Terps Top Hawkeyes, 5-2, in Game One of Doubleheader

IOWA CITY, IA – Maryland edged out Iowa, 5-2, to take the win in game one of their Friday doubleheader and the first game of their three-game series. These well-matched Big Ten squads kept it close early, but key plays on offense ultimately put the Terps on top. With the win, Maryland improves to 28-12 (5-7 BIG) while Iowa moves to 26-16 (7-5). 

Trinity Schlotterbeck threw 6.1 dominant innings in the circle, only giving up two runs and six hits. The senior also pitched back-to-back-to-back one-two-three innings in the third, fourth, and fifth. Keira Bucher tossed the final two outs to secure the whole-team victory. 

The pitcher Schlotterbeck also played a big role in the batter’s box, recording two walks, one hit, two RBIs, and one run scored. Kiley Goff had a walk and hit of her own, along with two runs scored. Jaeda McFarland and Michaela Jones slapped Maryland’s other hits in this game. 

Breaking Down The Action

• Sammi Woods and Sydney Lewis turned an impressive double play to end the first inning. After grabbing the line drive, Woods slung the ball to first in time for Lewis to catch the Hawkeye who’d jumped off first base. 
• The Terps got on the board first, with Taylor Liguori tapping a sacrifice RBI bunt to score Schlotterbeck from third. Schlotterbeck reached scoring position thanks to a Michaela Jones single and Iowa throwing mistake. 
• In the bottom of the second inning, Iowa answered with one run off an RBI single. 
• Maryland retook the lead in the third inning, upping the score to 3-1. Following a two-out Goff walk, McFarland slapped a single that turned into an Iowa throwing error to score Goff and advance McFarland. Lewis then singled, allowing McFarland to touch home. 
• Shlotterbeck followed up the Terps’ two-out rally with a three up, three down bottom of the third. 
• Maryland tacked on another run in the fifth with an RBI grounder by Schlotterbeck to knock in Goff. 
• The Terps extended their lead in the seventh thanks to a Schlotterbeck RBI single, scoring McFarland. 
• Iowa scored one run in the bottom of the seventh off of an RBI single, but Bucher prevented the Hawkeyes from walking it off. 

Numbers To Know

• 5: Maryland’s offensive discipline came up big in this game, with the team finishing at five walks. 
• 6: After facing tough pitching throughout last weekend, the…