Box Score LOS ANGELES --Â Maryland jumped out to a 4-0 lead against No. 10 UCLA, but the Bruins rallied for a 6-5 victory on Friday night.Â
Three different Terps recorded singles in the first inning that resulted in four runs scoring. UCLA played from behind for almost the entirety of the game, but the Bruins tied the game up and later took the lead on an RBI single in the bottom of the sixth.
The Terps threatened in the top of the seventh as they put two runners on before UCLA's Taylor Tinsley struck out the final three batters.
Michaela Jones went 2-for-3, including the first home run of the season for the Terps, a solo shot to deep left-center in the top of the third inning. She also scored two runs and had two RBIs.Â
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Freshman Delaney Reefe continued her hot start on her first day of college action as she drove in a pair of runs, with a two-run single against the Bruins. In Friday's two games, she went 4-for-5.Â
Starting pitcher Courtney Wyche pitched six innings and recorded seven strikeouts. Â
UCLA is one of the most decorated programs in the sport of softball, winning a record 12 NCAA Championships, most recently in 2019.
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Breaking Down The Action
- Maryland came out strong in the top of the first inning taking a 4-0 lead against highly-touted UCLA freshman starting pitcher Kaitlyn Terry. Sydney Lewis, Michaela Jones and Delaney Reefe all recorded singles that drove in four runs. Lewis' single to right drove in Jaeda McFarland. Then Jones' single to left brought home Diamond Williams. Reefe drove in a pair on a drive to left, scoring Lewis and Jones for a 4-0 lead.Â
- UCLA responded with an RBI double and a two-RBI single in the bottom of the second to close the gap to 4-3. Courtney Wyche escaped the inning by striking out three batters.Â
- Michaela Jones hit the first home run of the season to left center in the top of the third as the Terps took a 5-3 lead. Wyche ended the inning by retiring three straight batters.
- UCLA scored one run in the bottom of the fourth inning. Megan Mikami helped the Terps escape the inning by making an out at the warning track and another out in foul territory.
- Alexis Ramirez homered to left center to tie the game up at 5-5 in the bottom of the sixth inning. Maya Brady later added an RBI single to take the first UCLA lead of the game.Â
- Diamond Williams opens the 7th inning with a single for the Terps. Sydney Lewis followed that with a single of her own to get two baserunners on with no outs. But UCLA's Tinsley struck out the last three batters for the win.
Moving Up The Record Books
- Jaeda McFarland is fourth in school history in stolen bases with 52 and is only nine from moving up into third place. Entering the matchup, McFarland was also fourth all-time in career batting average with .331. She currently has the school record for most career triples with 13. Â
- Courtney Wyche is currently in seventh place in career strikeouts and only 60 strikeouts back from moving into fifth place. Lastly, she also pitched 460 innings in her career only 119 innings from moving into fifth place.
Numbers To Know
- 4: Reefe had four hits in two games on her first day as a Terp.
- 10: Jones' home run was the 10th of her career.
- 52:Â McFarland stole one base on Friday to bring her career total to 52 which is fourth all-time in program history.
Up Next
- Maryland is back in action tomorrow to take on California State University, Northridge and Loyola Marymount University in a pair of games. The first pitch against CSUN is set for 3 p.m. ET and 5:30 p.m. ET against LMU. Fans can follow along on Twitter @TerpsSoftball for live updates along with live audio and stats on umterps.com. The game against LMU will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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