Maryland baseball was still getting a feel for the Georgetown Hoyas after two innings of their Tuesday midweek matchup. Both offenses were looking for an opening entering the third inning, and the Dirty Terps would find it in dramatic fashion.

After loading the bases, Maryland (22-23) went on a tear. Bud Coombs, David Mendez, Paul Jones II and Ty Kaunas would each tally consecutive RBI’s. The offensive burst gave Maryland a 5-0 lead that they would hold the rest of the way, eventually securing an 11-2 win and securing the season sweep against Georgetown (22-23).

Maryland quickly fell into a two-out hole in its first offensive outing of the day. Ryan Costello would get the Terps’ first hit of the afternoon, but wouldn’t get to advance beyond first base.

Jake Yeager would get his first mound work of the game shortly after. He had some initial trouble controlling the ball, giving up a couple of walks, but he eventually made it out of the inning with only one Hoya on base.

The defensive battle would continue in the next inning. Kaunas managed a hit, but wouldn’t get any support from the Terps’ other batters. Yeager would get back on the mound and claim his first two strikeouts of the day, helping to keep the game scoreless after two innings.

The slow start from both offenses seemed to follow the teams’ respective momentum. Maryland entered this midweek having scored only six runs in its last two games, and Georgetown were outscored 39-8 in its last series against UConn.

Maryland’s cold streak would snap in the third inning. Franklin Pichardo Jr. opened the inning with a single, quickly being joined on the basepaths by Brayden Martin after he was plunked. One more single from Costello would load the bases.

Despite Maryland’s huge inning, the Hoyas couldn’t fight back. With Nic Morlang replacing Yeager on the mound, Georgetown could only manage to plate one single in the bottom of the third inning.

After allowing five runs in the previous inning, Charlie Hendrix fought back. He would strike out Pichardo Jr. and Jordan Crosland to start the fourth inning. Martin would break the streak with a double, but Hendrix managed to get his third strikeout of the inning against Costello and neutralize the threat.

Georgetown’s offense would find life after two outs in the fourth inning. Ashton Seymore hit a solo home run into center to get the Hoyas on the board. Jackson Thomas singled to first before stealing second, and Morlang proceeded to walk Jordan Kahn.

After Connor Price singled through the left side, Georgetown had loaded the bases. With Nic Morlang staring down the barrel of disaster, he found a way out. He managed to strike out AJ Solomon to get out of the jam and keep the Dirty Terps’ cushion.

Having just avoided a game-tying grand slam, Maryland’s offense would put its foot on the gas. Mendez walked to first, and would then walk home when Jones II crushed a home run down the right field line, making the score 7-1 Terps.

One more double from Nate Hawton-Henley would be all it took for the Hoyas to make another change on the mound, replacing Hendrix with Will Newell. Though Hawton-Henley would steal third, Newell got the third out before he could make it home.

Ryan Bailey took Morlang’s place on the mound in the bottom of the fifth inning. After forcing a groundout from Connor Peek, he would give up a solo homer to Dylan Larkins that gave the Hoyas another run.

Maryland’s second home run given up in as many innings only added to the Terps’ persistent issues with long bombs this season. They entered this match with the 3rd most homers given up among Big Ten teams this year. The Terps kept their composure and mitigated any further damage in the inning, with help from a spectacular diving catch from Jordan Crosland in the outfield.

Andrew Moy would take the mound for Georgetown entering the sixth inning, and he made quick work of Maryland’s batters in 1-2-3 fashion. Maryland would make their own pitching change, sending Andrew Koshy out onto the mound.

Though Seymore started the inning with a walk, the Terps quickly shut down any other offensive opportunities for Georgetown. The Hoyas would send Camron Poe onto the mound for the seventh inning.

Maryland’s offense got on a hot streak, with Coombs singling and stealing second. Jones II and Kaunas would walk shortly after to load the bases. Despite another pitching change for Georgetown, the tide wasn’t turning.

New Hoyas pitcher Jack Volo faced Hawton-Henley, who nearly sent a grand slam out of the park, but would need to settle for a sacrifice fly that brought Coombs home. Pichardo Jr. would turn a single into a double after Christian Hamiltion couldn’t make the play in right field, bringing Jones II and Kaunas home to make the score 10-2 Terps.

Cristofer Cespedes took the mound for the Terps in the seventh inning. After two quick outs, the Hoyas got on an offensive run to load the bases, and Ashton Seymore worked the count full. Despite the Hoyas’ best scoring chance of the day, Cespedes got the strike he needed to escape the inning.

Andrew Citron took the mound for Georgetown in the top of the eighth inning and kept Maryland’s offense in check, stranding Coombs at second base. James Gladden got the next shot at the mound for the Terps and quickly struck out the side.

The Terps would put a cherry on top of their performance when Ty Kaunas got home on a sacrifice fly from Nate Hawton-Henley in the top of the ninth. All it took was three more outs on defense for Maryland to seal the 11-2 victory and series sweep against their DMV rivals.

Maryland will look to make it a win streak in its series opener against the Michigan Wolverines on Friday. The Terps are in desperate need of some Big Ten wins against the Wolverines. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. with Daniel Stein and Peter Kelly on the call for MBN.