No. 22 Terps Set to Host Capital City Classic

Friday, March 17

College Park, MD

4:30 PM

Maryland

North Dakota

3/15/2023 3:38:00 PM | Softball

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Capital City Classic

March 17-19, 2023
Maryland Softball Stadium
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COLLEGE PARK, MD. - The University of Maryland softball team will open up its 2023 home slate this weekend as they host the Capital City Classic. The Terps begin their weekend with a double header against North Dakota and Texas Tech on Friday, followed by a pair of games against Bucknell and Texas Tech on Saturday. Maryland will wrap up the tournament against Rider in the weekend finale on Sunday at 1 pm. All games will be streamed on B1G+.

Tournament Schedule

Friday, March 17

11 a.m. - Texas Tech 9, Rider 1 | Recap | Box Score
1:30 p.m. - North Dakota 5, Rider 4 | Recap | Box Score
4:30 p.m. - Maryland 9, North Dakota 4 | Recap | Box Score
7 p.m. - Texas Tech 6, Maryland 1 | Recap | Box Score

Saturday, March 18

9 a.m. - Bucknell 3, Rider 2 (8 inn.) | Recap | Box Score
11:30 a.m. - Rider 9, North Dakota 1 | Recap | Box Score
2 p.m. - Maryland 3, Bucknell 0 | Recap | Box Score
4:30 a.m. - Texas Tech vs. North Dakota | Watch (BTN+) | Live Stats
7 p.m. - Texas Tech at Maryland | Watch (BTN+) | Live Stats

Sunday, March 19

9 a.m. - North Dakota vs. Bucknell | Watch (BTN+) | Live Stats
11 a.m. - Bucknell vs. Texas Tech | Watch (BTN+) | Live Stats
4:30 p.m. - Rider at Maryland | Watch (BTN+) | Live Stats

A Quick Look At The Teams

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THIS WEEK'S STORYLINES

scouting the foes

North Dakota has opened up their season with a 2-22 record through their first 24 games. Their two victories have come against Lindenwood and UPenn.
Texas Tech is off to a 20-7 start in the 2023 season. The Red Raiders are coming off of a perfect 5-0 weekend in their home tournament, the Texas Tech Invitational
Bucknell is 7-10 through their first 17 games of the season. This weekend at the Capital City Classic will be the Bison's sixth consecutive tournament on the road.
Rider has begun their season with a 4-10 record through 14 games. The Broncos have recorded wins against Wagner, Cleveland State and Lamar

terps in the polls

The Terps continue their climb in the polls after back-to-back perfect weekends, extending their win streak to 10 games.
Maryland comes in at No. 22 in the D1Softball Poll and No. 23 in the Extra Inning Softball Top 25 Poll
The Terps are also ranked in the NFCA Poll at No. 25.

looking back to last weekend

The Terps came out of the Flames Classic at Liberty in Lynchburg, VA with a perfect 4-0 record
Maryland outscored their opponents 29-6 on the weekend
The Terps enter their final tournament on a 10 game win streak, their longest since 2011
Keira Bucher was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after surrendering just one hit and recording two saves in three appearances for the Terps

fresh faces

Maryland welcomes seven newcomers to the 2023 squad.
Sammi Woods and Madison Runyan look to make an immediate impact for the Terps in the middle infield positions. Gracelyn Solarz and Sydney Lewis will also look to contribute to the team's success in the infield.
Nicole Bodeux, Keria Bucher, Genevieve Ebaugh all come to Maryland after strong prep career's on the mound. The trio of new Terps will be mixed in with an experienced pitching rotation led by Courtney Wyche and Trinity Schlotterbeck.