SOFTBALL 2725 Comcast Center • College Park, Md. 20742 • Ph: (301) 314-7068 • Fax: (301) 314-9094 • Contact: Carrie Bittman • [email protected] 2006 SCHEDULE Originally Released: April 12, 2006 TERP SOFTBALL HOSTS MARYLAND (23-17, 4-7 ACC) BELTWAY RIVAL GEORGE MASON Date Opponent Time Georgia Southern Tournament (Statesboro, Ga.) IN TWINBILL (APRIL 12 AT 5 P.M.) Feb. 17 vs. Louisville L, 2-1 Feb. 17 vs. Charleston Southern W, 3-0 Feb. 18 vs. Troy W, 1-0 • The Maryland Terrapins (23-17, 4-7 ACC) host beltway rival George Mason in a non-conference doubleheader at the Feb. 18 vs. Georgia Southern W, 5-2 Terrapin Softball Complex, Wednesday at 5 p.m. The Patriots (1-37, 1-7 CAA) meet the Terps for the second time this Feb. 19 vs. Louisville L, 5-4 Palm Springs Invitational (Palm Springs, Calif.) season. First pitch is slated for 5 p.m. The game can be followed on GameTracker at www.umterps.com. Feb. 23 vs. Texas Tech L, 0-3. Feb. 24 vs. Cal Poly W, 2-1 • The Terrapins have won nine of their last eleven games, including two consecutive doubleheaders over Delaware Feb. 24 vs. Stanford L, 8-5 State (10-1 and 6-5) on April 5 and a rain delayed matchup over No. 24 Virginia Tech (1-0 and 5-1) in extra innings. Feb. 25 vs. Fullerton W, 6-2 Feb. 25 vs. #7 Arizona L, 8-1 • The four wins extend Maryland’s home record in the Terrapin Softball Complex to 10-0 for the season. The longest Feb. 26 vs. UIC W, 11-5 home streak the Terps have in the TSC, which opened 4/8/0 is eight games in 2003 (Apr. 29 – May 6). Sunshine State Invitational (Tallahassee, Fla.) March 3 vs. Western Michigan W, 5-4 NOTING THE TERRAPINS March 3 vs. #11 Michigan L, 6-0 March 4 vs. Florida State L. 6-5 • The Terps continue their longest stretch at home this year in the Terrapin Softball Complex - one ACC three-game March 4 vs. Western Michigan L, 4-3 series (vs. VA, 4/15) and two non-conference doubleheaders ahead (vs. GMU 4/12 and GW 4/19) in College Park. Mason-Dixon Classic (Virginia Beach, Va.) March 10 vs. George Mason W, 6-3 • Maryland is hitting .259 with a .382 slugging percentage. The Terps are No. 1 in the ACC with a .972 fielding percent- March 10 vs. James Madison W, 1-0 March 11 vs. Norfolk State W, 8-0 age, over NC State (.971) and North Carolina (.968). March 11 vs. Cornell W, 8-0 On the week, the Terps were led by third base freshman starter Lindsey Ubrun who batted .600 with five RBI, two March 15 at James Madison [DH] L, 2-0; L 2-0 • March 18 at Georgia Tech [DH] L, 4-1; L, 9-0 home runs and a double. Ubrun was named ACC Player of the Week for her efforts, the first for the Terps this year March 19 at Georgia Tech L, 5-1 March 22 MORGAN STATE [DH] W, 9-0 (5) & 13-0 (5) • Jenny Belak posts the team-high of a .381 batting average with 48 hits on the season and 23 runs. She has recorded March 25 at #25 North Carolina* L, 5-0 nine of the Terrapins’ 25 stolen bases. Lindsay Klein (.313) and Nikki Smith (.308) are aiding the Terp offensive efforts. March 26 at #25 North Carolina*[DH] W, 4-3; L, 6-1 Klein leads with ten doubles and is tied with Ubrun with the team-high of 24 RBI, while Smith leads the Terps with five March 28 BROWN [DH] W, 8-0 (6); W, 2-0 March 29 MOUNT ST. MARY’S [DH] W, 2-0; W, 8-0 (6) home runs and a .568 slugging percentage. April 1 at N.C. State [DH] L, 4-1; W, 1-0 April 2 at N.C. State L, 3-0 • Maryland hurler Crystal Crews holds a 14-8 record for the Terrapins. Crews (1.88 ERA) has 149 strikeouts over April 5 DELAWARE STATE [DH] W, 10-1; W, 6-5 140.0 innings pitched. Freshman Meredith Nelles is 6-7 on the year registering 96 K’s to date. April 8 VIRGINIA TECH* Cancelled April 9 #24 VIRGINIA TECH* [DH} W, 1-0; W, 5-1 TERPS VS. THIS WEEK’S OPPONENTS April 12 GEORGE MASON [DH]* 1 p.m. April 15 VIRGINIA* [DH] 1 p.m. April 16 VIRGINIA* 1 p.m. • In the ACC series against the No. 24 Hokies (Apr. 9), the Terps had two resounding victories in dramatic fashion. April 19 GEORGE WASHINGTON [DH] 3 p.m. The first game was scoreless for the first seven innings, as Ubrun’s RBI double brought in Keri Lounge for the 1-0 April 22 at Boston College* [DH] 1 p.m. win in the eighth. In the second game, the Terps tied the Hokies 1-1 after a first inning home run by Ubrun, followed by April 23 at Boston College* 12 p.m. April 26 at Towson [DH] 3 p.m. Smith’s grand slam to move ahead for good at 5-1. The win marked the second time the Terps beat a top 25 opponent May 3 at Delaware [DH] 2 p.m. this year. May 6 FLORIDA STATE [DH] 1 p.m. May 7 FLORIDA STATE 1 p.m. • Earlier in the week, the Terps also swept Delaware State in a doubleheader at the Terrapin Softball Complex (Apr. 5), May 10-15 ACC Tourn. