Big Bats Lead Terps To 11-4 Win Over Monmouth

Friday, March 18

College Park, MD

6:30 PM

Maryland

11-13

Monmouth

3-17

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Monmouth	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	4	6	2
MARYLAND	2	1	0	6	0	2	X	11	15	2

3/18/2022 8:59:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

COLLEGE PARK, MD – Maryland broke out the bats on Friday night as the Terps mauled Monmouth, 11-4, in the Capital City Classic at the Maryland Softball Stadium. The Terps racked up 15 hits with six players posting two hits in the victory as Maryland moved to 11-13 overall heading into Saturday's action.

Haley Ellefson went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored. She also stole a career-high three bases -- after entering the game with two in her career. Merissa Borkowski went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs. Michaela Jones blasted a home run, to tie for the team lead with three on the season.

After trailing 4-3 in the fourth inning, Maryland busted out for a six-run bottom of the inning to take a commanding 9-4 advantage.

Big Bats

In addition to Ellefson and Borkowski, Mackense Greico (2-for-4), Taylor Okada (2-for-4), Trinity Schlotterbeck (2-for-4) and Ruby Butler (2-for-2) all had a pair of hits in the game.
Maryland bolted out five doubles with Greico and Ellefson each had two while Kilet Goff had the other for the Terps.
The 15 hits were the second-most this season as Maryland had 17 against Monmouth on Feb. 25.

In The Circle

Trinity Schlotterbeck tossed a complete game allowing six hits and three earned runs while striking out eight.
It was her second complete game this season and 10th of his career.

Breaking Down The Action

Ellefson put Maryland up 2-0 in the first inning with a two-run double scoring Greico and Borkowski.
Monmouth got on the board in the top of the second with a run to make it 2-1.
Jones blasted her third homer of the season in the bottom of the second to make it 3-1.
Monmouth took a 4-3 lead on a pair of errors in the top fo the third inning.
Maryland piled up six runs in the fourth inning keyed by a Borkowski two-run single scoring Goff and Butler. Then Grieco doubled home Borkowski and Ellefson doubles home McFarland for a 9-4 lead.
The Terps added two more in the sixth as Megan Mikami scored on a error as Ellefson stole her third base of the game and Okada's single to left brought home Ellefson.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Schlotterbeck, Trinity (4-7)

L: Gletow,Kylie (1-6)

Monmouth

Batting:

2B: Baron,Lindsey 1

RBI: Warner,Abby 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Baron,Lindsey 1 ; O'Rourke,Kiley 1 ; Augur,Stavi 1 ; Torraca,Francesca 1

HBP: Thuer,Julia 1

MARYLAND

Batting:

2B: Greico, Mackense 2 ; Ellefson, Haley 2 ; Goff, Kiley 1

HR: Jones, Michaela 1

RBI: Borkowski, Merissa 2 ; Greico, Mackense 1 ; Ellefson, Haley 3 ; Okada, Taylor 1 ; Jones, Michaela 1

SH: Jones, Michaela 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Mikami, Megan 1 ; Borkowski, Merissa 2 ; Greico, Mackense 1 ; Ellefson, Haley 2 ; Davis, Kamryn 1 ; Butler, Ruby 1 ; Jones, Michaela 1 ; Goff, Kiley 1 ; McFarland, Jaeda 1