George Mason gets a walk-off win against Maryland, ending their season. The 11-10 loss comes just 12 hours after a crushing loss to Wake Forest.

Similar to last night, Maryland got into a hole early. In the first inning, Connor Dykstra hit a double to right-center that scored two. Dykstra was brought home by Brett Stallings after a single up the middle. George Mason would go into the second with a 3-0 lead.

Maryland would answer with a big rally in the third. Kevin Keister started it with a leadoff opposite-field home run. Two batters later, Matt Shaw hit a two-run homer to the same spot to tie the game at three.

The rally would not end there. With two outs Elijah Lambros found himself in a full count with the bases loaded. Lambros ripped a ground ball up the middle that scored two runs, giving the Terps a 5-3 lead.

Andrew Johnson was called into the game early and delivered, picking up quick outs in the second and third. Johnson would begin to struggle in the fourth and ended with a final line of three innings with one hit, five runs, and a strikeout.

Nick Lorusso continued doing what he does best, collect RBIs. A one-out double in the fourth scored Luke Shliger and grew the Terp’s lead. The lead continued to grow when Eddie Hacopian hit a double that scored two more, making it an 8-3 game.

George Mason finally answered in the fourth, scoring on a bases-loaded single and a bases-loaded walk. They cut the lead to one with a two-RBI single, putting the score at 8-7. With two outs, Dykstra continued his impressive day with a three-run homer to take a 10-8 lead.

The back-and-forth scoring would continue in the sixth when Matt Woods tied the game with a two-run homer to left.

Maryland’s defense made some impressive plays all game but Matt Shaw may have made the most impactful one. In the bottom of the seventh with two outs, the leading runner was sent home on a double hit by Alex Knapp. Shaw made the perfect relay throw home to end the inning and keep the game tied.

The offense started to piece things together with two outs in the top of the ninth. A single followed by two walks would load the bases for Shaw. Shaw hit a sharp grounder to the shortstop and George Mason was able to keep the game tied.

After a hit-by-pitch and a throwing error, George Mason had the winning run on third with no outs. A sacrifice fly would end the game and the Maryland Terrapins’ season.

Despite the disappointing ending, this season was nowhere near a failure. There were so many highlights this season, including winning the BIG10 Tournament. There will be plenty to look forward to in the future and the Terps will be back.