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Wurst's Dominant Outing In The Circle Shuts Out Howard

The Maryland Softball team found the win column again this afternoon, led by sophomore pitcher Aubrey Wurst, who pitched a complete shutout.
Jaden Golding|
Oct 11, 2025; College Park, Maryland, USA; Maryland state and Maryland Terrapins school flags on display after a touchdown during the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at SECU Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images
Oct 11, 2025; College Park, Maryland, USA; Maryland state and Maryland Terrapins school flags on display after a touchdown during the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at SECU Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images | Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images

The Maryland Terrapins softball team cruised to a dominant 6-0 shutout victory over the Howard Bison on Wednesday afternoon at Maryland Softball Stadium. The Terps ended a three-game skid, improving to 15-26 on the season.

Zayda Rocke's first-inning grand slam set the tone for the game. Singles by Bailey Murphy and Mariah Penta, followed by a walk drawn by Matti Benson, set up the bases-loaded scenario for Rocke.

Aubrey Wurst drew the nod in the circle, making her seventh start of the season. Wurst began the game punching out Howard's batters with back-to-back 1-2-3 innings. The Bison did not record its first hit of the game until the fourth inning.

Wurst earned her third victory of the season. She pitched a complete game, striking out five batters and holding the Bison scoreless and to only two hits on a total of 96 pitches. It was Wurst's second time in her young career where she pitched a complete-game shutout.

Benson increased the Terps' lead to 5-0 in the second inning, belting a RBI double to deep left center.

In the bottom of the third, Anna McGowan added a run for Maryland, hitting her team-leading ninth homer out to deep right field.

Howard nearly broke open the game at the top of the fifth, loading the bases. However, Wurst worked her way out of the jam, recording the final out to strand all runners and keeping the Bison off the scoreboard.

Both the Terps and the Bison's bats went silent in the final three innings, as the final score remained 6-0.

Howard's Destiny Calloway came out of the bullpen and gave the Bison a solid 2.2 innings of play, limiting the Terps to only two hits.

It was a great showing by the Terps, who needed a victory after a tough stretch this past weekend when the Oregon Ducks swept them. This was one of Maryland's strongest performances of the season, with strong starting pitching backed by key hitting with runners in scoring position.

The Terps finished the contest with six different batters finishing with at least one hit.

Key Team Stats

  • Maryland left five runners on base.
  • Howard struck out four batters.
  • Murphy and Cornwell were the only Terps to finish with two hits.

Up Next:

Maryland is back at Maryland Softball Stadium on Friday evening to begin the first of a three-game series against Illinois. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.

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Jaden Golding
JADEN GOLDING

Jaden's sports journalism career began at the College of Southern Maryland from 2022-2023, where he was brought in to cover baseball, softball, basketball, soccer, and volleyball at CSM. In late 2023, he began interning at the University of Maryland Athletics Department as a contributing writer to help develop feature stories and game recaps. He also creates his own sports media content on professional Washington teams with LegacyMaker Sports Network.

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