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Lech Grand Slam vs. Oklahoma State
11
Winner Maryland UMD 3-1
6
Oklahoma State OSU 2-1
Winner
Maryland UMD
3-1
11
Final
6
Oklahoma State OSU
2-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Maryland UMD 0 1 5 0 3 2 0 11 9 0
Oklahoma State OSU 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 6 10 2

W: Wyche, Courtney (1-1) L: Rosenberry, Ivy (0-1) S: Bucher, Keira (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Lech’s Grand Slam Keys Maryland's Upset Win Over No. 3 Oklahoma State, 11-6

PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO – Amelia Lech blasted a grand slam in the second inning to key Maryland in a massive upset of No. 3 Oklahoma State, 11-6, on Sunday at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge. Maryland beat a Top-3 ranked opponent for the first time since the Terps beat No. 1 Florida, 4-2, on Feb. 18, 2017 in Gainesville. Oklahoma State (2-1) has been to each of the last three Women's College World Series and went 48-14 last season winning the 2022 Big 12 Championship. 

The Terps opened the season with a 7-3 win over No. 22 Oregon on Friday, giving the Terps two wins over ranked teams in the first four games of the season. At 3-1, the Terps are off to their best start since 2013, when they were 3-1 as well. 

The last time Maryland won two games against ranked teams in a tournament was in the 2012 opening event, the FAU Kick-Off as the Terps beat No. 11 Michigan (7-3) and No. 22 Kentucky (2-1). 

Lech went 2-for-4 with those four RBIs on the first home run of her career. Jaeda McFarland went 3-for-4 with three runs scored. Mackense Greico went 2-for-3 with four RBIs and two runs scored. 

The Terps' other hits came from Kiley Goff, and Michaela Jones. Goff scored a career-high three runs in the game and Jones had the Terps' other RBI. 

In the circle, Courtney Wyche started and threw 4.2 innings, earning the victory with five strikeouts. Freshman Keira Bucher came on in the fifth and finished the game, retiring the last seven Cowgirls to earning her second save, as also had one against Oregon.   


Breaking Down The Action
  • Oklahoma State opened the game with an RBI single by Kiley Naomi in the bottom of the first inning. 
  • Maryland evened the game at 1-1 as Kamryn Davis scored on a passed ball after she pinch ran for Amelia Lech, who singled to open the inning. 
  • The Cowgirls regained the lead at 2-1 in the bottom of the second inning as Tallen  Edwards' single scored Megan Bloodwort.
  • Maryland tied the game at 2-2, as Mackense Greico drew a bases loaded walk to score Megan Mikami. Lech was the next batter and she blasted the grand slam to left center to put Maryland up 6-2 in the third inning. 
  • Oklahoma State notched two runs in the fourth inning on a two-run single, making it 6-4. 
  • The Terps extended their lead to 8-4 on a two-run single to left by Greico scoring McFarland and Goff. Michaela Jones singled with two outs to score Greico for a 9-4 lead. 
  • Morgyn Wynne hit a two-run homer in the fifth to cut Maryland's lead to 9-6. 
  • The Terps added two more runs on a two-run triple by Greico scoring McFarland and Goff for an 11-6 lead. 

Wins Over Ranked Teams
  • The Terps posted their first win against a Top-3 opponent since that win over No. 1 Florida on Feb. 18, 2017. 
  • The last time Maryland won two games against ranked teams in a tournament was in the 2012 opening event, the FAU Kick-Off as the Terps beat No. 11 Michigan (7-3) and No. 22 Kentucky (2-1). 
  • Maryland has its second win over a ranked team in just four games this season after beating No. 22 Oregon in the season opener. That equaled last season's total of two wins over ranked teams. 
  • Last season the Terps posted two wins over ranked teams beating No. 17 Missouri, 1-0 and No. 22 Michigan, 5-1. 

Numbers To Know
  • 1: Lech had her first career home run on her grand slam in the third inning. 
  • 1: Lech's grand slam was the first since Jones hit one against Purdue on April 9, 2022. 
  • 3: McFarland had her second game this season with three hits. Last season she had one at Michigan State (4/30/22) and one as a freshman against Indiana (5/8/21). 
  • 3: McFarland scored three runs in a game for the third time in her career. She also scored three runs last year against Iowa (4/2/22) as a freshman against Michigan State (4/9/21).
  • 3: Goff's three runs scored set a new career-high. 
  • 4: Lech had four total RBIs all of last season, which she equaled on Sunday with the grand slam. 
  • 4: Greico's four RBis were her high with the Terps in two seasons. She had a career-high five RBIs in a game with Furman against Chattanooga on April 25, 2021.  

Up Next: 
  • Maryland will be back in action against North Dakota State on Sunday at approximately 2:30 p.m., in the Terps' final game of the Challenge.

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