Box Score COLLEGE PARK, MD – Maryland softball was defeated by Bryant, 5-3, on Saturday at Maryland Softball Stadium despite strong performances from
Diamond Williams at the plate and
Julia Shearer in the circle. The game was the Terps' second as the host of the Maryland Softball Tournament.
Maryland (10-14) held Bryant to only one run in the final six frames after giving up four runs in the first inning. The Terps also held Bryant scoreless for the final four innings.
Freshman pitcher Julia Shearer was the main catalyst in Maryland's defensive effort. She took over in the circle in the third and pitched the remaining four innings while surrendering one hit and zero runs.
But Maryland couldn't get the bats going in the later innings, despite Williams' best efforts on offense. Williams finished 2-for-3 with three RBIs and one run scored, including her two-run blast in the first inning.
Megan Mikami doubled and scored two runs for the Terps. She added a stolen base to give her 70 in her career, which is a program record. Jaeda McFarland also had an extra-base hit in the game, increasing her career triple tally and Maryland's program record to 18 triples.
Bryant (11-6) advanced to 3-0 in the tournament.
Breaking Down The Action
- Bryant scored four runs in the top of the first on an RBI double and a two-run home run. Jaeda McFarland made a diving slide in center field for the third out to usher in the Terps' offense.
- Megan Mikami immediately responded with a leadoff double and was driven in by Diamond Williams' two-run shot to center. Bryant's lead was cut to 4-2 going into the second inning.
- Bri Godfrey made quick work of the Bulldogs in the second, helped by a heads-up third out play from catcher Delaney Reefe that caught a Bryant runner attempting to steal second.
- In the third inning, Sammi Woods connected with Hannah Runk to catch out a Bryant runner at second, but a Bulldog player scored on the fielder's choice.
- Mikami reached first on a hit-by-pitch and stole second to lead off the bottom of the third before touching home thanks to a Williams' RBI single.
- Julia Shearer and the Terps defense retired three-straight Bulldogs batters in the fourth. Maryland delivered another one-two-three inning in the top of the fifth.
- McFarland hit a triple in the fifth in hopes of an offensive rally, but the Terps weren't able to convert any runs, holding the score at 5-3 going into the sixth.
- Shearer spun back-to-back strikeouts in the top of the seventh.
Terps In The Record Books
- Megan Mikami broke the school's stolen bases record against Virginia on March 12. She added to her career total by stealing one base and giving her 70 in her four seasons.
- McFarland hit a triple in the fifth inning to add to her school record for most in a career. She now has 18 career triples.
Numbers To Know
- 0: Julia Shearer pitched the remaining four innings without allowing a run.
- 7: Diamond Williams crushed her seventh home run of the season.
- 8: Shearer made her eighth career appearance in this game.
- 18: Jaeda McFarland upped career triple total to 18, a program record.
- 27: Williams has 27 home runs in her five-year career.
- 36: Williams notched her 36th career multi-hit game.
- 70: Megan Mikami stole one base in the game to give her 70 on the season, which is a career program record.
Up Next
- Maryland is back in action tomorrow, March 17 at 12:30 pm for a game against Fairfield at Maryland Softball Stadium. The game will be streamed on Big Ten Plus.
