Maryland Softball

Terrapins Sweep Eagles in Weekend Series

2011-04-10T21:20:00.000-07:00

The Maryland Terrapins (27-12, 5-3 ACC) swept the Boston College Eagles (10-22, 5-6 ACC) in a three game series in College Park this weekend. Maryland softball now claims third place in the ACC standings, behind Georgia Tech and North Carolina, respectively.

Game one featured Maryland ace Kerry Hickey against Boston College freshman Amanda Horowitz. Eagles' left fielder Tory Speer hit an RBI double to drive in Nicole D'Argento and Ali Lynette-Krech in the third. Hickey was able to limit the damage and escape without further trouble.

In the bottom half of the inning, Maryland loaded the bases with 0 outs and brought in one run on an error by Eagles catcher Brittany Wilkins. The game remained 2-1 until the top of the seventh when D'Argento plated Lizzy Ploen on a sacrifice fly to give the Eagles a two run lead.

Maryland was able to score three in the bottom of the half of the inning courtesy of an error by third baseman Lizzy Ploen and a walk off triple by Bree Hanafin.

The Terps won the second game of the series 1-0 thanks to a sixth inning RBI by Sara Acosta and good pitching by Kendra Knight and Ashley Czechner.

The final game on Sunday afternoon went into extra innings and resulted in a 4-3 ten inning Maryland win. After falling behind 1-0, Maryland scored three in the bottom of the third to take a 3-1 lead on an RBI double by Kathy McLaughlin and a two run home run by Sara Acosta.

In the top of the sixth, the Eagles tied the game on a two run home run by Tory Speer. From there, the game went into extras, with Maryland starter Kerry Hickey, who pitched the first six innings, being replaced by Ashley Czechner.

In the bottom of the tenth, Hanafin led off with a double. After advancing to third on a Kendra Knight sacrifice bunt, Hanafin scored two batters later on a game winning sacrifice fly by Candice Beards. It was the second walk off win of the series for Maryland.

For the Eagles, starter Allison Gage could not make it through the third inning. Amanda Horowitz relieved her and pitched four scoreless innings. Morgan Kidd came on to pitch in the seventh and took the loss in the bottom of the 10th.

On a five game winning streak, Maryland will host North Carolina State in a three game series starting on Friday.

-Adam

April 3rd, 2011- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Maryland Terrapins

2011-04-04T20:44:00.000-07:00

On a Sunday afternoon, the Maryland Terrapins were held hitless until the seventh inning in a 2-0 loss to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Georgia Tech pitcher Lindsey Anderson allowed her first hit to Vangie Galindo on a ball that deflected off of Anderson and remained near the pitcher's mound. The Terps tried to rally and loaded the bases with two outs, but Marisha Branson, pinch hitting for Kathy McLaughlin, hit into a fielder's choice to seal the win for the Yellow Jackets.

Kendra Knight started for the Terrapins and allowed a two-run home run in the top of the second to Yellow Jackets right fielder Jessica Sinclair. It was the only hit that Knight allowed on the day in a complete game performance. Knight finished with 7 innings, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts and the 1 hit allowed to Sinclair.

The game was a pitcher's duel and while Knight pitched a very good game, the one mistake that she made cost her the win against a strong Georgia Tech team.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are now 31-6 with a 6-0 record against ACC opponents. The Maryland Terrapins are 22-12 with a 2-3 ACC record. The Terps continue their 13 game home stand on Wednesday against Georgetown.

-Adam

3/16 Maryland vs. Fordham Game 1

2011-03-16T14:02:00.000-07:00

Bottom of 2nd: Terps grab 2 more runs, this time unearned, on hits by Candice Beards, Amanda McCann, and Sara Acosta. 4-0 Maryland

Middle of 2nd: Kerry Hickey retires the Rams in order 1-2-3, and would've struck out the side if not for a weak dribbler to third by Chealsea Palumbo.

End of 1: Kathy McLaughlin strikes out to end the inning. Terps still lead 2-0.

Bottom 1: Terps off to a quick 2-0 on an RBI double by Bree Hanafin and bunt single by Lexi Carroll. Rams starter Chelsea Plimpton is having some trouble keeping the ball out of the infield.

Radio Story on Softball New Additions

2011-03-13T16:06:00.001-07:00

I did a story on some new additions for this year's softball team - notably Bree Hanafin and Ashley Czechner. Check it out here:

http://twe.umd.edu/

It's the last story in the program.

