James Madison (17-9) (1-2 Sun Belt) at Maryland (12-14) (0-0 BIG)
Maryland Softball Stadium
March 19, 2024 | 6:00 p.m.
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COLLEGE PARK, MD - The University of Maryland softball team will host the James Madison Dukes for a Tuesday match-up at 6:00 p.m. The game between Maryland and JMU is scheduled to be live streamed via BTN+ and live stats will be available for the game.
Match up preview
- James Madison is 17-9 this season. They have a team batting average of .353 which ranks 36th in the country. In the circle, the Dukes have a team ERA of 4.59. JMU averages 2 home runs a game as a team which is tied for 10th in the country.
- At the plate, they are lead by Reed Butler who leads the team with a .407 batting average and hits (35). KK Mathis also plays a key role in the offense for JMU as she leads the team in RBIs with 24 and SB with 8. In the circle, James Madison is lead by Alissa Humphrey who has a 1.71 ERA and is currently 6-3 this season.
- James Madison currently leads the Sun Belt in doubles and is fourth in batting average. Humphrey is currently third in the Sun Belt in ERA. JMU has wins over Leigh, Villanova, and UMass.
- Maryland is currently 10-4 all-time against JMU with their last meeting coming in 2022. The Terps would beat James Madison 12-5.
The Terps are looking to capitalize this week after going 3-1 this weekend during the Maryland Softball Tournament.
last weekend's recap
- Maryland is coming off a 3-1 weekend match-up after hosting the Maryland Softball Tournament. Maryland would pick up wins over Purdue Fort Wayne, Fairfield, and Lafayette and their lone loss in the tournament would be to Bryant.
- On Friday, Maryland would defeat Purdue Fort Wayne 8-0 in 5 innings. Jaeda McFarland and Delaney Reefe launched home runs to center field to help the Terps defeat PFW. Courtney Wyche pitched her 11th shutout and 39th complete game of her career. She allowed just one hit and struck out three batters.
- On Sunday, Maryland would defeat Fairfield 10-2 and Lafayette 8-0. Against Fairfield, Sydney Lewis, Hannah Runk, and Diamond Williams would all hit home runs to capture the third win of the weekend. Courtney Wyche would pitch another dominate game as she struck out a season-high 11 batters.
- Led by strong performances from Diamond Williams and Genevieve Ebaugh Maryland defeated Lafayette 8-0 during the final game of the tournament. Williams would finish the game going 3-for-4 with three RBIs and a home run. Ebaugh would pitch her second career shutout and three career complete game.
The Terps have three batters that have 18 or more RBIs this season.
diamond's corner
- Coastal Carolina transfer Diamond Williams continues to make her impact on this Maryland team. Diamond has started in all 26 games at first base. She leads the team in home runs with nine and RBIs with 25.
- On Saturday, against Bryant Diamond finished 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a HR in the first inning.
- On Sunday, in game one during Fairfield Diamond would go 2-for-3 with a double and a HR to help the Terps defeat Fairfield.
- In game 2, Diamond would continue her stand out performance at the plate. Against Lafayette, Williams would finish the game going 3-for-4 with three RBIs and hit her ninth home run of the season.
- Williams would wrap up the weekend going 8-13 with three home runs and eight RBIs over the three-day tournament.
- Williams currently leads the team in batting average (.341), RBIs (25), hits (29), and HRs (9).
in the circle
- Maryland has been lead in the circle this season by Bri Godfrey, Genevieve Ebaugh and Courtney Wyche.
- Bri Godfrey (Deerfield Beach, Florida / Marshall) joins the Terrapins after playing her freshman season at Marshall. She currently second on the team in wins as she has a 3-3 record after starting in nine games. Godfrey is third on the team in ERA with a 3.02 and has only allowed 20 earned runs in 46.1 innings of work.
- Graduate student Courtney Wyche has been a consistent threat in the circle this year for the Terps. She is currently 6-5 and leads the team with a 2.09 ERA. Wyche also leads the team in strikeouts with 77. Opponents are hitting just .143 when Wyche is in the circle
- Against No. 25 Oregon, Wyche had a dominant performance with helped Maryland upset the ranked Ducks. Courtney went the distance for her 37th complete game while allowing just four hits and zero runs to secure the win. It was the 10th shutout of her career and the 37th time in program history that Maryland has defeated a ranked opponent.
- Wyche is currently in fifth place in career strikeouts with 502. She became one of our five players to notch 500 in a career. She is sixth in career wins with 47 only 12 wins behind moving into third place. Lastly, she has pitched 516.2 innings in her career only 62 innings away from moving into fifth place.
- Genevieve Ebaugh has been another strong arm for Maryland. After missing her freshman season due to an injury she picked up her first college win on February 24 against Green Bay. She pitched her first career complete game only allowing one run on three hits and striking out six batters. She currently has the second best ERA on the team with a 2.42 and has only given up nine earned runs in 26 innings.
Courtney Wyche just became the fifth player in school history to record 500 career strikeouts.
