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Sammi Woods HR
10
Winner Penn State PSU 21-24, 7-10 B1G
2
Maryland UMD 17-26, 3-14 B1G
Winner
Penn State PSU
21-24, 7-10 B1G
10
Final
2
Maryland UMD
17-26, 3-14 B1G
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Penn State PSU 2 0 0 1 4 3 10 9 0
Maryland UMD 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 2

W: Mady Volpe (8-14) L: Shearer, Julia (2-10)

Game Recap: Softball |

Terps Fall To Penn State, 10-2

COLLEGE PARK, MD – Maryland softball was defeated by Penn State, 10-2, in game one of its series at Maryland Softball Complex on Friday. The Terps are now 17-26 overall and 3-14 in Big Ten play. 

Penn State (21-24, 7-10 Big Ten) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first. Maryland then tied the game in the bottom of the third at 2-2 after a Sammi Woods homer. However, the Nittany Lions scored eight unanswered runs to earn the victory. 

Woods' solo home run to left field was her fourth career home run and third of the season. The junior is in the midst of a career year. She hit just one home run during her freshman campaign in 2023. Woods went 2-for-2, also recording a bunt single. 
  Madison Runyan drove in the other run for the Terps on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first. She drove in Mazie MacFarlane.   

Julia Shearer earned her 21st start of the season in the circle. She pitched four innings, surrendering four runs on five hits. She struck out one batter and didn't allow a free pass. The sophomore also recorded a hit.

Bri Godfrey entered from the bullpen and pitched 1.1 innings before Aubrey Wurst made an appearance.  

Breaking Down The Action
  • Penn State took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first with a solo home run and an RBI single. 
  • Maryland got one run back on a sacrifice fly by Madison Runyan in the bottom of the first to trail 2-1. 
  • Julia Shearer pitched a 1-2-3 third inning. 
  • Sammi Woods homered to left field in the bottom of the inning to tie the game at 2-2. 
  • The Nittany Lions retook their lead at 3-2 in the top half of the fourth.
  • Penn State scored four runs in the fifth and led 7-2. 
  • The Nittany Lions added three runs in the sixth to lead 10-2. 
  • The Terps loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning but couldn't score a run to extend the game.   
Numbers To Know
  • 4: Woods has four home runs in her career, including three this season. 
  • 20: Woods has 20 multi-hit games in her career. 
Up Next 
  • Maryland plays the second game of their weekend series against Penn State tomorrow, April 26. The game begins at 2 p.m. and will be streamed on Big Ten Plus.
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