Maryland softball came into Sunday needing one win to complete a weekend sweep of the Terrapin Invitational.

Against UMBC, the Terps completely dominated.  

It only took six innings for the Terps to shut out the Retreivers, 8-0. 

The Terps offense came into Sunday red hot, but they were not the highlight of the game. 

The fireworks came from freshman pitcher Elisea Wiegand, who played her best game of the season, allowing one hit and no runs en route to a six-inning complete game. 

Additionally, the Terps were forced to find some unconventional ways to score. 

Gracelyn Solarz stealing home plate and Gracie Wilson’s base-hopping ball were some moments Terp fans don’t see every day, but they were definitely grateful for them. 

The Terps are back over .500 for the first time since Feb. 7, when they were 2-1, on the back of their four-game win streak. 

“We did really well. We pitched really well,” head coach Lauren Karn said following the win. 

Their last three wins have all been by at least seven runs, although this past performance was their most dominant, as it was the only game of the three to end in a run rule. 

Although pitching was great against UMBC, Wiegand has struggled as of late. Against Virginia, Wiegand allowed five hits and four runs over four innings. In games against Liberty and Syracuse, Wiegand exited after giving up multiple runs early. 

In her most recent appearance against Providence, Wiegand gave up four runs in 3 2/3 innings. However, she showed signs of improvement, securing a season-high five strikeouts, more than her last four appearances combined. 

This game was Weigand’s bounce-back performance. She threw 75 total pitches with a 76% strike percentage, earning three strikeouts and only walking one batter. 

“She did a really nice job making some physical adjustments in the bullpen prior to the actual game and then was able to execute them against their batters,” Karn said. 

The most unique moment of the game came when Solarz stole home plate. After UMBC catcher Abbie Frisvold lost track of a wild pitch, Solarz capitalized by taking home as Frisvold ran to get the ball from the backstop. 

Solarz took advantage of back-to-back poor catches, going from second to home in two pitches without a hit. 

“We did a really nice job of taking extra bases today,” Karn said. “We did a nice job at reading balls in the dirt, taking extra bases, and then doing everything we can to not allow ourselves to get out in the same way as the previous at bat was huge for us.” 

Another unique run came from the bat of Gracie Wilson, who scored a run with her triple in the 4th inning. After Wilson connected, the ball looked like it would hit the base and result in a groundout, but it skipped the base, rolling into deep right field. 

The tricky location helped Wilson round the extra bases as Matti Benson scored from first. 

Wilson batted in Benson again later in the game on a single. Their tandem at the eight and nine spots might be worth watching as they move into Big Ten play.  

Anna McGowan continued her dominant season, hitting a solo home run to open the scoring in the fourth inning. She also scored another RBI, totaling 11 over the weekend. 

Maryland fielding made some fantastic plays to help out Weigand’s performance. Benson made multiple jumping and diving plays, while Sammi Woods laid out for a catch of her own. 

The Terps made zero errors while managing 18 put-outs, outperforming their opponent’s two errors and 16 put-outs. 

After the dominant home showing, Maryland stays home as they take on Delaware on Wednesday for their last game before conference play.