since 2007.
Florida's only regular-season non-conference losses the past four seasons came against Missouri (then in the Big 12) and Florida State teams ranked in the top 10 at the time. Both losses were in extra innings. Even then, neither opponent managed to score as many as four runs in the regulation seven innings.

MARTIN STEPS UP

Senior Madison Martin has been Maryland's go-to option in the circle this season, as she boasts a team-best 3.51 ERA in 139.2 innings while pitching two one-hitters.
Martin was clutch for the Terps in their win over Northwestern on April 9, recording a strikeout the end the frame with runners in scoring position in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings.
Martin pitched eight innings for the Terps in the team's extra innings win over #24 Missouri on March 5. The Edmond, Okla. native threw a one-hitter complete game to steer the Terps to a 3-0 victory on Feb. 24 against Bowling Green and tossed another against St. John's on March 20. Martin threw just 68 pitches in seven innings to get the win vs. St. John's.
She was instrumental in Maryland's win over Florida, going 3-for-4 at the plate with a run and RBI while earning the save in the 4-2 victory.
She came through clutch in the circle for the Terps in the bottom of the 6th inning, getting out of a bases loaded jam with a strikeout and ground out. She then closed out the Gators in the bottom of the 7th to hand the No.1 -ranked hosts their first loss of the year. She hit .583 for the weekend overall at the Aquafina Invitational and tallied 5 strikeouts from the circle.

GOOD TO BE STRANGE

Senior Juli Strange has been one of Maryland's most efficient players at the plate this season, as she ranks first on the team in runs (25) and ob% (.417).
The Valencia, Calif. native moved into the top-10 all-time in runs scored at Maryland in March, as her 120 career runs currently ranks T-5th in school history.
Strange broke out at the plate at Louisiana-Lafayette, going 8-for-16 with three runs and three stolen bases.

NEXT UP

The Terps are scheduled to makeup their doubleheader with Rutgers on Wednesday, May 3.

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Players Mentioned

Kristina Dillard

Anna Kufta

Madison Martin

Juli Strange

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