Purdue Fort Wayne (4-14) at Maryland (8-13)
March 15, 2024
Maryland Softball Stadium
4:00 PM ET
B1G+
Bryant (8-6) at Maryland (8-13)
March 16, 2024
Maryland Softball Stadium
6:00 PM ET
B1G+
Fairfield (2-12) vs. Maryland (8-13)
March 17, 2024
Maryland Softball Stadium
12:30 PM ET
B1G+
Lafayette (2-14) at Maryland (8-13)
March 17, 2024
Maryland Softball Stadium
3:00 PM ET
B1G+
COLLEGE PARK, MD - The University of Maryland softball team will host the Maryland Softball tournament this weekend in College Park. The teams in the tournament include Lafayette, Fairfield, Bryant, and Purdue Fort Wayne. Maryland will play one game on Friday, one game on Saturday, and then will play two games on Sunday. All the games Maryland will be playing will be live streamed on B1G+.
Series history
- Purdue Fort Wayne will come into the tournament after starting the season 4-14. They have wins over Mississippi Valley, Montana, and Presbyterian (2). Purdue Fort Wayne has a team batting average of .249 and a team ERA of 4.56. With a .974 fielding percentage Purdue Fort Wayne is ranked #30 in the country.
- PFW is lead by Ella Carriere who is batting .500. Grace Hollopeter leads the team in HR's with 3 and leads the team in RBIs with 10. In the circle, Alanah Jones leads the team with a 4.70 ERA.
- This would be Maryland's first meeting against Purdue Fort Wayne.
- Bryant will head to College Park after starting the season 8-6. They are coming off two straight wins against Yale 8-6 and 14-7. They are currently 3-2 in their last five games. The Bulldogs have a team batting average of .298 and a team ERA of 4.70. As a team, Bryant averages 1.79 doubles per game which is 25th in the country. On the bases, Bryant averages 2.64 stolen bases per game which is 6th in the country.
- Bryant is lead by Amira Rainer at the plate as she has a batting average of .636. Aleix Hudson leads the team with RBIs with 15 and her 19 runs is also first on the team. In the circle, Grace McKillop has the best ERA on the team with a 2.83.
- Maryland is currently 1-1 all-time against Bryant. The last meeting between the two teams came back in 2019 when Maryland would beat Bryant 9-2.
- Fairfield will head into the Maryland Softball Tournament with a 2-12 record. They have victories over North Dakota 7-3 and Bucknell 6-2 this season.
- The Stags are currently hitting .207 at the plate and have a team ERA of 6.24. At the plate, they are lead by Morgan Sylvestre who has a batting average of .325 and Martina Gutierrez leads the team in RBIs with 6. In the circle, Bailey Taylor leads the team in ERA with a 3.42.
- Maryland is currently 4-2 all-time againt Fairfield. The Terps would beat Fairfield twice last year 4-3 and 11-0.
- Lafayette will head down to College Park with a 2-14 record. As a team, the Leopards have a team batting average of .225 and a team ERA of 6.34. Lafayette has wins over Tarleton State and Buffalo this season.
- At the plate, they are lead by Megan Coyle who has a batting average of .333 and leads the team in home runs with 1. In the circle, Jacqueline Cal leads the team with her 4.86 ERA.
- Maryland is currently 3-0 all-time against Lafayette. The Terps defeated Lafayette 14-0 in their last meeting back in 2015.
The Terps are looking to gain momentum this weekend, after a 2-1 victory over Virginia.
last game recap
- Maryland wrapped up their Tuesday match-up against Virginia with a huge victory 2-1 in dramatic fashion.
- After being down one the whole game, Sydney Lewis would be the hero for the Terps in the six inning. In the bottom of the sixth, Lewis's two-run home run would carry the Terps to a victory against former ACC foe Virginia.
- Maryland received solid outings in the circle from Bri Godfrey and Courtney Wyche, but couldn't match Virginia's early run in the game.
- A single to left field by Diamond Williams gave Maryland a base runner in the sixth when Lewis would step up to the plate. Lewis would hit a no-doubter to right field for her fourth career home run to carry Maryland past Virginia.
- Megan Mikami would go 2-for-3 with a triple and with her fourth stolen base of the season she would break the school's record for most stolen bases in a career. This would be Mikami's 30th career multi-hit game.
The Terps have three batters that have 12 or more RBIs.
In the circle
- Graduate student Courtney Wyche has been dominate this season for Maryland in the circle. She currently leads the team in wins with 4 and has the best ERA on the team with a 2.26. Through 52 innings pitched, Wyche has only allowed 17 earned runs while striking out 63 batters.
- Last week, she was named the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week for her 11 strikeout performance against Boston College. 11 strikeouts is the second most in a single game this season for a Big Ten pitcher. Currently, opponents are hitting just .160 when Wyche is in the circle.
- Bri Godfrey has also been strong in the circle for Maryland. Godfrey is 3-2 with a 2.42 ERA in ten appearances. Over 43.1 innings pitched, she has allowed only 15 earned runs and opponents are batting just .203 against her.
- The Marshall transfer has been a consistent arm in the circle this season for Maryland. Pitching back in her home state of Florida, Bri retired the first 16 batters of the game as she carried a perfect game into the sixth inning. She finished the game only allowing one hit in six innings.
Courtney Wyche is currently just four strikeouts away from passing Monica Cyphert for fifth all-time.
megan mikami slides into the record books
- Megan Mikami would have a career day on Tuesday to help Maryland defeat Virginia. She went 2-for-3 with a triple. Mikami now has 30 career multi-hit games.
- In the bottom of the first inning, Mikami would steal her fourth stolen base of the season and brought her career total to 67. She now holds the school record for most career stolen bases as she passed Vangie Galindo (2009-2012) who previously held the record with 66.
- Mikami is currently second on the team with a .311 batting average and is third on the team with 19 hits. She is also 4-4 on stolen base attempts.
Mikami is batting .311 with 19 hits, one double and one triple. She is also 4-4 on stolen base attempts.
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