{"id":32806,"date":"2026-03-06T18:03:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/umes-softball-drops-series-opener-to-drexel-on-the-road\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T18:03:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:03:32","slug":"umes-softball-drops-series-opener-to-drexel-on-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/umes-softball-drops-series-opener-to-drexel-on-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"UMES Softball Drops Series Opener to Drexel on the Road"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772838209037.webp?resize=1920%2C1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772838209037.webp?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772838209037.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772838209037.webp?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772838209037.webp?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772838209037.webp?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks softball team encountered a setback on the road, losing their series-opening matchup against Drexel University.<\/p><p>The Hawks were unable to secure a victory in the away contest, marking another challenge in their ongoing season campaign. The team will look to regroup as they continue their series against the Dragons.<\/p><p>UMES will have additional opportunities to bounce back in the remainder of their series with Drexel as they work to find their rhythm on the diamond.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Maryland Eastern Shore softball team suffered a defeat in their series opener against Drexel University. The Hawks fell short in the away game as they continue their season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":32805,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772838209037.webp?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-8x8","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":33567,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/umes-softball-team-loses-two-games-to-drexel-in-road-series\/","url_meta":{"origin":32806,"position":0},"title":"UMES Softball Team Loses Two Games to Drexel in Road Series","author":"Admin","date":"March 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The University of Maryland Eastern Shore softball team suffered defeats in both games of their series against Drexel University. 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