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Softball @ Indiana
0
Maryland UMD 15-21
2
Winner Indiana IND 25-10
Maryland UMD
15-21
0
Final
2
Indiana IND
25-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Maryland UMD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Indiana IND 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 1

W: Berry, Jenae (9-3) L: Shearer, Julia (3-8)

Game Recap: Softball |

Terps Fall To Hoosiers In Game One Of Doubleheader, 2-0

BLOOMINGTON, IN  – Despite a strong effort in the circle by sophomore pitcher Julia Shearer, Maryland softball was defeated by Indiana at Andy Mohr Field on Monday morning. The Terps are now 15-21 overall and 3-9 in Big Ten play heading into game two of the doubleheader. 

Shearer pitched her seventh complete game of her career. Including her fifth of the season. She stifled Indiana (25-10, 5-6 Big Ten) batters by giving up just two runs on five hits. She also struck out four batters while walking just one. Shearer even shut out Indiana in the final three innings to give her team a chance to mount a comeback.   
  The Hoosiers scored their two runs in the first and third innings, each run coming across on an RBI single. The Terps were unable to bring a runner across home plate, leaving seven on base. 

Mazie MacFarlane, Mariah Penta, Bailey Murphy and Madison Runyan were the lone Terps to record hits in the contest. MacFarlane hit a double off the wall in the fifth. The hit put her and Murphy in scoring position, representing the game-tying runs, but the Terps couldn't capitalize with two outs.  


Breaking Down The Action
  • Indiana scored one run in the bottom of the first on an RBI single. 
  • Julia Shearer pitched a 1-2-3 inning with two strikeouts in the second. The Hoosiers led 1-0.
  • Indiana increased its lead to 2-0 in the third with another RBI single. 
  • Shearer pitched another 1-2-3 inning in the fourth, ending the inning with a strikeout. 
  • Bailey Murphy singled and Mazie MacFarlane doubled in the top of the fifth. Two runners were in scoring position, but the Terps couldn't bring home the game-tying run. 
  • Shearer allowed a runner in scoring position in the sixth but got out of the inning with three straight scoreless innings to give her team one final chance in the seventh.
  • The Terps got one runner on base in the seventh but couldn't bring extend the game with the game-tying run at the plate.  
Numbers To Know
  • 7: Shearer has seven complete games pitched in her career. 
  • 25: MacFarlane has a 25-game on-base streak. 
Up Next 
  • Maryland finishes up game two of its doubleheader against Indiana today at 1 p.m. The game will be broadcast on Big Ten Plus.
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