Maryland Softball Host Home Opener Vs. Saint Peter's

Saint Peter's (6-5) at Maryland (6-12)

March 7, 2024

Maryland Softball Stadium

12:00 PM ET

BTN+

COLLEGE PARK, MD - The University of Maryland softball team will host their home opener tomorrow against Saint Peter's at 12 pm. The game will be live streamed via BTN+ and live stats will be available.

Series history

Saint Peter's is 6-5 this season. The Peacocks are currently hitting .321 and lead the NCAA with triples per game with 0.64. They currently have a team ERA of 4.96. They are lead by Morgan Lipansky in the circle who has a 2.47 ERA.
Maryland is currently 1-0 all-time against Saint Peter's with their last meeting coming in 2008 when the Terps defeated The Peacocks 8-0 in six innings.

The Terps are looking to rebound this week after going 1-3 in Eugene, Oregon.

last week's recap

Maryland is coming of off a 1-3 weekend in the Jane Sanders Classic after playing #4 Washington twice and #25 Oregon twice.
Maryland was able to pick up their first ranked win of the season on March 1 when they defeated the No. 25 Oregon Ducks 4-0.
Courtney Wyche pitched a shutout as she struck out six batters and only allowed four hits in the game.
Sydney Lewis and Sammi Woods help sparked the Terps offense as they each went 2-3 in the game. Woods doubled and later came around to score. Megan Mikami recorded a hit and stole a base for Maryland in the game. She is just three stolen bases away from breaking the program record.

The Terps have three batters that are hitting above .300 this season.

Transfer spotlight

Coastal Carolina transfer Diamond Williams continues to make her impact on this Maryland team. Diamond has started in all 18 games at first base. She leads the team in home runs with five and RBIs with 16.
Williams is currently second on the team in batting average with a .305 and she is currently on a three-game hitting streak. Williams is currently hitting .312 with runners on base.
Utah State transfer Mazie MacFarlane also has made an immediate impact to the Maryland lineup. Mazie has started in 17 of the 18 games for the Terps this season. She currently leads the team in batting average with .326 and is second on the team in hits with 15.
During the final game of the weekend vs. Oregon, Diamond and Mazie both hit solo home runs to help cut down a four run lead by Oregon but ultimately it wasn't enough to defeat The Ducks. However, this was Diamond's fifth home run of the season and the first home run as a Terp for Mazie.

Mazie has started in 17 of the 18 games for the Terps this season.

In the circle

Maryland has been lead in the cirlce this season by Bri Godfrey and Courtney Wyche.
Bri Godfrey joins the Terrapins after playing her freshman year at Marshall. She currently leads the team in wins as she has a 3-1 record after starting in six games. Godfrey currently leads the team in ERA too with a 2.45 and has only allowed 12 runs in 34 innings of work.
Graduate student Courtney Wyche has been a consistent threat in the cirlce this year for the Terps. She is currently 2-5 with a 2.75 ERA but she leads the team in strikeouts with 48.