Wolverines Run-Rule Maryland to Complete Series Sweep

Sunday, April 24

Ann Arbor, Mich.

1:00 PM

Michigan

37-4, 15-2

Maryland

11-35, 3-14

Maryland

Michigan

Wolverines Run-Rule Maryland to Complete Series Sweep

4/24/2016 12:00:00 AM | Softball

Box Score

April 24, 2016

» Michigan used a late surge, including a four-run fifth inning on three doubles and three walks, to beat Maryland, 8-0, in six innings.
» Kelsey Susalla tallied two doubles, while Aidan Falk, Sierra Lawrence and Faith Canfield also posted two hits apiece; Falk boasted three RBI.
» RHP Megan Betsa tossed a complete-game one-hitter -- her second of the weekend -- with an eight-strikeout, four-walk effort through six innings.

• Box Score

Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Wilpon Stadium)
Scores: #2 Michigan 8, Maryland 0 (6 inn.)
Records: U-M (37-4, 15-2 Big Ten), UMD (11-35, 3-14 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Wednesday, April 27 -- vs. Central Michigan (Wilpon Complex), 6 p.m.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 2-ranked University of Michigan softball team used a late surge, highlighted by a four-run fifth inning, to defeat Maryland, 8-0, in six innings on Sunday afternoon (April 24) in front of 2,473 fans at the Wilpon Complex, home of Alumni Field. The Wolverines pushed their win streak to 10 in a row with the decision and improved to 15-2 in Big Ten Conference play.

Michigan tallied four doubles in the final two frames, including three in the four-run fifth. Senior rightfielder Kelsey Susalla led off both innings with doubles to the left centerfield wall and scored both times. Her run in the sixth -- on sophomore catcher Aidan Falk's bases-loaded single to left -- earned U-M the run-rule margin and brought an early end to the contest.

Falk, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, also doubled in the fifth inning, sending a deep ball to the wall in rightfield to drive in Susalla and sophomore pinch runner Nikki Wald. Senior centerfielder Sierra Lawrence doubled three batters later after a two-out walk turned the order over, sending a screamer just fair down the leftfield line to plate two more.

Lawrence, who also posted a pair of hits, scored in the first inning when, after she drew a leadoff walk, senior second baseman Sierra Romero lined a two-run shot just over the rightfield wall and hard into the fencing front of the outfield grandstand. It marks her 13th long ball of the season.

Junior RHP Megan Betsa (18-3) tossed a one-hitter for the second time this weekend, losing her no-hit bid on a lined single into shallow centerfield with one out in the fifth inning. She struck out eight Terrapin batters through six innings but allowed four walks. Only two Terps reached scoring position; Betsa quickly retired the next batter in both instances.

Tweet of the Game

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-- WCBN Sports (@wcbnsports) April 24, 2016

Michigan will wrap its eight-game homestand on Wednesday (April 27), hosting Central Michigan in midweek MACtion at 6 p.m. at the Wilpon Complex, home of Alumni Field. Tickets are available through the U-M Ticket Office. The game will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network.

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