Maryland scores 11 unanswered to down USC Upstate in improbable comeback

There truly is nothing quite like “Midweek Madness.”  After giving up four home runs in the first four innings of Wednesday night’s midweek against USC Upstate (30-19, 14-7), Maryland (32-18, 10-11) found itself in a daunting 8-0 hole. Then seemingly out of thin air, the Terps offense found a spark.  Devin Russell and Chris Hacopian … Continue reading Maryland scores 11 unanswered to down USC Upstate in improbable comeback

Maryland squeaks past Rutgers thanks to 4-run sixth & sharp start from Melendez

It’s only one game, but it seems that the Terps might have found their Friday night starter.   Maryland (30-17, 9-10) came into this weekend’s series opener against Rutgers (25-20, 3-13), with momentum from winning four of its previous five. It wasn’t easy, but the Terps kept the winning ways rolling on Friday night thanks to … Continue reading Maryland squeaks past Rutgers thanks to 4-run sixth & sharp start from Melendez

Maryland narrowly outlasts Illinois in Saturday slugfest

It certainly wasn't a beautiful day for baseball at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium, but the Terps and Fighting Illini played one heck of a game on Saturday afternoon. The Maryland (27-17, 7-10) offense looked lackadaisical for much of Friday night's loss against Illinois (25-14, 11-3) before a minor breakthrough in the final inning saw the … Continue reading Maryland narrowly outlasts Illinois in Saturday slugfest

Maryland falls behind early and can’t quite recover in 7-4 loss to Illinois

The Dirty Terps knew that this could be a difficult weekend against Illinois, and it looked to be every bit of that on Friday night. Maryland (26-17, 6-10) entered the first game of its series against Illinois (25-13, 11-2), losers of its previous four Big Ten series. By contrast, the Fighting Illini came in with … Continue reading Maryland falls behind early and can’t quite recover in 7-4 loss to Illinois

The bats go cold at UMBC, as Maryland drops its second midweek in as many days

Pitching woes have plagued the Terps recently, but on Wednesday night the bats just simply didn’t show up.     One week on from Maryland’s (22-12, 4-5) improbable 13-12 walk-off win over UMBC (11-15, 3-3), the two squads met again on Wednesday evening, but this time, it was a much different story. After taking a lead midway … Continue reading The bats go cold at UMBC, as Maryland drops its second midweek in as many days

Terps comeback to salvage Sunday victory; avoid first sweep since ’19 thanks to Kevin Keister walk-off

It’s not often that the Terps get swept, but the threat of that was absolutely looming on Sunday in College Park. After laboring through the first two games of its weekend series against Indiana (18-15, 3-3), Maryland (22-10, 4-5) showed a lot more fight throughout a back-and-forth affair on Sunday. The Terps out-hit the Hoosiers … Continue reading Terps comeback to salvage Sunday victory; avoid first sweep since ’19 thanks to Kevin Keister walk-off

Maryland outlasts Portland in back-and-forth affair; wins 15th weekend series in a row

Winning is rarely easy, and the Terps absolutely proved that this weekend against Portland.  Entering Sunday, the Maryland Terrapins (15-5) had won 14 straight weekend series dating back to last February. After escaping Saturday’s game against the Portland Pilots (10-7) with a one-run victory, the Terps once again outlasted the Pilots with a 7-6 victory … Continue reading Maryland outlasts Portland in back-and-forth affair; wins 15th weekend series in a row