-Tyler

Watten Show Added; First Broadcast Wednesday

2011-03-07T14:14:00.001-08:00

Watten show audio is added for this week's show and can be found on the right side of the page. Our first broadcast is Wednesday at 5 p.m. - we'll also have the 2nd game at 7 p.m. Be sure to tune in on Wednesday and post here if you have any issues hearing the game.

-Tyler

WMUC Broadcast Schedule

2011-02-28T13:28:00.000-08:00

WMUC Sports will be broadcasting Maryland softball all season long, starting with the March 9th double-header against ECU.

In addition, the Coach Laura Watten show returns on February 28th and will run most Mondays (Spring Break is one of the times it won't) at 5 p.m. until 5:30 or so. The link to each week's show will be posted on the right. Become of fan of WMUC Sports on Facebook to get more updates before games.

Thanks for listening,

The WMUC Softball Crew

Terps Make NCAA Tournament

2010-05-16T19:31:00.000-07:00

It's just been announced that the Terps have made the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1999. They will face Fordham in the first round. I'll let you know what the coverage from WMUC will be, but we're anticipating covering the first round because they are at Taylor Stadium.

Congratulations to the team and Coach Watten!

-Tyler

One Final Story

2010-05-14T15:57:00.000-07:00

I just finished a story on the Softball team for a class:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgKCfNHAnbs

Thank you to anyone who has listened this season, I hope you have enjoyed our broadcasts.

-Tyler

Coach Watten Show Audio

2010-04-19T12:24:00.001-07:00

Audio from today's Coaches show has been added to the right side of the page.

Coach Watten Show Audio

2010-04-12T15:54:00.000-07:00

Audio from today's Coach Watten show has been added to the right side of the page.

One broadcasting note: we will not be able to broadcast the Terps' trip to Towson this Wednesday, due to technical difficulties at Towson's press box. We hope to be able to cover the Terps at UNC this weekend.

-Tyler

Maryland goes 1 for 3 against Florida State

2010-04-05T23:32:00.000-07:00

The Terrapins entered last weekend trying to get their first ACC win on the season against the #19/#16 Florida State Seminoles. The Terrapins finally got their first ACC win, but it took until Sunday to finally get it.

On Saturday, the Terrapins hosted a doubleheader, and lost both games, 2-0 in the first game, and 3-2 in eight innings in the second game.

On Sunday, the Terrapins finally got their first ACC win of the season, upsetting the Seminoles, 6-2. Hickey and Knight combined for a strong 7 innings, striking out four, and allowing only four hits in the game in their combined effort.

Post-game audio from Head Coach Laura Watten can be found here: http://www.mediafire.com/?nydzydqmqmz
Post-game audio from Samantha Mallory and Alex Schultz can be found here: http://www.mediafire.com/?dangfthjtzf

The full recap for Saturday's games can be found here, and the recap for Sunday's game can be found here, both courtesy of umterps.com.

The next match-up for Maryland Softball will take place this Wednesday, as they take on George Washington in a double-header, starting at 5PM at Robert E. Taylor Stadium on the University of Maryland campus.

-Kai

Maryland Splits Doubleheader versus Hofstra

2010-04-03T21:04:00.000-07:00

In the first game, Maryland lost 2-0 to the Hofstra Pride. Despite a strong pitching performance from Hickey (2ER, 7SO, 7IP), the Terrapin offense went cold, with only 6 hits.

For the second game, Maryland stormed back, winning 10-2 after five innings. The Terrapins started out fast with a six-run first inning, including a three-run hometun from Pitcher Kendra Knight. The game was called after five innings due to the slaughter rule after Lexi Carroll's RBI double to right-center field. The full recap for both games can be found here on umterps.com

-Kai

Coach Watten Show Canceled

2010-03-29T07:24:00.001-07:00

Today's Coach Watten Show has been canceled due to illness. It should be back next Monday at 3.

For recaps of this weekend's action, check out umterps.com. The Terps are still looking for their first ACC win after a rough weekend at Georgia Tech in which they lost three close games. We'll be back broadcasting this week as the Terps take on Hofstra on Tuesday in a doubleheader and Florida State this weekend. You can catch all the action on wmucsports.com.

Tyler

Coach Watten Show Audio

2010-03-24T10:57:00.000-07:00

I've added audio from Monday's show to the side of the page. Feel free to check it out and comment if you're having any issues.

Also, we'll be broadcasting tonight's JMU doubleheader, starting at 4:45. We won't be able to cover their trip to Georgia Tech, but check back here for postgame from tonight's doubleheader as the Terps look to make it a whopping 9 straight wins.

