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Aubrey Wurst Celebrates a Strikeout Against Rutgers
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Rutgers RUTGERS 10-10
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Winner Maryland MARYLAND 11-10
Rutgers RUTGERS
10-10
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Final
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Maryland MARYLAND
11-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Rutgers RUTGERS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 1
Maryland MARYLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 2 6 0

W: Wurst , Aubrey (1-3) L: Gewecke, K (3-5)

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Terps Grab 2-1 Win Over Rutgers For First Conference Victory

Sammi Woods plated the go-ahead run in Saturday’s pitchers’ duel.

COLLEGE PARK, MD — An old-fashioned pitchers' duel broke out on Saturday afternoon, and two Maryland arms dazzled in the circle before Sammi Woods' sixth-inning sacrifice-fly lifted Maryland (11-10) to a 2-1 win that evened the weekend series.  Caitlin Olensky made her ninth start of the season in the circle for the Terps. She kept Rutgers off the board until the fifth inning, and limited the Scarlet Knights to three hits across her 4.0 innings of work.  Maryland struck early in the first on a Mariah Penta RBI single that plated Woods — who reached on her team-leading 31st hit of the season. Maryland tallied five hits across the first three innings while Olensky kept the Scarlet Knights' bats at bay.  Olensky turned the pitching duties over to Aubrey Wurst after Rutgers got on the board with a solo homer in the fifth inning, and the sophomore escaped a bases-loaded jam to keep the game tied at 1-1. 

Wurst stranded a pair of runners at second and third with a pair of strikeouts in the sixth, and she closed out the seventh to earn her first win of the season. Wurst collected a season-high five strikeouts across her three innings of work to drop Rutgers to 10-10 on the season.  How it Happened:
  • T1: Olensky fanned two in a 1-2-3 frame.
  • B1: Penta singled Woods home to put the Terps ahead 1-0.
  • B2: Matti Benson and Caitlyn Cornwell both singled.
  • B3: Zayda Rocke legged out an infield single. 
  • T5: Rutgers snuck a solo shot out to left field to tie the game.
  • T5: Wurst entered and stranded two runners in scoring position. 
  • B5: Anna McGowan led off the frame with a single.
  • T6: Wurst fanned two to strand runners on second and third.
  • B6: A sacrifice bunt and error put two in scoring position with nobody out.
  • B6: Woods brought Lauren Caye home with a sac-fly to give the Terps a 2-1 lead.
  • T7: Wurst collected another strikeout to strand a runner and seal Maryland's win.
Impact Performances:
  • Wurst (RP): 3.0 IP, W (1-3), 0 R, 3 H, 5 K, 0 BB.
  • Olensky (SP): 4.0 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 2 K.
  • Woods (SS): 1-3, 2B, RBI, R. 
  • McGowan (DP): 1-2, 2 BB.
  • Penta (1B): 1-3, RBI.
  • Caye (LF): 0-2, R, 2 BB.
Numbers to Know:
  • 6: The Terps got six hits from six different players in the win.
  • 7: Olensky and Wurst combined for seven Rutgers strikeouts. 
  • 7: Maryland is 7-5 all-time against Rutgers in College Park.
  • 13: The Terps grabbed their 13th-ever win over Rutgers.
  • 31: Woods leads the team with 31 hits on the season. 
  • 44: McGowan's 44 total bases this season lead the Terps.
  • 272: Maryland recorded an attendance of 272 on Saturday.
Up Next:
  • Maryland wraps up its weekend series with Rutgers with the finale on Mar. 8. First pitch is set for 12 PM and the game will air on B1G+.
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