Box Score OKLAHOMA CITY – Maryland softball lost its second matchup with Michigan, 5-2, at Devon Park on Friday. Maryland is now 13-14 overall and 2-3 in conference play. The Terps wrap up their four-day slate of games with two matchups against Purdue on Saturday and Sunday.
Despite a leadoff solo home run by Mazie MacFarlane in the bottom of the first to get the Terps in the scoring column first, Michigan (22-8, 2-0 Big Ten) scored five unanswered runs to secure the win. Three of the runs were scored in a bases-clearing double with bases loaded by Ella Stephenson in the bottom of the sixth. The Terps later ended the run with an RBI single by
Julia Shearer.
MacFarlane's homer was her third of the season and eight as a Terp. She has 12 home runs overall in her career between her time at Maryland and Utah State.
Shearer, who was the Terps' starting pitcher in the circle, pitched her sixth career complete game. She allowed four earned runs on seven hits and struck out two batters.
Sam Bean and Madison Runyan were other Terps who recorded an extra-base hit in the game. They each recorded a double. Sydney Lewis went 3-for-4 with multiple hits. Shearer also posted a two-hit game, going 2-for-2.
Breaking Down The Action
- The Terps scored first in the bottom of the first inning as Mazie MacFarlane hit a leadoff solo home run to center field.
- The Wolverines responded with a run in the top of the third on an RBi double.
- In the fourth, Michigan plated the go-ahead run to lead 2-1 on a fielder's choice.
- Sydney Lewis singled, and Sam Bean doubled in the bottom of the fourth. The two hits put two runners in scoring position, but the Terps couldn't bring home the game-tying or go-ahead run.
- The Terps once again put two runners in scoring position in the fifth but couldn't drive in a run.
- Michigan hit a bases-clearing double with bases loaded in the sixth to increase its lead to 5-1.
- Julia Shearer hit an RBI single in the bottom of the inning to cut the deficit to 5-2.
- Shearer pitched a 1-2-3 top of the seventh inning, but the Terps couldn't score the game-tying or go-ahead runs in the bottom of the inning. With the tying run at the plate, Lauren Derkowski struck out Maryland's batter.
Numbers To Know
- 4: Shearer recorded the fourth multi-hit game of her career.
- 6: This was Shearer's sixth complete game pitched.
- 8: MacFarlane has eight homers in her Maryland career, including three this season.
- 12: MacFarlane has 12 home runs in her career between her time at Utah State and Maryland.
- 15: Lewis has 15 multi-hit games in her career.
Up Next
- Maryland plays against Purdue tomorrow, March 22. It's the first of two games against the Boilermakers. The first pitch will be at 3 p.m. EST, and the game will be streamed on Big Ten Plus.
