Softball Hosts UMBC Spring Invite This Weekend

Fresh off a road win at Big Ten foe Maryland, the UMBC Softball team takes its eight game winning-streak to the UMBC Spring Invite.

The Retrievers will host a double header against Lafayette on Friday, followed by a single game against Quinnipiac on Saturday, and then a match-up against each team on Sunday.

Live stats and live video will be available for all games.

Scouting the Retrievers:

UMBC (10-4) scored two runs apiece in the second, fourth and sixth innings and senior pitcher Courtney Coppersmith (York, Pa.) battled through seven innings as the Retrievers defeated Maryland, 6-2, at Maryland Softball Stadium.
The Retrievers have won eight consecutive games and defeated Maryland for the first time since 1997. The Terrapins had won 14 consecutive games in the series.
Four Retrievers collected two hits apiece. Coppersmith went 2-for-4, with a pair of RBI's, while Casey Turner (Baltimore, Md./Eastern Tech) also banged out two hits, with a run scored and an RBI. Senior Karly Keating (Orlando, Fla.) and classmate Logan Hawker added two hits apiece.

Scouting the Leopards:

Lafayette (5-10) wrapped up its seven-game stint at The Spring Games in the Sunshine State with a pair of losses (8-0, 7-0) in a doubleheader vs. Niagara on Tuesday afternoon.
Kinzi Van Wyk is the ace of the Leopards pitching staff, as she's 4-2 with a 1.55 ERA
Natasha Miner leads the team with a .313 average, 15 hits and 12 runs

Scouting the Bobcats:

Quinnipiac (2-8) played a single game against the Lipscomb Bison on Wednesday, March 16 and lost, 6-0. First-year Sydney Horan pitched six innings, tallying six strikeouts FOR the Bobcats.
Jaclyn Gonzalez owns a a team-best 2.69 ERA
Brooke Hilliard and Bridget Nasir are tied for the team lead with a .281 average.
Nasir's five RBI lead the team

UMBC Spring Invite

Friday, Mar. 18
UMBC vs. Lafayette - 12 PM
UMBC vs. Lafayette - 2 PM

Saturday, Mar. 19
UMBC vs. Quinnipiac - 10 AM
Lafayette vs. Quinnipiac - 12 PM
Lafayette vs. Towson - 2 PM

Sunday, Mar 20
UMBC vs. Quinnipiac - 10 AM
UMBC vs. Lafayette - 12 PM
Quinnipiac vs. Towson - 2 PM

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Players Mentioned

#7 Courtney Coppersmith: P/OF; 5' 9"; Senior

#11 Logan Hawker: C/OF; 5' 6"; Senior

#3 Karly Keating: C/UT; 5' 8"; Senior

#8 Casey Turner: IF; 5' 3"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#7 Courtney Coppersmith
: 5' 9"; Senior
: P/OF

#11 Logan Hawker
: 5' 6"; Senior
: C/OF

#3 Karly Keating
: 5' 8"; Senior
: C/UT

#8 Casey Turner
: 5' 3"; Senior
: IF