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Terps Drop Game Two Against Illini, 4-3

Box Score COLLEGE PARK, MD – Maryland softball lost a 4-3 decision in game two of its series against Illinois at Maryland Softball Stadium on Saturday. The Terps (17-18, 4-4 B1G) and Illini (14-20, 1-6 B1G) are tied in the series at one win apiece. 

Maryland and Illinois traded solo home runs in the first inning and remained tied until the fourth. Diamond Williams homered for the Terps. It was her 12th home run of the season, which ranks tied for fourth in program history for a single season. 
  Sydney Lewis brought home the go-ahead run with an RBI double. But the Illini keyed a three-run fifth inning to pull away. The Terps scored one final run on a sacrifice fly by Delaney Reefe.   
  Bri Godfrey pitched four innings and surrendered just one run while striking out two batters. Keira Bucher pitched the remaining three innings and allowed just one run on four hits.  
  Stevie Meade went 3-for-3 with a solo home run and two doubles for the Illini. 


Breaking Down The Action
  • Stevie Meade homered in the top of the first to get Illinois on the board first. It was a solo home run and the Illini took a 1-0 advantage.
  • Diamond Williams homered in the bottom of the inning to knot the game up at 1-1. It was her 12th home run of the season.  
  • Bri Godfrey worked out of a fourth-inning jam with runners on second and third. 
  • Sydney Lewis hit an RBI double in the fourth inning to break the tie and take a 2-1 lead.
  • The Illini scored three runs in the fourth with two singles. One was a two-RBI single and the other an RBI single. They took a 4-2 lead. 
  • Delaney Reefe drove home a run in the bottom of the inning with a sacrifice fly to trail 4-3. Hannah Runk tagged up to score after her leadoff triple. 
  • Madison Runyan threw out a runner at home plate to keep the game within one score in the seventh. 
  • The Terps had one final chance to send the game to extra innings or walk it off but couldn't capitalize. 
Terps In The Record Books
  • Diamond Williams hit her 12th home run of the season and is tied for fourth on the single-season Maryland leaderboard with Lindsey Schmeiser (2013), Erin Pronobis (2015) and Shannon Bustillos (2015). 
Numbers To Know  
  • 1: Hannah Runk hit her first career triple. 
  • 4: Sydney Lewis has four RBIs through two games in the series. 
  • 12: Diamond Williams hit her 12th home run of the season, which ranks tied for fourth on Maryland's single-season leaderboard. 
  • 32: Williams hit the 32nd home run of her career. 
  • 49: Jaeda McFarland recorded multiple hits for the 49th time in her career. 
Up Next
  • Maryland is back in action at Maryland Softball Stadium for game three against Illinois tomorrow, April 7. First pitch is at noon and the game will be streamed on Big Ten Plus.
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Players Mentioned

Keira Bucher

#4 Keira Bucher

P
Sophomore
Sydney Lewis

#7 Sydney Lewis

1B
Sophomore
Jaeda McFarland

#22 Jaeda McFarland

OF
Graduate Student
Madison Runyan

#6 Madison Runyan

INF
Sophomore
Bri Godfrey

#24 Bri Godfrey

P/UT
Sophomore
Delaney Reefe

#8 Delaney Reefe

C
Freshman
Hannah Runk

#27 Hannah Runk

INF
Freshman
Diamond Williams

#2 Diamond Williams

1B
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Keira Bucher

#4 Keira Bucher

Sophomore
P
Sydney Lewis

#7 Sydney Lewis

Sophomore
1B
Jaeda McFarland

#22 Jaeda McFarland

Graduate Student
OF
Madison Runyan

#6 Madison Runyan

Sophomore
INF
Bri Godfrey

#24 Bri Godfrey

Sophomore
P/UT
Delaney Reefe

#8 Delaney Reefe

Freshman
C
Hannah Runk

#27 Hannah Runk

Freshman
INF
Diamond Williams

#2 Diamond Williams

Graduate Student
1B