Maryland
3-5
Syracuse
5-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| SYRACUSE | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | X | 11 | 9 | 0 |
Williams Homers, But Terps Suffer 11-4 Loss To Syracuse
2/17/2024 12:00:00 PM | Softball
The Orange (5-3) broke open the game with a six-run second inning. Maryland (3-5) crept back into the game with two runs in the third, but Syracuse pulled away late.
Williams had a big day with the two-run blast along with an RBI single for three RBIs as she went 3-for-4 at the plate. Michaela Jones went 2-for-3 as she drove in the Terps' fourth run with a triple to score Mazie MacFarlane.
Megan Mikami, Madison Runyan and Delaney Reefe had Maryland's other hits. Runyan has a six-game hitting steak.E3 | Big third inning for the Terps as a HR from Diamond Willams brings Maryland within 3.
— Maryland Softball (@TerpsSoftball) February 17, 2024
Maryland 3, Syracuse 6
#FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/KkOwxY4ej0
For Syracuse, Taylor Posner, Madison Knight and Tessa Galipeau each drove in two runs. Rebecca Clyde had two hits and an RBI while Laila Morales-Avles went 2-for-3 with and RBI
FINAL
— Maryland Softball (@TerpsSoftball) February 17, 2024
Syracuse 11, Maryland 4
🔗 https://t.co/AWozaEqgGr#FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/xOqcqbW7n2
Breaking Down The Action
B3 | Keira Bucher gets a big first strikeout as Syracuse leaves two runners on but isn't able to score.
— Maryland Softball (@TerpsSoftball) February 17, 2024
Maryland 3, Syracuse 6
#FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/GjkxYlOBWK
- Maryland jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead as Williams singled home Jaeda McFarland, who opened the game by reaching on a hit-by-pitch and stealing second base.
- Syracuse answered the Terps with a six-run bottom of the first to take a 6-1 lead. Tessa Galipeau smacked a two-run homer to finish the inning.
- In the top of the third Williams blasted a two-run homer to right center to draw Maryland within two, scoring McFarland, who was hit by a pitch for the second time in the game.
- Syracuse tacked on three more runs in the bottom of the fourth to make it 9-3 with runs coming on Taylor Posner's RBI single, Rebecca Clyde doubling in Posner and a sacrifice fly.
- The Terps got one back as Jones tripled in MacFarlane to cut the deficit to 9-4 in the top of the sixth.
- The Orange answered yet again as it scored its 10th run on a wild pitch. A sac fly brought home another run making it 11-4.
- 4: Williams now has a four-game hitting streak.
- 6: Runyan has a six-game hitting streak and has hits in seven of eight games this season.
- 7: Jones had her seventh career triple in the game.
- 20: Jones posted her 20th career multi-hit game.
- 21: Williams now has 21 career homers with two this season, her first as a Terp.
- 53: McFarland had her 53rd stolen base in the game, fourth-most in Maryland history.
- Maryland is back in action at 2 p.m. ET for its game against host Southeastern Louisiana. Fans can follow live updates on Twitter @TerpsSoftball.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lewinski, Britney (1-2)
L: Ebaugh, Genevieve (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Runyan, Madison 1
3B: Jones, Michaela 1
HR: Williams, Diamond 1
RBI: Williams, Diamond 3 ; Jones, Michaela 1
Base Running:
RUNS: McFarland, Jaeda 2 ; Williams, Diamond 1 ; MacFarlane, Mazie 1
SB: McFarland, Jaeda 1
HBP: McFarland, Jaeda 2
Batting:
2B: Clyde, Rebecca 1 ; Breen, Kelly 1 ; Knight, Madison 1
3B: Jasso, Angel 1
HR: Galipeau, Tessa 1
RBI: Posner, Taylor 2 ; Clyde, Rebecca 1 ; Breen, Kelly 1 ; Morales-Alves, Laila 1 ; Knight, Madison 2 ; Galipeau, Tessa 2
SH: Posner, Taylor 1
SF: Breen, Kelly 1 ; Knight, Madison 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Foster, Makenzie 1 ; Jasso, Angel 2 ; Posner, Taylor 2 ; Clyde, Rebecca 1 ; Breen, Kelly 2 ; Morales-Alves, Laila 1 ; Knight, Madison 1 ; Galipeau, Tessa 1
SB: Foster, Makenzie 1
HBP: Jasso, Angel 1 ; Morales-Alves, Laila 1
