Terps Drop Game One To Purdue, 2-1

Friday, April 26

College Park, MD

6 PM

Maryland

19-28, 0

Purdue

24-22, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
PURDUE	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0
Maryland	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1

4/26/2024 6:00:00 PM | Softball

Box Score Photo Gallery

COLLEGE PARK, MD – Maryland softball lost 2-1 to Purdue in game one at Maryland Softball Stadium on Friday.

Hailey Hayes hit a two-run home run in the top of the seventh to take a 2-1 lead, Purdue's (24-22, 10-9 Big Ten) first of the game. Maryland (19-28, 6-12 Big Ten) could not send the game to extras despite having a runner in scoring position.

Courtney Wyche held a shutout up until the final inning. She finished her complete outing with 10 strikeouts while allowing just three hits. She has 195 strikeouts on the year, ranking first among all pitchers in the Big Ten Conference.

Maryland scored its lone run on Sydney Lewis's RBI single. She drove home Mazie MacFarlane at the bottom of the first after she got on base with a two-out double.

Breaking Down The Action

Diamond showing off the glove at first 🔥

T5 | Maryland 1, Purdue 0#FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/yap1aQIO1L
— Maryland Softball (@TerpsSoftball) April 26, 2024

Sydney Lewis hit an RBI single to take a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning after Mazie MacFarlane doubled.
Hailey Hayes hit a two-run home run in the top of the seventh to take a 2-1 lead.
The Terps had a runner in scoring position in the bottom of the inning but couldn't bring them home.

Terps In The Record Books

Courtney Wyche struck out 10 batters in the game, increasing her career total to 620, which is fourth all-time. Next on the list is Kerry Hickey (2008-11), with 663 career strikeouts.
Wyche is also fourth on the all-time innings pitched list with 600.1 in her career. She passed Kerry Hickey (2008-11), who threw 596 innings in her career. Next on the list is Kendra Knight (2009-12) with 630.1 career innings pitched.
Wyche pitched her 50th complete game of her career, which is fourth in program history. Kendra Knight (2009-12) is third with 52 complete games.

Numbers To Know

17: Courtney Wyche struck out 10 or more batters for the 17th time in her career.
50: Wyche pitched the 50th complete game of her career.
195: Wyche leads the Big Ten Conference with 195 strikeouts this season.

Up Next

Maryland is back in action at Maryland Softball Stadium for game two against Purdue tomorrow, April 27. The first pitch is at 2 pm, and the game will be streamed on Big Ten Plus.