University of Maryland Athletics

Caroline Fox Runs the Bases Against Indiana
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Winner Indiana INDIANA 23-6
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Maryland MARYLAND 13-15
Winner
Indiana INDIANA
23-6
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Final
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Maryland MARYLAND
13-15
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Indiana INDIANA 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 8 7 2
Maryland MARYLAND 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 5 6 3

W: Brooke Mannon (4-0) L: Bucher, Keira (5-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Murphy Plates Three in 8-5 Loss to Indiana

Zayda Rocke hit her sixth homer of the season on Friday.

COLLEGE PARK, MD — Maryland and Indiana battled in a back-and-forth game to open their weekend series, but the Hoosiers came away with an 8-5 win to drop the Terps to 13-15, (1-6 Big Ten) in 2026.

Caitlin Olensky got the start in the circle for Maryland and held Indiana hitless until the fourth in her 4.2-inning outing. She limited the Hoosiers to just two earned runs and only conceded three hits while collecting a pair of strikeouts. 

After Caroline Fox opened the scoring with an RBI single in the second, Bailey Murphy cleared the bases with a three-RBI double in the bottom of the fourth inning to give Olensky and the Terps a 4-0 lead. Indiana rallied with a four-run fifth inning to tie the game. The Hoosiers claimed a 5-4 lead in the fourth inning on a wild pitch before Zayda Rocke blasted tied the game back up with her sixth homer of the season.  Indiana took the final lead with a three-run seventh and held on to move to 23-6 (5-2 Big Ten) on the season. Maryland gets a shot at redemption on Saturday at 2 PM.

How it Happened:
  • B2: Fox's RBI single opened the scoring. 
  • T3: Olensky worked a clean 1-2-3 frame.
  • B4: Murphy' three-RBI double built a 4-0 lead. 
  • T5: Indiana got on the board with a two-run homer.
  • T5: Indiana scored two unearned runs to tie the game. 
  • T6: A wild pitch gave the Hoosiers their first lead of the day.
  • B6: Rocke's homer tied the game at 5-5.
  • T7: Indiana used a three-run seventh to claim the win.
Up Next:
  • Maryland and Indiana continue their weekend series on Saturday at 2 PM on B1G+.
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