Badgers walk off Terrapins in home opener

Friday, March 27

Madison, WI

4:00 PM

Wisconsin Badgers

17-11, 0

Maryland

13-8, 0

Maryland

Wisconsin

Hilary Blomberg celebrates at home plate after a HR.

Photo by: Maddox Durst

Badgers walk off Terrapins in home opener

March 27, 2026 | Softball

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UW outlasts Maryland in game one

By: Maddox Durst

MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin softball team outlasted Maryland in its home opener, scoring two runs in the seventh to walk it off at Goodman Diamond and take game one of the weekend, 6-5.

Senior Emily Bojan came around to score on a ground ball to win the battle and complete the comeback, as junior Alivia Bark was credited with the game-winning RBI.

After the Terrapins (13-18, 1-9 B1G) plated a run early on, the Badgers' (17-11, 3-4 B1G) offense found a spark from the bottom of the order, setting the table for the top in the third inning. Bojan dropped down a sacrifice bunt to put runners in scoring position with one out. In the next at bat, junior Hilary Blomberg launched UW's first home run of the year at Goodman Diamond to make it 3-1.

In the fourth, redshirt freshman Jaclyn Showalter tallied her sixth big fly of the season—blasting a solo shot to the opposite field.

Maryland responded with a pair of runs in the fifth inning, stringing together a trio of hits to cut into the Badgers' advantage.

The Terrapins came up clutch in the seventh after shutting down the UW offense in the bottom half of the sixth, banging a double off of the wall to tie the game. Maryland followed it up with a sacrifice fly—taking a 5-4 lead into the bottom of the seventh.

Wisconsin rallied late, as sophomore Hannah Conger led off the seventh with a base hit to right field. Bojan followed it up with a hit of her own to extend her on-base streak. Blomberg wrapped up her day with her fourth hit of the game, becoming just the second Badger to do so this season.

The Badgers went on to win an obstruction review, tying the game at 5-5 to set up the middle of the lineup. Bark sent a ground ball to first base, as Bojan hustled into home plate and walked it off for UW.

Batting Cleanup:

Wisconsin notched its first win over Maryland at Goodman Diamond in program history. The Badgers were previously 0-3 versus the Terrapins in Madison.
The Badgers have now walked it off in its home opener for the second consecutive year, as Kendra Lewis provided the game-winning triple last year in an 8-7 victory over Iowa.
Hilary Blomberg earned her ninth home run of the season and the 28th of her career. The Verona native tallied the 28th big fly of her career, remaining with the fifth-most all-time in program history. Blomberg ended the game with a 4-for-4 showing, joining Danielle Lucey as the only Badger to earn four hits in a single game this year.
Emily Bojan has now reached base in every game this season. The senior extended her on-base streak to 28 games, adding to the third-longest all-time in program history.
Hannah Conger finished with a 2-for-3 showing, good for her first multi-hit game in Big Ten play.

Up Next: The Badgers are back in action tomorrow at noon, as they will continue their series against Maryland at Goodman Diamond. The game will be streamed on B1G+.