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Anna McGowan Slugs Home Run Against Virginia
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Maryland UMD 5-6
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Winner Virginia VA 8-1
Maryland UMD
5-6
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Final
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Virginia VA
8-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Maryland UMD 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 4
Virginia VA 0 6 6 2 14 9 0

W: Layne, Courtney (4-0) L: Olensky, Caitlin (2-3)

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McGowan Homers in Loss to No. 21 Virginia

The Cavaliers recorded a pair of six-run innings to capture a win over the Terrapins.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — Anna McGowan homered in Maryland's first game in the Mizuno Classic, but No. 21 Virginia's offense erupted for 14 runs, paving the way for a 14-2 win over the Terps as Maryland fell to 5-6 on the season. 

McGowan's second homer of the season got the scoring started in the top of the second inning. A bomb to straightaway center field earned her a team-leading seventh RBI on the year. Virginia's offense exploded for six runs during a six-hit second inning that featured a three-run homer off the bat of Reagan Hickey. The Terps went to the bullpen in the second as the Cavaliers claimed a 6-1 lead. 

Virginia blew the game open in the third with another six-run frame, putting the Cavaliers eighth win of the season on ice. McGowan came in to pitch during the frame, marking her first appearance of the season in the circle.  A string of walks and errors hurt the Terps on Friday afternoon, but Maryland gets another crack at Virginia in the second game of Friday's doubleheader in the Mizuno Classic.

How it Happened:
  • T2: McGowan's second-career homer gave Maryland a 1-0 lead. 
  • B2: A three-run homer from UVA's Hickey put the Cavaliers up 3-1.
  • B2: Virginia scored six in the frame on six hits and two walks. 
  • B2: Aubrey Wurst fanned a batter to leave the bases loaded. 
  • T3: Sammi Woods singled up the middle.
  • B3: Virginia loaded the bases with nobody out. 
  • B3: The Terps walked in a run to start another six-run inning for the Cavaliers. 
  • B3: McGowan fanned her first hitter of the season.
  • T4: Mariah Penta ripped a leadoff double off the wall in left. 
  • B4: A wild pitch pushed a UVA run home. 
  • B4: The Cavaliers singled their 14th run home. 
  • T5: Caitlyn Cornwell singled to left to mark the Terps' fourth hit. 
Up Next:
  • Maryland and Virginia will turn right around for the second game of Friday's doubleheader on ACCX.
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