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Terps Win
4
Winner Maryland UMD 26-19, 12-5 B1G
3
Minnesota MINN 20-20-1, 6-9 B1G
Winner
Maryland UMD
26-19, 12-5 B1G
4
Final
3
Minnesota MINN
20-20-1, 6-9 B1G
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Maryland UMD 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 7 0
Minnesota MINN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1

W: Wyche, Courtney (12-5) L: Nani Valencia (1-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Comeback Kids! Maryland Takes Series Over Minnesota With 4-3 Win

MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- Maryland softball continued its best start in Big Ten Conference play to begin a season with a 4-3 rubber match victory at Minnesota to win the weekend series. The Terps moved to 26-19 overall and 12-5 in the Big Ten. With 12 conference wins (in a non-COVID season), the Terps have their most wins in a conference season since 2013, when they went 13-8 in the ACC. The 12 wins are the fourth-most in the Big Ten and just two shy of conference leader Northwestern (14-2). 

The Terps rallied from being down 3-2 with two runs in the top of the seventh inning as Katie Dustin's sacrifice fly brought home two runs to put the Terps ahead 4-3. Starting pitcher Courtney Wyche completed her second win as many days by inducing the Gophers' best hitter Natalie Denhartog to ground back to the mound with two runners on as Wyche threw to Regan Kerr to complete the sersies win for the Terps. 

Wyche pitched all seven innings, allowing just seven hits and three runs (one unearned), striking out a total of seven Gophers. Wyche pitched a total of 14 innings on the weekend, tallying two wins. Merissa Borkowski and Kiley Goff lead the way for the Terps at the plate with two hits each. 

Breaking Down the Action 
  • Maryland got on the board in the top of the second with an RBI single from Goff, bringing in Michaela Jones after a single of her own put her on base. The run tied things up between the Terps and the Gophers at one-a-piece
  • The Gophers responded with another two runs in the bottom of the frame 
  • Maryland brought things within one after a bases loaded walk brought Goff in 
  • In the top of the seventh, a leadoff double from Goff and a single from Mikami set things in motion for  Dustin's sac fly to bring both of them in, taking over the lead 4-3

Numbers To Know
• 2: Courtney Wyche pitched two complete games for the Terps' two wins at Minnesota. 
• 2: Kiley Goff had her second two-hit game of the season and scored two runs in a game for the sixth time this season. 
• 4: Merissa Borkowski had her fourth multi-hit game of the season as she went 2-for-3. 
• 9: Wyche now has nine complete games this season. 
• 12: With 12 Big Ten wins, the Terps continue to extend their record (excluding COVID seasons) for conference wins in a season, standing at 12-5. It is the most conference wins for Maryland since going 13-8 in the ACC in 2013. 
• 26: With 26 overall wins, the Terps have their most since going 27-27 in 2015. 


Up Next
• The Terps are on the road against at Michigan State next weekend for three games, Friday, Saturday and Sunday in East Lansing. All of the games will be available on Big Ten Plus. 
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