Softball Takes Series In 9-3 Win Over Maryland

Mar 08 | Softball

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- It took all of five pitches for Rutgers softball to take the lead en route to the 9-3 win over the Maryland Terps to take the series on Sunday afternoon at the Maryland Softball Stadium.

The win improved RU to 11-10 overall and 2-1 in Big Ten play. It marked the sixth series win over the Terps.

Sam Rohwer runs down the first base line following a home run against FGCU at JoAnn Graf field in Tallahassee, Florida

Rutgers 9, Maryland 3

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

Junior Sam Rohwer was 2-for-3 with a home run, double and two RBIs. Her home run was her third of the season
Sophomore Addie Osborne scored three runs.
Sophomore Kelsey Hoekstra got the start, allowing no runs and two hits in 2.1 innings. Sophomore Kassandra Gewecke got the win and improved to 4-5 in the circle. She gave up no earned runs and one hit. Freshman Marley Caldwell saw 3.0 innings of action and struck out five.

THE RUNDOWN

Sam Rohwer took the fifth pitch of the game over the wall in right-center. Siera Hoekstra followed with a single and scored off Mia Mitchell's hit off the padding on the right center wall for a 2-0 edge after a half inning of play.

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The Scarlet Knights stole home to take a 3-0 lead in the fourth. Addie Osborne led off with a walk and made her way around the bases on a Rohwer walk and Hoekstra fielder's choice before sneaking home.
Maryland got on the scoreboard in the bottom half. A fielding error in the outfield gave an opening for Gracelyn Solarz to score from second.
RU punched in five runs on three hits and a pair of bases-loaded walks in the fifth. Mia Mitchell kicked off the top half with a walk and advanced to third on a Kelsey Hoekstra base hit to right. An infield miscue gave Mitchell the opportunity to score and start the scoring barrage. Baileigh Burtis followed with an infield single. While Charleigh Schuettler collided with the shortstop, she picked herself up and scored. The Scarlet Knights proceeded to load the bases as three-straight walks resulted in RBIs for Rohwer and Siera Hoekstra. Riley Hwang pushed across Hailey Stripling on a single to right to grow the RU lead to 8-1.
The Terps cut into their deficit with a pair of runs in the bottom half. Sami Woods walked and Anna McGowan singled with two outs, leading to the two-RBI double from Mariah Penta for Maryland to trail 8-3.
The Scarlet Knights' last score came in the seventh. Osborne led off with a single and reached third on a Rohwer double to right-center. While Siera Hoekstra flied out to left, the misfire in from the outfield gave the opening for Osborne to plate and give RU a 9-3 lead.

UP NEXT

Rutgers softball is in midweek action on Tuesday in a doubleheader at Saint Peter's at Jaroschak Field in Jersey City, beginning at 1 p.m. Big Ten action resumes next weekend at Indiana.

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