Box Score URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, IL – Maryland (36-16, 11-11 B1G) pulled off a historic road sweep of Illinois (28-26, 6-16 B1G) on Sunday, defeating the Fighting Illini, 6-1. The Terps' 11 wins in conference play is the third-most since joining the Big Ten and the third-straight season of 10+ wins in Big Ten play. Maryland is now in a temporary tie for sixth place.
It's the first three-game road sweep for the Terps since joining the Big Ten and the first conference road sweep since sweeping Boston College in 2012 as a member of the ACC.
The Terps jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second inning, beginning with a solo home run from Trinity Schlotterbeck, her sixth of the season. The blast to right-center field gave her 40 RBI on the year as well.
Freshman Sammi Woods came through with an RBI double to double up the score at 2-0, her eighth double of the season, and Megan Mikami added an RBI single for good measure for a 3-0 lead, her 10th RBI of the season, It's the second-straight year that the outfielder has recorded double-digit RBI for Maryland.
The run-scoring continued in the fifth inning as Maryland put up another three-spot thanks to an RBI single from Mackense Greico and a two-run homer from Amelia Lech. Lech has a team-leading 15 home runs and 46 RBI this season, tying herself for the second-most single-season homers in Maryland history and putting her in fifth place for most single-season RBI. Greico recorded her first three-hit game of the season and 11th multi-hit game of the season. It was her 21st multi-hit game as a Terp.
Schlotterbeck and
Courtney Wyche dominated on the mound for the Terps, allowing a combined five hits and one earned run while striking out eight and giving up one walk. Schlotterbeck pitched the majority of Sunday's game, throwing 4.1 scoreless innings, needing just 61 pitches to do so. It lowered her season ERA to 1.89.
Breaking Down The Action
- Schlotterbeck got Maryland on the board first with a solo home run to right-center field in the top of the second inning as the Terps took a 1-0 lead.
- Woods doubled Maryland's lead at 2-0 with an RBI double in the top of the second inning.
- Mikami added on another for the Terps, taking a 3-0 lead off an RBI single in the second.
- Greico singled home a run for Maryland in the top of the fifth inning as the Terps took a 4-0 lead.
- Lech gave Maryland its second three-run inning of the game with a two-run homer to center as the Terps took a 6-0 lead in the fifth inning.
- Illinois finally got on the board in the bottom of the fifth inning off a two-out RBI single from Steiner, cutting Maryland's lead to 6-1.
By The Numbers
- 11: Conference wins this season for Maryland, the third-straight season with 10 or more
- 11: Multi-hit games this season for Greico
- 15: Home runs for Lech this season, putting her in a tie for second-most in a single season in Maryland history
- 21: Career multi-hit games in Greico's Maryland career
- 36: Wins this season for Maryland, the most since 2011
- 40: RBI this season for Schlotterbeck, 11th most in a single season in program history
- 46: RBI this season for Lech, alone in fifth place for a single season in program history
Up Next
- The Terps now await their fate for the Big Ten Tournament, which begins this Wednesday back at Illinois. The B1G tournament bracket will be unveiled tonight.
