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Caitlin Olensky
1
Maryland UMD 5-5
2
Winner East Carolina ECU 5-5
Maryland UMD
5-5
1
Final
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East Carolina ECU
5-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Maryland UMD 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0
East Carolina ECU 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0

W: Apple, Taylor (2-2) L: Olensky, Caitlin (2-3) S: Apostolakos, Julia (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Rocke Homers In 2-1 Loss to East Carolina

A pair of freshmen had solid games as the Terps closed out the Purple-Gold Classic.

GREENVILLE, NC — Maryland's time in the Purple-Gold Classic ended with a 2-1 loss to East Carolina in a classic pitchers' duel. The Terps fall to 5-5 on the season, but leave the Purple-Gold Classic with a 3-2 record on the weekend. 

The Pirates' (5-5) bats got going early with a two-run, three-hit opening frame to get Sunday's scoring started. Caitlin Olensky got the start in the circle for the Terps, and settled in after the first inning, allowing just two runs across 3.2 innings of work. She fanned four before turning pitching duties over to freshman Elisea Wiegand, who immediately worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the fourth. 

The two Maryland arms combined for six innings of two-run, hit-hit ball, collecting six strikeouts and largely keeping the Pirates' bats at bay. Wiegand didn't allow any runs or hits across her stellar 2.1 innings of work. 

Zayda Rocke's second blast of the season got Maryland on the board in the sixth. The freshman catcher slugged a homer out to deep left field to cut the ECU lead in half. Sammi Woods tallied two of Maryland's six hits, but the Pirates outlasted the Terps for a 2-1 final. Maryland returns to action next week in the Mizuno Classic with games against Virginia and Delaware.  How it Happened:
  • T1: Woods singled to left for the first hit of the day.
  • B1: ECU took a 2-0 lead on a two-RBI single from Sarah Stone. 
  • B1: Olensky fanned two to strand a pair.  
  • T3: Bailey Murphy led the inning off with a single up the middle.
  • T4: Woods dropped down a leadoff bunt single for her second hit of the day.
  • B4: Wiegand left the bases loaded as she came in for relief. 
  • B5: Wiegand worked a 1-2-3 frame.
  • T6: Rocke's second-career homer cut the deficit to 2-1.
  • T6: Anna McGowan singled up the middle.
  • T7: Bailey Ullman singled to put the tying run aboard. 
Impact Performances:
  • Wiegand (RP): 2.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 K.
  • Rocke (C): 1-3, HR (2), RBI, R.
  • Woods (SS): 2-3.
  • McGowan (DH/PH): 1-2, BB.
  • Ullman (PH): 1-1.
Numbers to Know:
  • 0.70: Wiegand's season ERA sits at 0.70.
  • 2: Rocke hit her second-career homer. 
  • 6: Both teams tallied six hits.
  • 6: Maryland fanned six Pirate batters.
  • 7: The Terps stranded seven ECU runners on base.
Up Next:
  • Maryland is back in action next week with a trio of games in the Mizuno Classic. The Terps will first face Virginia on Feb. 19. First pitch is set for 3 PM.
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