MM 4.15: Maryland softball knocks off No. 22 Michigan, 5-1

Maryland softball notched a large dwelling victory Thursday, upsetting No. 22 Michigan, 5-1.

Thursday’s recreation marked Maryland’s second ranked victory of the season — the primary got here towards No. 17 Missouri on Feb. 20 — and its first win over the Wolverines since 2017.

Junior pitcher Trinity Schlotterbeck was merely excellent for the Terps, each on the mound and on the plate. Schlotterbeck threw a 106-pitch full recreation, placing out 4 batters and permitting just one earned run. She additionally handed Maryland the decisive knock on the plate, launching a two-run homer within the first inning to offer Maryland a 2-0 lead.

Schlotterbeck’s dwelling run was solely the second of her profession, and it gave her all of the insurance coverage she wanted to maintain enterprise on the mound. Senior utility participant Mackensie Greico and sophomore outfielder Jaeda McFarland each additionally had sturdy video games, combining to go 3-for-5 with two RBIs because the No. 2 and No. 3 respective hitters within the Maryland order.

Per launch, Maryland’s 8-2 begin in Massive Ten play is its finest since becoming a member of the convention and its finest begin in convention play since 1999. Maryland is presently third within the Massive Ten, sitting inside two video games within the loss column of each second-place Northwestern and first-place Nebraska.

Maryland’s collection towards Michigan continues with a 6 p.m. recreation Friday and a midday recreation Saturday.

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Maryland soccer wished its former star wideout and present Carolina Panther DJ Moore a cheerful twenty fifth birthday.

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