WEST LAFAYETTE, IN -- Maryland's six-game winning streak came to an end in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Saturday at Purdue in a 5-2 loss to the Boilermakers at Bittinger Stadium. The Terps (19-16, 5-2 Big Ten) fought to keep the streak alive in the top of the seventh loading the bases and scoring one run, but the Boilers (19-19, 2-4) held on.
Megan Mikami was one of five Terps with a hit as she also stole three bases to equal her career high.
Jaeda McFarland had a triple while
Mackense Greico,
Trinity Schlotterbeck and
Michaela Jones also had hits.
Schlotterbeck pitched six innings allowing all five runs.
Breaking Down The Action
• The Terps got on the board in the second inning as
Kiley Goff was hit with a pitch with the bases loaded to put the Terps up 1-0 as
Taylor Okada scored.
• Purdue tied the game in the bottom of the second inning on an RBI single by Kyndell Bailey.
• The Boilers took the lead for good on Alex Echazarreta's two-run double in the fifth. She then scored on a sac fly to make it 4-1 after five innings.
• Purdue added another run in the sixth for the 5-1 advantage.
• With the bases loaded, Okada draw a walk to score Mikami with two outs..
Haley Ellefson flew out to center to end the game.
Numbers To Know
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1:
Kiley Goff played her first game as as Terrapin at Purdue after transferring from the school following last season. Her dad Greg is the baseball coach at Purdue.
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3: Jadea McFarland has a team-best three triples this season.
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19:
Megan Mikami is a perfect 19-of-19 on stolen bases after swiping three in the game.
Up Next
• The teams play Game 2 of the doubleheader right after this game.
• On Sunday, the Terps and Boilermakers play at Noon in a game that will be televised on Big Te Network.
