St. Francis (PA)
vs.
Maryland
April 11, 2018 || Maryland Softball Stadium
Wed. 3:00 pm || 5:30 pm
*Prior to 4:00 PM, fans are encouraged to park in the XFINITY Visitor's Lot (XVL). This lot is directly across from the Field Hockey/Lacrosse Complex. This is a pay-to-park lot, as parking is not free in surrounding lots until after 4:00 PM on weekdays.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The Maryland softball team (15-23, 5-4 B1G) will have a quick turnaround Wednesday for a midweek double header vs. St. Francis (PA) (19-16, 2-0 NEC) at Maryland Softball Stadium. The doubleheader vs. the Red Flash will serve as the final non-conference games of the year for the Terrapins, who will begin a stretch of seven games in six days on Wednesday.
Maryland will look to bounce back after an 0-3 weekend at Illinois, while St. Francis split a doubleheader with Marshall its last time out.
First pitch is slated for 3:00 pm on Wednesday, and both games are scheduled to be broadcast on BTN2Go.
storylines
• The two teams played a tight contest earlier this season on February 18, with the Red Flash squeaking out a 1-0 victory at the Tiger invite. Freshman Ryan Denhart turned in a quality outing in the circle, striking out four while throwing a complete game, but a late run made the difference as St. Francis secured a 1-0 victory.
• Maryland's 5-1 start in Big Ten play was its best since joining the conference in 2014-15, and was one game shy of the best start ever in conference competition in program history. Maryland's last 5-1 start in conference action came during the 1999 season, when the Terps started ACC competition 6-1 before winning the conference regular season and advancing to the NCAA Regional Finals.
• Maryland is 4-0 in its last four home games, which included a sweep over Iowa March 30-April 1. Maryland clinched back-to-back Big Ten series victories for the first time ever with the sweep of Iowa, Maryland's first conference sweep since 2015. Maryland has posted nine wins in its last 15 games dating back to March 10, which has included six one-run victories and two extra-innings wins.
• Junior Sydney Golden was outstanding during the first two weeks on conference play, holding a 0.84 ERA in 25.0 innings. Golden went 4-0 in four appearances to start Big Ten play and struck out 11 while throwing 24 shutout innings during the stretch.
• Senior Skylynne Ellazar came through in a crucial moments for the Terps in their first two Big Ten series of the season, launching a go-ahead solo shot in the top of the seventh to help the Terps clinch the series over Penn State on March 25. She went 6-for-9 from the plate while slugging 1.111 on the weekend.
• Ellazar was the hero again against Iowa on April 1, scoring the only run of the game with a solo homer in the fourth inning. It was the fourth home run of the season for the Kahului, Hawaii native, who has hit .480 in conference play with seven RBIs and five runs.
