Maryland (13-12) vs. Michigan (20-8)
March 20-21, 2025
Devon Park
7:30 PM
B1G Network & B1G+
Maryland (13-12) vs. Purdue (15-12)
March 22-23, 2025
Devon Park
3:00 PM & 12:00 PM
B1G Network & B1G+
COLLEGE PARK, MDÂ -Â The Maryland softball team will head to Oklahoma City, home of the Women's College World Series, for a four-day stretch of Big Ten competition against Michigan and Purdue.
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matchup preview
- Maryland enters the weekend with a 13-12 overall record and a 2-1 Big Ten record after securing a series win over Rutgers to open conference play. The Terps dropped the first game 5-1 but bounced back with wins of 4-1 and 11-7.
- Most recently, Maryland shut out Colgate 9-0 at home in a five-inning win. Aubrey Wurst pitched four scoreless innings, allowing just one hit. Sam Bean went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, while Sydney Lewis finished 3-for-3, driving in a run.
- In their last Big Ten outing, Maryland smashed four home runs, their most in a single game since April 4, 2015, against Indiana. Sydney Lewis launched two, while Mazie MacFarlane and Matti Benson each added one. Bri Godfrey dominated in the circle, throwing five scoreless, hitless innings to secure the series-clinching win.
- Michigan enters the matchup with a 20-8 overall record and has yet to play a Big Ten game this season. Most recently, the Wolverines competed in the Mizzou Invitational, going 2-1 with wins over Princeton and South Dakota State while falling to Missouri.
- The Wolverines boast a strong lineup and deep pitching staff. Freshman designated player Lauren Putz leads Michigan in nearly every offensive category, posting a .425 batting average, .838 slugging percentage, and eight home runs. She has recorded three multi-homer games and driven in 29 runs. Sophomore outfielder Ella Stephenson (.352 BA, six home runs) and junior second baseman Indiana Langford (.370 BA) also provide key offensive production. Michigan has hit 15 home runs in its last seven games and 29 total this season.
- On the mound, senior right-hander Lauren Derkowski ranks second in the Big Ten with three complete-game shutouts and holds a conference-leading four saves. Sophomore Erin Hoehn (11-2) is among the top pitchers in the Big Ten, ranking fourth in wins.
- Michigan leads the all-time series against Maryland 29-4, including a 10-0 win over the Terps in 2024. Maryland and Michigan have met three times at neutral sites, with Michigan winning all three.
- Maryland will wrap up the trip with two games against Purdue, which enters the weekend with a 15-12 overall record after dropping three Big Ten games to UCLA last weekend.
- At the plate, Moriah Polar leads the Boilermakers with a .517 batting average, collecting 45 hits and 21 RBIs this season.
- On the mound, Madi Elish leads Purdue with six wins (6-3 record) and holds the team's lowest ERA (2.04). She is second on the team in strikeouts with 31.
- Maryland and Purdue have faced off 10 times in program history, with the series tied at 5-5. Their last meeting in 2024 resulted in a 7-1 Purdue victory. The neutral-site record is also tied at 2-2.
- Maryland looks to build off its recent success as it faces two tough Big Ten opponents in OKC.
Maryland defeated Colgate Tuesday evening in five innings.
b1g returners start hot
- 2024 All-Big Ten Second Team selections Mazie MacFarlane and Sydney Lewis have continued their strong play into the new season.
- MacFarlane ranks second on the team with a .358 batting average, leading Maryland in hits (29) and doubles (10). She delivered a standout performance in the series win over Rutgers, going 4-for-7 in the two victories, smashing two home runs and driving in five RBIs while maintaining a perfect fielding percentage (4 putouts).
- Lewis has already hit seven home runs this season, surpassing last year's total. In the rubber match win against Rutgers, she crushed two home runs, drove in four runs, and went 2-for-4 at the plate.
Macfarlane hits two home runs in Rutgers series.
B1G Series Win
- Â Maryland secured its first Big Ten series win of the season against Rutgers, taking two out of three games.
- Game 1: The Terps fell 5-1, struggling against Rutgers' pitcher Ella Harrison, who threw a complete game, allowing no earned runs and striking out three.
- Game 2: Maryland bounced back with a 4-1 victory, powered by Mazie MacFarlane's three-run homer in the second inning. Bri Godfrey pitched a complete game, allowing just one run on four hits.
- Game 3: The Terps clinched the series with an 11-7 win, recording a season-high 15 hits and launching four home runs, the second-most in a game in program history. Sydney Lewis led the offense with two home runs and three RBIs, while Godfrey pitched five scoreless innings in relief to secure the victory.
- Maryland looks to carry this momentum into their matchup against Colgate before continuing Big Ten play.
Lewis hits two home runs against Rutgers.Â
