COLLEGE PARK, MD – Maryland softball was defeated by Iowa, 6-1, in game one of a doubleheader at Maryland Softball Stadium on Saturday. Maryland fell to 15-23 overall and 3-11 in Big Ten play. The Terps are back in action for game two at 5:30.
Iowa (23-15, 5-6 Big Ten) scored four of its six runs in the top of the second inning on a triple, double and single. The single drove in two runs, and each hit came after the other.
Sydney Lewis drove in Maryland's lone run on a single in the bottom of the first. She drove in Mazie MacFarlane, who increased her on-base streak to 27 games. Lewis leads the Terps with 27 RBIs this season.
Bri Godfrey earned her 13th start of the season, pitching 1.1 innings and surrendering two hits. Keira Bucher entered the game in the second inning and pitched the remainder of the contest. In 5.2 innings pitched, she allowed just two
runs on six hits.
Breaking Down The Action
- Bri Godfrey pitched a 1-2-3 top of the first inning.
- The Terps took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the inning with an RBI single by Sydney Lewis.
- Iowa took a 4-1 lead in the second with a triple, double and single. The single drove in two runs, and each hit came after the other.
- The Hawkeyes increased their lead to 6-1 in the fourth.
Numbers To Know
- 27: MacFarlane has a 27-game on-base streak.
- 27: Lewis leads the Terps with 27 RBIs this season.
Up Next
- Maryland will play game two of its doubleheader against Iowa this afternoon. The game begins at 5:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on Big Ten Plus.