-Tyler

Spring Break Trip proves successful for Terps

2010-03-19T20:51:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the slight delay in posting (I'm on vacation), but the Terps have had a very nice week in Florida. On Wednesday, Kendra Knight threw a no-hitter against Columbia and the Terps also beat Akron 9-1. Then, on Friday, the Terps upset #18 Oklahoma State behind 12 k's from Kerry Hickey.

They have 3 more games this weekend, but so far, Coach Watten must be very pleased with her team's performance. Be sure to check out the Coach's show on Monday at 3 p.m. and after break, we'll be back to broadcasting the games.

-Tyler

Watten Show Audio Added

2010-03-11T15:11:00.000-08:00

The audio of the March 8th show has been added to the side of the page.

This weekend we'll be broadcasting the Terps' series vs. UVA, but unfortunately will not be able to carry any of the team's games from Florida during break.

This weekend's action starts on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. and you can catch it live at wmucsports.com.

-Tyler

Maryland defeats Mount St. Mary's, 4-2

2010-03-07T23:01:00.000-08:00

In the last game of the Maryland Round Robin, the Maryland Terrapins came away with a 4-2 victory over the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers. The full recap can be found here from umterps.com.

The Terrapins won thanks to Kerry Hickey's strong performance on the mound, going 6.0 innings, striking out 9 and allowing only 6 people on base.

Vangie Galindo also helped the Terps' effort with two hits for all four of the Terps' runs, including a two-run home run in the bottom of the 6th inning.

Mount St. Mary's made a comeback in the top of the 7th inning, however, getting 2 earned runs against Lexi Carroll. But Kendra Knight came into the game and shut the Mountaineers down with the final strikeout for the save.

With the win, the Terrapins went 4-1 in the tournament, and will face Howard in a doubleheader Wednesday.

Kai Dambach

Terps Beat Princeton, Mount St. Mary's

2010-03-06T09:41:00.000-08:00

The Terps kicked off the Maryland Round Robin Tournament with two wins over Princeton and Mount St. Mary's on Friday. Here is the full recap (with box scores) from UMterps.com.

In the first game, Kendra Knight struck out 12 and got 9 runs from her offense as the Terps blew out the Tigers, 9-0. Knight lost the no-hitter in the 9th with one out.

In the second game, Kerry Hickey was phenomenal and the Terps used RBI hits from Kathy McLaughlin and Marybeth Herrick to top the Mountaineers, 2-0. Here is some postgame from head coach Laura Watten and Hickey herself:

Due to some technical issues, we could not broadcast the two games yesterday or the 3 p.m. start today. But we will be on the air at 5:30 p.m. for the Terps' fourth game of the tournament and on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. as the Terps finish up the Round Robin. Check back for more audio and recaps, and catch the coach Laura Watten Show at 3 p.m. on wmucsports.com.

Coach Watten Show Audio

2010-03-02T13:32:00.001-08:00

Links to the shows from February 22nd and March 1st show have been added to the right of the page, check them out.

Florida Atlantic Kick-Off Classic

2010-02-22T13:39:00.000-08:00

The Terps traveled down to Boca Raton, Fl. to begin their season in the FAU Kick-Off Classic. Their first game of a double-header on Friday was against Kentucky; they lost 1-0. Here are links to the box score and recap. The second game was a 2-1 win for the Terps against host FAU. Here's the box score for that game. On Saturday, the Terps again split a double-header. They beat Pittsburgh in the first game 4-3, then fell to Mississippi 2-0 in the second game. Here is the recap of both games from UMterps.com.

On Sunday, they again matched up with Ole Miss. They lost 2-1; here is the box score and recap. Another close game where the offense didn't produce much but the pitching was great. More specifically, Kerry Hickey and Kendra Knight were great. All weekend. Both were in mid-season form and create a nice one-two punch for the Terps on the mound. The Terps travel down to Columbus, Ga. for the NFCA Leadoff Classic this upcoming weekend. Their first game is a tough matchup against #9 Alabama. WMUC Sports won't be able to broadcast these games, but look for a recap and some coverage.

-Tyler Radecki

Welcome

2010-02-22T12:38:00.000-08:00

Welcome to WMUC Sports' coverage of Maryland softball! This blog will be for game recaps, features, video, and audio of the team. We'll add as much as we can about the team. Be sure to check back regularly!

Our first broadcast of the season will be on March 5 against Princeton.

-Tyler Radecki