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) TBA 10-1 and 6-5. Lounge posted the team-high of four RBI, three hits and recorded her third double of the year. The Terps *ACC Games / Home games at the TSC in BOLD CAPS closed out the first game in five innings over the Hornets (15-15, 4-0 MEAC). Four Terrapins registered multi-hit games MARYLAND FACTS in the second contest of the day including Ubrun, who had her third home run of the year, while Amanda D’Attilio had two doubles and Devon Williams smacked a triple in the second game. 2006 Record/ACC Record: 23-17/4-7 ACC 2005 Record/ACC Record: 28-21/5-9 MARYLAND PROBABLE STARTERS AND QUICK NOTES Overall All-Time Record: 314-248-1 (11th season) Pos. No. Player Hometown 2006 Statistics Notes Head Coach: Laura Watten (Texas/Arlington ‘92) 1B 39 Lindsay Klein Orange, Calif. .313 BA, 36 hits Tied for team-high of 24 RBI; had 5 RBI in DH over Brown Coach’s Record/Conf Rec: 302-202/118-12 2B 23 Keri Lounge Pasadena, Md. .272 BA, 31 hits Leads team with 4 triples; posts 18 runs and 16 RBI to date Coach’s Record at UM: 23-17 3B 2 Lindsey Ubrun Riverside, Calif. .300 BA, 24 RBI RBI double was game-winning shot over No. 24 Hokies Assistant Coach: Alissa Smith SS 12 Whitney Reigel Morris Plains, N.J. 40-of-40 starts Steady shortstop has 3 triples and 61 assists; 10 RBI Assistant Coach: Meghan Cornett RF 21 Jenny Belak Sierra Madre, Calif. .364 BA, 48 hits Holds team-high BA and 23 runs; No. 3 in ACC in h/g (1.27) CF 10 Abbey Welch La Plata, Md. .202, 17 hits, 11 runs Junior recorded perfect game against Morgan State (Mar. 22) MEDIA INFORMATION DP 19 Amanda D’Attilio Woodbridge, Va. .241, 10 hits, 8 RBI Notched two triples in DH against Mount St. Mary’s Associate A.D./Media Relations: Doug Dull C 18 Nikki Smith Orange Park, Fla. .308 BA; .549 SLG % Grand slam helped secure win over No. 24 Virginia Tech Softball SID: Carrie Bittman or C 16 Rachel Greyson Trabuco Canyon, Ca. 237 BA; 14 hits Senior provides clutch hitting; 9 RBI for the squad E-mail address: [email protected] SID Office Phone: (301) 314-7068 Terrapin Pitchers: SID Cell Phone: (917) 669-6686 RHP 17 Crystal Crews Safety Harbor, Fla. 1.85 ERA, 156Ks Notched first save against DESU (Apr. 5); 16 K’s vs. GSU SID Fax: (301) 314-9094 RHP 6 Meredith Nelles Newbury, Ohio 2.88 ERA, 96 SO Second win of season was against GMU (March 10); 6-7 rec. Media Relations Mailing Address: 2725 Comcast Center RHP 10 Abbey Welch La Plata, Md. 2-2, 22 SO Has 22 strikeouts in 38.0 innings pitched Terrapin Trail RHP 6 Elyse Lucas Newbury, Ohio 1-0, 5 strikeouts In 5 appearances, allowed only 2 earned runs University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 Website: www.umterps.com 2006 MARYLAND SOFTBALL MARYLAND SOFTBALL GAME NOTES • vs. GEORGE MASON (April 12) SEEING DOUBLE ... AND TRIPLE TERRAPINS • When Keri Lounge hit her fourth triple of the season against Mount St. Mary’s (Mar. 29), she tied Samantha Sweeney (‘03) for the No. 1 position in triples in a single-season. Further, with a career total of six, the Pasa- by the Numbers.... dena, MD. native is now one shy of the No. 1 spot on UMD’s All-Time Career list for triples. Sweeney holds the record with seven. 1... Perfect games pitched by Terp junior • First base starter Lindsay Klein is also climbing the ranks. With 15 career home runs, Klein moves to No. 5 Abbey Welch on the Terrapin All-Time Career List. Beth Radford (‘02) holds the record for the Terps with 27 total. Second, 1.85...ERA of Crews in 2006 with ten doubles under her belt this season, the junior has tallied a total of 30 for her career, tying her for the 2...Top 10 opponents the Terps played in 2006 No.