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Terps Set for Final Series Against No. 20 Nebraska
Story Links Maryland (18-28) vs. Nebraska (35-12) May 2-4, 2025 Bowlin Stadium Friday at 5:00 PM, Saturday at 2:00 PM, and Sunday at 12:00 PM BTN and B1G+ COLLEGE PARK, MD – Maryland softball hits the road for the final time this season as it travels to Nebraska for a three-game Big Ten series […]
Maryland (18-28) vs. Nebraska (35-12)
May 2-4, 2025
Bowlin Stadium
Friday at 5:00 PM, Saturday at 2:00 PM, and Sunday at 12:00 PM
BTN and B1G+
COLLEGE PARK, MD – Maryland softball hits the road for the final time this season as it travels to Nebraska for a three-game Big Ten series beginning Friday.
matchup preview
- The Terps enter the weekend with an 18-28 overall record and a 3-16 mark in Big Ten play. Maryland is coming off a 9-2 win over Howard in its home finale. Seven Terps recorded at least one RBI, highlighted by Sydney Lewis and Julia Shearer who each drove in two runs. Lewis hit her 10th home run of the season and 16th of her career. In the circle, Bri Godfrey tossed a complete-game win, allowing just three hits and one earned run while striking out six. Sammi Woods and Lewis each went 3-for-4, matching career highs. The Terps plated four runs in the first inning and three more in the second to take control early. Godfrey’s outing marked her fifth complete game of the season and seventh of her career.
- Nebraska enters the series 35-12 overall and 14-5 in Big Ten play, sitting third in the conference standings. The Cornhuskers are coming off a series win over Washington, taking games one and three by scores of 12-8 and 6-0.
- Nebraska is led offensively and in the circle by junior two-way standout Jordyn Bahl, who owns a team-best .468 batting average along with 65 hits, 56 RBI, and 17 home runs. In the circle, Bahl holds a 1.56 ERA across 30 appearances and 24 starts. She’s compiled 218 strikeouts, six shutouts, and 17 complete games.
- Ava Kuszak is another offensive force, ranking second on the team with a .420 batting average and 50 RBI, while leading the Cornhuskers with 18 home runs.
- Nebraska leads the all-time series 15-2, with the teams last meeting in 2023 in College Park. The Cornhuskers won two of three games in that series.
The Terps defeated Howard in their final home game of the season.
b1g Selections leaving their mark
- 2024 All-Big Ten Second Team honorees Mazie MacFarlane and Sydney Lewis have continued to produce in 2025.
- MacFarlane ranks second on the team with a .329 batting average and leads the Terps in hits (46) and doubles (15). She starred in the Penn State series, going 5-for-6 with two home runs, two doubles, and three RBI out of the leadoff spot. Against Howard, she recorded her 200th career hit.
- Lewis has already surpassed her 2024 home run total, tallying 10 this season. She leads Maryland in batting average (.331), is second in hits (44), and first in RBI (38).
MacFarlane picked up her 200th career hit against Howard.
Sam bean’s Breakout season
- Graduate catcher Sam Bean has made a major impact in her first full season at Maryland after missing 2024 due to injury. The Rockwall, Texas native ranks second on the team with 33 RBI and has hit a career-best seven home runs.
- Bean’s top performance came in a win over Purdue, where she blasted two two-run home runs and recorded a career-high four RBI. Against Penn State, she added five more RBI across the final two games of the series.
