This is the Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news.
Maryland softball (17-24, 4-10 Big Ten) continued to struggle when it was swept by conference-leading Northwestern (26-8, 12-1 Big Ten) this past weekend.
The Terps moved to 3-12 on the road and have now lost seven straight.
Freshman pitcher Julia Shearer struggled in her start Friday, putting Maryland in an early 4-0 hole. Despite strong relief work thereafter and a formidable rally in the final two innings, the Terps fell just short, 5-4.
Saturday’s game was one to forget for head coach Lauren Karn’s squad. It got on the board in the first inning, but then saw the Wildcats rally off 12 straight runs — hitting four homers — before the run-ahead rule was put into place after the fifth inning.
After failing to get through the second inning Saturday, graduate starter Courtney Wyche bounced back Sunday to the tune of two runs allowed across seven strong innings, her 15th complete game of the season.
However, Maryland’s bats went silent outside of an RBI double in the fourth inning by senior infielder Michaela Jones. The Terps fell by a score of 2-1.
They’ll look to snap the losing streak Wednesday when they host UMBC, which has just one road win this season.
In other news
Max Schaeffer covered No. 5 Maryland men’s lacrosse’s 11-6 win over Rutgers.
No. 4 Maryland women’s lacrosse fell to No. 24 Penn State, 12-11. Andrew Chodes wrote about it.
Maryland baseball narrowly avoided a sweep at Northwestern when it took the series finale Sunday, 9-8. Ben Messinger recapped the extra-innings victory.
Maryland tennis swept a doubleheader Saturday, taking down Rutgers and George Mason.
What’s better than one win on Saturday?
Two wins on Saturday
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— Maryland Tennis (@TerpTennis) April 13, 2024
Maryland track and field competed in two events in California. Results from each invitational can be found here.