COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Due to anticipated weather conditions in the region, Maryland softball's game vs. Penn State Friday night has been cancelled. The Terps will now play a Saturday doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. and will play Sunday at 1 p.m. as originally scheduled.

Maryland (19-21, 3-9 B1G) will host its second-to-last home series against the Nittany Lions (20-24, 4-10 B1G). The Terps have won its last two matchups against Penn State, its last win coming on March 25, 2018 when Maryland won 4-3. 

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LAST TIME OUT
•   Maryland (19-21, 3-9 B1G) went 1-2 last weekend when they faced Indiana (31-15, 6-8 B1G) in Bloomington for the Terps' fourth conference series of the season.
•   Maryland surpassed its 2018 season win total (18) with its 4-3 win in game one of Saturday's doubleheader vs. the Hoosiers.
•   Senior ace Sydney Golden got the Friday night start, redshirt freshman Victoria Galvan got the start and the win in game one of the doubleheader, and Golden got the nod again in game two of Saturday's doubleheader at Andy Mohr Field.
•   Taylor Wilson paced the Terps in the batter's box, leading the team in hits (5), RBI (2) and doubles (1), while batting at a team-high .625 clip.
•   Amanda Brashear, Bailey Boyd, Micaela Abbatine, Gracie Voulgaris, JoJo McRae and Sammie Stefan also had multi-hit weekends, and Stefan hit her team-leading sixth home run of the season.
 
SCOUTING PENN STATE
•   Penn State sports a 20-24 record including a 4-10 mark in Big Ten play.
•   Freshman outfielder Melina Livingston leads the Nittany Lions in batting average, hitting at a .350 clip and starting in all 44 games Penn State has played in this season. Senior outfielder Toni Polk leads the squad in hits (46) and home runs (9). Polk ranks 10^th in the league in hits and ninth in the Big Ten in home runs.
•   Penn State's pitching staff is led by freshman Kylee Lingenfelter and freshman Bailey Parshall. Parshall has pitched a team-high 128.0 innings, while Lingenfelter boasts a team-low 2.70 ERA.
 
KEEPING TRACK OF THE TERPS
•   Anna Kufta holds the fifth-highest mark in the conference and leads the team in RBI (39). Kufta has already surpassed her 2018 season total (23) and her freshman-year total of 27.
•   Amanda Brashear ranks first in the Big Ten and fourth in the country in sacrifice hits per game (0.33)
•   As a team, Maryland ranks second in the Big Ten and 36^th nationally in batting average (.303), third in the Big Ten hits (322), and third in the Big Ten in total bases (458).
•   Maryland's offense has gotten off to one of its best starts in recent years, ranking inside the top three in batting average and hits for the first time since joining the conference.
•   Maryland has slugged 22 home runs this season, its highest mark since crushing 69 in 2015, with four conference series left to play.
 
COMING OUT SWINGING
•   The Terps have scored 37 first-inning runs this season and possess a 10-7 record in game when they score in the opening inning.
•   Maryland has scored a run in the opening inning in 17 games and go on to score an average of 2.17  first-inning runs when they do score in the first inning.
•   Maryland boast a 12-7 record when the Terps are the first team on the board, but are 7-14 in games in which the opponent takes the early advantage.
•   Maryland has been able to score in the opening inning in more than half of its conference matchups (7 of 12)
 
FRESHMEN MAKING THEIR MARKS
•   Of the five freshman brought in by Head Coach Julie Wright, five have been able to make an immediate difference and while two have been go-to starters nearly all season.
•   Freshman catcher Gracie Voulgaris has taken nearly every pitch by the Maryland bullpen this season, starting in every game but one, and contributing heavily on the offensive end, batting over .300 with 34 hits and 23 RBI.
•   Freshman utility player Regan Kerr has made an impact all over the diamond in her freshman campaign, making starts at shortstop, second base and in right field. The Phoenix native has been a vital member of the infield after losing Taylor Okada to a season-ending knee injury.
•   Freshman second baseman Taylor Okada started 26 straight games at second base to start the season before she suffered a season-ending knee injury against Bryant on March 15. Okada led the team in batting average (.426) and hits (40) – while also ranking third nationally in hits before her injury. The freshman was a game-changer at the leadoff spot and was one of the toughest outs in the league, striking out only three times in 26 games played.
•   Freshmen have also made an impact in the pitcher's circle. Redshirt freshman Victoria Galvan has been pivotal in relief for the Terps, also making four starts while racking up a 3-1 record. Amelia Jarecke has pitched seven innings on the season and has also helped the Terps in pinch-running situations.
 
BOMBS AWAY
•   As a team, Maryland has hit 22 home runs, its most homers since the 2015 season in which the team went yard 69 times over the course of the season.
•   The Terps have eight different home run hitters, its most since the 2015 season when nine different players hit the long ball.
•   Sammie Stefan leads the team with six home runs. The sophomore hit the first home run of her career in the first game of the season and has continued to be one of Maryland's most feared hitters.
•   Anna Kufta has hit five homers on the season, one short of her season-high of six, which she hit in her freshman season (2017).
•   JoJo McRae hit a leadoff inside-the-park home run in the opening at-bat vs. Virginia on March 19.