Go see the Terps Softball team. Do it, now.
As a dad of 2 young softballers we’re always on the lookout to watch as well as play. Nothing better than going to University of Maryland and taking in a Terp softball game. The Terps play in the Robert E. Taylor Stadium right next to the Comcast Center. You can drive right up to it and roll right in, all the games are FREE. The seats behind home are very comfortable, there is a concessions stand (yes they take credit cards, no you can’t bring your own food in) and clean bathrooms. (Important to some of us clean-freak-don’t-touch-anything-in-this bathroom-types.) The play is top-notch. You will see it all, homers, strike-outs, plays at home, rundowns, fly balls and more. It is perfectly fun, family fare. Not to mention girls/womens sports get overlooked far too often and that alone makes a trip worthwhile. Girls rule, boys drool. So there.
If you have fidgety little ones (or boys) that might be more interested in (the ahem . . . lesser sports) lacrosse or soccer, you’re also in luck. Right next to the softball stadium are fields that inevitably have lacrosse or soccer games going, so that diversion is almost always there. After (or before) the game, drop by one of our favorite haunts, Franklin’s in Hyattsville. I’m very partial to the gigantic “Franklin’s Club Sandwich” (feeds two) or the “Glorious Gloria,” grilled chicken, bacon, red onions and (I sub. provolone) for Swiss. Wash it down with a “Twisted Turtle Pale Ale,” whoa that’s good. The fun part of Franklin’s is the store that’s attached to it. It’s filled with toys from today and yesteryear and has a great selection of candy. The candy aisle used to be better, but it is still good.
Oh, they make the best Root Beer at Franklin’s. You can order some for lunch or dinner and you can take some home in a 64oz. jug. You have to pay a little for xtra for the bottle, but you get it back when you return it. It makes and OUTSTANDING Root Beer float . . . if you like that kinda thing. Uh . . . yeah I do.
Get out there and support our Terps!
Upcoming Terp Softball home games.
- 4/18 vs. Boston College (Double header)
- 4/19 vs. Boston College
- 4/22 vs. Penn State (Double header)
- 4/28 vs. George Washington (Double header)
- 4/29 vs. Delaware State (Double header)
- 5/2 vs. Georgia Tech (Double header)
- 5/3 vs. Georgia Tech
I am 12 and some day I would love to play for them I am trying hard my Dads dream is for me to play for them to
Becky, keep practicing. There’s no reason you can’t play for the Terps! I have a daughter who is 12 and plays for Takoma Fire, maybe you can be teammates at UMD :-)
I graduated from UMD and would love to see my daughter there too. BTW, the team is playing home games this weekend, we’re going on Saturday.
Go Terps!