Maryland Edged By Northwestern In Series Finale, 2-1

Sunday, April 14

Evanston, IL

1 p.m.

Maryland

17-24, 0

Northwestern

26-8, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Maryland	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	0
Northwestern	2	0	0	0	0	0	X	2	4	1

4/14/2024 2:00:00 PM | Softball

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EVANSTON, IL – Maryland softball narrowly lost game three of its series against Northwestern, 2-1, at Sharon J. Drysdale Field on Sunday.

Maryland is now 17-24 overall and 4-10 in Big Ten play. Northwestern improved to 26-8 and 12-1 in the conference.

Courtney Wyche made her second appearance of the series in the circle. The fifth-year pitcher kept the Terps in the game by stranding 10 Wildcats on base and regularly working out of tight jams. She pitched her 15th complete game of the season and struck out nine batters while allowing just two hits.

Another HUGE strikeout for Courtney with the bases loaded 🔥🔥

B2| Maryland 0, Northwestern 2 #FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/7kNYqM7d4b
— Maryland Softball (@TerpsSoftball) April 14, 2024

Michaela Jones drove in the lone run for the Terps. Her double in the fourth inning brought home Caitlyn Cornwell.

RBI double for @micjoness scores the first run for Maryland‼️

T4| Maryland 1, Northwestern 2 #FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/UVcPGIBGPx
— Maryland Softball (@TerpsSoftball) April 14, 2024

Jaeda McFarland went 2-for-3 in the game and finished the series 6-for-10 with a .600 batting average.

Breaking Down The Action

Northwestern took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning with a two-RBI double to deep center field by Hannah Cady.
Courtney Wyche escaped a no-out bases-loaded jam in the second inning by popping out two Northwestern batters and striking out the other.
Michaela Jones got the Terps on the board in the top of the fourth with an RBI double. Maryland trailed 2-1.

Terps In The Record Books

Courtney Wyche struck out nine batters in the game to increase her career total to 599, which is fourth all-time. Next on the list is Kerry Hickey (2008-11) with 663 career strikeouts.
Wyche is also fifth on the all-time innings pitched list with 582 in her career. She passed Kaitlyn Schmeiser (2012-15) who pitched 578.2 innings. Next on the list is Kerry Hickey (2008-11) who pitched 596 innings in her career.
Wyche pitched the 48th complete game of her career, which is tied for fifth all-time with Tisha Killian (1996-98).

Numbers To Know

1: Courtney Wyche is first in the Big Ten with 174 strikeouts.
5: Wyche claimed the fifth spot on Maryland's all-time career innings pitched list.
6: Jaeda McFarland finished the series batting 6-for-10 with a .600 batting average.
48: Wyche pitched the 48th complete game of her career, including her 15th of the season.
57: McFarland has 57 multi-hit games in her career, including 14 this season.

Up Next

Maryland is back in action at Maryland Softball Stadium against UMBC on April 17. The first pitch is at 6 pm and the game will be streamed on Big Ten Plus.