Maryland (16-25) vs. Delaware (31-13)
April 23, 2025
Delaware's Softball Stadium
6:00 PM
Flo Sports
COLLEGE PARK, MD - The Terps hit the road after a bye weekend to take on Delaware in their final midweek non-conference road matchup of the 2025 season.
matchup preview
- Maryland enters the contest with a 16-25 overall record and a 3-13 mark in Big Ten play. The Terps are coming off a dominant 19-0 run-rule shutout over Maryland Eastern Shore, marking their largest shutout win since 2015. Maryland tallied season highs in both runs and hits (19) in the victory. Freshman Aubrey Wurst delivered a career-best performance in the circle, striking out 11 batters en route to her third complete-game shutout. Offensively, Sam Bean opened the scoring with a two-run homer, and Maryland exploded for seven runs in the third and 10 more in the fourth. Eleven Terps recorded at least one RBI, while six posted multi-hit games.
- Delaware enters the matchup with a 31-13 overall record and a 17-4 mark in the CAA, currently sitting in second place in the conference standings. The Blue Hens swept Hampton last weekend with scores of 9-0, 7-3, and 13-5.
- Junior catcher Sydney Shaffer leads Delaware offensively, batting .411 with a team-high 53 hits, 15 home runs, and 44 RBIs. As a team, the Blue Hens rank 50th nationally in home runs per game (1.09) and 17th in doubles per game (1.73).
- In the circle, Billie Kerwood leads the Delaware pitching staff with a 1.73 ERA, making 33 appearances and 21 starts. She has recorded 195 strikeouts and ranks seventh nationally in ERA at 2.11.
- The two teams last met on March 26, when Maryland rallied from a 4-0 deficit to defeat Delaware, 5-4, at Maryland Softball Stadium. Aubrey Wurst pitched five shutout innings in relief, striking out four and allowing no hits. Julia Shearer hit a two-run homer, while Mazie MacFarlane and Matti Benson each added RBI doubles. Gracie Wilson scored the go-ahead run in the fifth on a Delaware error after stealing second—her first career stolen base.
- Maryland leads the all-time series 11-2, including a perfect 6-0 record on the road against the Blue Hens.
Terps defated UMES 19-0 in their last game.
b1g Selections leaving their mark
- 2024 All-Big Ten Second Team honorees Mazie MacFarlane and Sydney Lewis have continued their standout play into the 2025 season.
- MacFarlane currently ranks third on the team with a .302 batting average and is second in both hits (39) and doubles (13). She shined in the series win over Rutgers, going 4-for-7 across two victories, launching two home runs, and driving in five RBIs—all while maintaining a perfect fielding percentage.
- Lewis has already surpassed her home run total from last season, hitting eight so far in 2025. She delivered a clutch performance in game one against Indiana, blasting her eighth homer in the top of the first inning to get the Terps on the board early. She currently leads the team in batting average (.339) and hits (39) among starters.
Lewis picked up her ninth home run of the season against Iowa
A Look Into the Terps' Pitching Staff
- Junior Bri Godfrey and freshman Aubrey Wurst lead the Maryland pitching staff, with Godfrey earning five wins and Wurst tallying six. Godfrey holds a 5.27 ERA and ranks third on the team with 36 strikeouts. She has thrown four complete games, including two shutouts. Wurst leads the staff with 47 strikeouts and carries a 3.96 ERA.
- Sophomore Julia Shearer, who also contributes in right field, has thrown four complete games and two shutouts. She owns a 6.38 ERA and is second on the team with 43 strikeouts.
- Junior Keira Booker, who has primarily served as a reliever but has recently made more starts, holds a 4.89 ERA. She has appeared in 16 games, recording 29 strikeouts and issuing 28 walks.
