LEESBURG, Fla. - Maryland softball split its first two games with Iowa on Saturday, highlighted by a season-first homer from junior
Regan Kerr.
GAME 1
- Game 1 was battle of the defense between the Terps and Hawkeyes, with neither team being able to get on the board in regular play
- Maryland went into extra innings with Iowa, ultimately being defeated 1-0 in the bottom of the 8th after the Hawkeyes stole home
GAME 2
- In the top of the fourth, Iowa put up two runs to put them in a 2-0 lead
- Maryland was quick to respond in the following inning, putting on two runs of their own to tie things up
- After a single from Micaela Abbatine, Kerr was able to make it back around to put the Terps within one run
- Michaela Jones followed by notching an easy triple to right field and sending Abbatine home to tie things at 2 a piece
- In the bottom of the sixth, Kerr sent one over the fence and put the Terps up 3-2 heading into the seventh; marking her and the Terps first homerun of the 2021 season
- Senior pitcher Jennifer Brann struck out Iowa's last batter in the top of the seventh to seal the deal for Maryland
MONTGOMERY'S TAKE
"Our girls are fighters," head coach
Mark Montgomery said. "They work so hard to overcome any obstacles. They beleived in each other and found a way. I am a very proud coach!"
UP NEXT
Maryland will play its final game against Iowa on the final day in Florida at 9 a.m. on Sunday, March 14.
