No. 23 Maryland Closes Out Tournament Road Slate at Flames Classic

Friday, March 10

Lynchburg, VA

11 AM

Maryland

Fairfield

No. 23 Maryland Closes Out Tournament Road Slate at Flames Classic

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#23 Maryland (15-4) vs. Fairfield (3-5)

March 10, 2023
Liberty Softball Stadium
10:00 am EDT

#23 Maryland (15-4) vs. Fairfield (3-5)

March 10, 2023
Liberty Softball Stadium
12:00 pm EDT

#23 Maryland (15-4) vs. Ball State (8-7)

March 11, 2023
Liberty Softball Stadium
10:00 am EDT

#23 Maryland (15-4) vs. Sacred Heart (5-5)

March 11, 2023
Liberty Softball Stadium
12:00 pm EDT

Maryland (15-4) vs. Liberty (10-9)

March 12, 2023
Liberty Softball Stadium
12:30 pm EDT

COLLEGE PARK, MD. - The University of Maryland softball team will close out its tournament road slate with a trip to Lynchburg, Va. for the Flames Classic. The Terps begin their weekend with a double header against Fairfield on Friday, followed by a pair of games against Ball State and Sacred Heart on Saturday. Maryland will play against tournament-host Liberty in the weekend finale on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. Sunday's game against Liberty will be streamed on ESPN+..

THIS WEEK'S STORYLINES

scouting the foes

Fairfield has opened up its 2023 season with a 3-5 overall record. The Stags have recorded victories against Monmouth and Stetson.
Sacred Heart is off to a 5-5 start in the 2023 season. The Pioneers are coming off of a 3-2 weekend in the Red and Black Tournament hosted by Gardner-Webb in Boiling Springs, N.C.
Ball State is 8-7 through its first 15 games of the season. The Cardinals have posted 3-2 records in their previous two road tournaments.
Liberty is 10-9 on the 2023 season. The Flames enter the weekend on a nine game winning streak, most recently taking down Virginia in a midweek matchup.

terps in the polls

The Terps are back in the polls after a dominant 5-0 weekend at the Pirate Invitational
Maryland comes in at No. 25 in the D1Softball Poll.
The Terps are also ranked in the Extra Inning Softball Top 25 Poll at No. 23

looking back to last weekend

The Terps finished their weekend in Greenville, N.C.with a 5-0 record in the Pirate Invitational, hosted by East Carolina.
Maryland outscored its opponents 38-2 over a five-game span.
For the first time since the 2003 season, the Terps posted four consecutive shutouts.
Four different Terps recorded home runs this weekend, including two from Mackense Greico in the weekend finale against East Carolina.

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.