UMBC softball (17-12) plays its final non-conference contest of the 2023 regular season when they play at Maryland (29-13) on Wednesday, April 19. The first pitch is set for 6:00 p.m. at Maryland Softball Stadium and the game will be broadcast on B1G+ ($).
 
Last Time Out:

• The Retrievers won their fourth consecutive America East Conference series of the season, edging host UAlbany, 3-2, in eight innings at UAlbany Field on April 16.  
• Senior Madison Wilson continued her clutch RBI run, belting the game-winning home run to right field to lead off the eighth inning. It was her fourth long ball of the season.
• Graduate student Courtney Coppersmith entered the game in the bottom of the seventh and allowed only one base-runner to earn her third win (3-2) of the season. Sophomore Kya Matter pitched the first six frames and only allowed one earned run against an outstanding hitting club
• UMBC (9-2 America East) remained in first place in the America East Conference, two games ahead of Binghamton.

Retriever Notes:

• Coppersmith earned America East Player of the Week honors. In the batter's box, she hit a pair of home runs, including a grand slam in the 12-3 win over UAlbany on Saturday. In the circle, she picked up a win in relief on Sunday and struck out nine Great Danes in eight innings of work over the weekend.
• Coppersmith ranks 17th in the nation in strikeouts per seven innings (10.2) and 24th in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.0).  
• The team's 2.50 ERA is ranked 50th nationally. Sophomore Kya Matter leads the way with a 1.55 ERA in 104.0 innings pitched.
• Junior catcher Lindsey Evix, who also hit a grand slam in the 12-3 win over UAlbany, leads eight Retrievers hitting over .291 with a mark of .352. Junior 1B Ashley Della Guardia leads the squad in home runs (5) and RBI's (16).
• Wilson is hitting .424 against America East foes.    

 
Scouting Maryland:

• The Terrapins just took two of three at Iowa over the weekend. They equaled their win total of last year with a 2-0 win in Friday's nightcap, paced by a complete game two-hitter by Courtney Wyche.
• Maryland's team ERA is 2.58, a tick above the Retrievers. Freshman Keira Bucher leads the country with 11 saves.
• Amelia Lech has belted a dozen home runs and is ranked 45th nationally in homers per game.

Series Record

• UMBC defeated Maryland, 6-2, in 2022, recording the first victory over the Terrapins in 15 tries. The previous Retriever win occurred in 1994.
• Coppersmith picked up the win, fanning ten Terrapins. She also collected a pair of hits and drove in two runs, while Karly Keating also collected two hits. UMBC outhit UM, 12-3.   
• Maryland leads the all-time series, 17-4.

Up Next

• UMBC hosts Maine in an America East series this weekend. The Saturday doubleheader now starts at noon, while the Sunday single game will begin at 10:30 a.m