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Maryland Softball Huddle
0
Buffalo BUF 2-7
8
Winner Maryland MD 4-4
Buffalo BUF
2-7
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Final
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Maryland MD
4-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Buffalo BUF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Maryland MD 1 1 0 0 0 6 8 6 2

W: Wiegand, Elisea (1-0) L: Longsdorf, Genevieve (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Elisea Wiegand Dazzles In 8-0 Run-Rule Win Over Buffalo

The freshman’s complete-game shutout got Maryland’s Saturday doubleheader started with a dominant win.

GREENVILLE, NC — Elisea Wiegand's complete-game shutout propelled Maryland to an 8-0 win to start the Terps' (4-4) second day in the Purple-Gold Classic on Saturday. 

Wiegand dominated the Bulls on Saturday, throwing six innings of shutout ball on three hits while fanning three across 94 pitches. Buffalo had a strong start of its own in the circle, limiting the Terps to just one hit in the first five innings. 

A day after her heroic two-run homer in extra innings, Zayda Rocke opened the scoring with a sacrifice-fly in the first inning, giving Wiegand a lead to protect. Sage Rodmyre extended the lead in the second with an RBI single — Maryland's first hit of the afternoon — as the Terps claimed a 2-0 lead.  The Terps' bats came alive in the sixth inning with a six-run, five-hit frame to put the win on ice. Rodmyre, Caitlyn Cornwell, Sammi Woods, and Anna McGowan all picked up RBI knocks as the Terps blew the game open and forced the run-rule into effect. Maryland is back in action against ECU later Saturday as the Purple-Gold Classic rolls on. How it Happened:
First Inning:
  • Wiegand fanned two in a scoreless first frame. 
  • A Rocke sacrifice-fly put Maryland up 1-0.
Second Inning:
  • A Rodmyre RBI single extended the lead to 2-0 as she plated Lauren Caye.
Third Inning:
  • Another clean inning from Wiegand kept Buffalo at bay. 
Fourth Inning:
  • Wiegand worked a 1-2-3 frame. 
Sixth Inning:
  • Rodmyre picked up her second RBI single of the day.
  • Cornwell's infield single extended the lead to 4-0.
  • Woods plated two with a two-RBI single
  • McGowan walked the game off with a two-RBI single up the middle.
Impact Performances:
  • Wiegand (SP): 6.0 IP, W (1-0), 3 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 94 pitches (66 strikes).
  • Rodmyre (3B): 2-3, 2 RBI, R.
  • Cornwell (CF): 1-2, 2 R, RBI, BB.
  • Woods (SS): 1-2, 2 RBI, R, BB.
  • McGowan (1B): 1-4, 2 RBI.
Numbers to Know:
  • 1: Wiegand pitched her first complete-game shutout of her career.
  • 2: Three Terps recorded two-RBI games. 
  • 4: Maryland moved to 4-0 all-time against Buffalo and 3-0 against the Bulls this season. 
  • 6: The Terps had six hits in the win.
Up Next:
  • Maryland is back in action at 5:30 PM against Eastern Carolina as the Purple-Gold Classic rolls on. 
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