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
Author: Aidan Currie
Midweek Preview: University of South Carolina Upstate
After a month without midweeks, “The Bob” will finally get a chance to host one more before the 2024 campaign comes to a close. The last time Maryland (31-18, 10-11) played a midweek at home was April 3, against UMBC. On that brisk, drizzly evening the Terps raced out to a quick 7-0 lead, before … Continue reading Midweek Preview: University of South Carolina Upstate
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
Series Preview: Rutgers Scarlet Knights
In the words of Willie Nelson, the Terps are “on the road again.” For the third time in four weekends Maryland (29-17, 8-10) is hitting the road for a conference series, this time heading north on I-95 for a three-game set against Rutgers (25-19, 3-12) in Piscataway. Unlike their previous weekends though, the Terps seem … Continue reading Series Preview: Rutgers Scarlet Knights
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
Series Preview: Illinois Fighting Illini
The past four weeks have not been kind to the Dirty Terps. On Mar. 29, Maryland (26-16, 6-9) opened a series at Michigan. Entering play on that Friday the Terps were 19-6 overall and looked well on their way to make berths in both the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments. Since that weekend in Ann … Continue reading Series Preview: Illinois Fighting Illini
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