By Ben Harris Maryland’s infield defense didn’t wake up for their second straight early morning start, making three errors that led to two unearned runs that proved to be the difference in their loss to Michigan State Friday. In Taylor Bloom’s second start in two weeks against the Spartans, his infield defense left much to … Continue reading Defense Falters, Terps Head to Loser’s Bracket
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Shawaryn K’s 16 in Tournament Opener, Terps Beat Hoosiers 5-3
By Ben Harris Mike Shawaryn brought his swing-and-miss stuff to Omaha, Nebraska, sitting down 16 Hoosiers (13 swinging) in the Terps’ 5-3 tournament-opening win. The bespectacled veteran's 16 strikeouts topped his previous career-high of 13 set last April against Cal State Fullerton, and are the most in the six-year, 247-game history of TD Ameritrade Park. Here's … Continue reading Shawaryn K’s 16 in Tournament Opener, Terps Beat Hoosiers 5-3
Top Pitching Performances According to Bill James’ Game Score
By Ben Harris The secret to Maryland’s second consecutive Big Ten Tournament appearance is, well, anything but a secret. A starting rotation comparable to any in the country features three top-notch arms. Their 2015 NCBWA first-team All American and 2016 preseason Golden Spikes watch list candidate, Mike Shawaryn, is their third-best pitcher. That’s the type of … Continue reading Top Pitching Performances According to Bill James’ Game Score
Terps Heading to Big Ten Tournament After Shaffer’s Gutsy Performance
By Ben Harris With a trip to the Big Ten Tournament on the line Saturday, it looked as though Brian Shaffer’s day might be over as quickly as it started. Just four pitches into the regular season finale, Michigan State’s leadoff hitter Brandon Hughes sharply grounded a ball back up the box off of Shaffer’s … Continue reading Terps Heading to Big Ten Tournament After Shaffer’s Gutsy Performance
Szefc’s Terps Need Final Weekend Push Like Never Before
By Ben Harris For the first time in head coach John Szefc’s Maryland coaching career, Maryland will enter the week’s final season fighting for a conference tournament berth. In 2013, the Terps entered their final series at 28-24 but had been overmatched in ACC play, ending with a 15-14 conference record and no chance at a tournament spot. … Continue reading Szefc’s Terps Need Final Weekend Push Like Never Before
Entering the Final Weekend, Nearly Anything is Possible in the Big Ten Standings
By Ben Harris and Matt Present Entering the final weekend of the season, seven teams are vying for the remaining four open spots in the Big Ten Tournament. The Terps, currently seventh in the conference, control their own destiny and can clinch a tournament berth with a road series win against Michigan State, through which … Continue reading Entering the Final Weekend, Nearly Anything is Possible in the Big Ten Standings
Terps Send Off Seniors With 6-0 Win Over Rutgers
By Ben Harris Despite their series loss last week against visiting Illinois, despite dropping games on Friday and Saturday to Rutgers (25-26, 8-13 Big Ten), and despite the plummeting probability of making the Big Ten Tournament, the Maryland Terrapins (26-24, 11-10 Big Ten) still controlled their own destiny entering Sunday. And on a Senior Day … Continue reading Terps Send Off Seniors With 6-0 Win Over Rutgers
Terps Drop Must-Win Game, Lose Second Consecutive Big Ten Home Series
By Ben Harris As the ninth inning of Saturday's 7-5 loss to Rutgers wound down, ominously dark clouds - perhaps a metaphor for what may be the program's first missed NCAA Tournament in three years - began to fittingly roll across the College Park sky. Trailing 7-2 in the bottom of the ninth, Kevin Smith … Continue reading Terps Drop Must-Win Game, Lose Second Consecutive Big Ten Home Series
Rutgers’ Ace Brey Too Much for Terps to Handle
By Ben Harris Rutgers stole the first of a three-game set against Maryland with a 5-4 win Friday as the Big Ten’s two newcomers clashed in College Park for the first time as conference foes. To begin a pivoThe Terps’ lackluster offense, hitting a Big Ten-worst .231 in conference play, has struggled mightily when tasked … Continue reading Rutgers’ Ace Brey Too Much for Terps to Handle
Series Preview: Rutgers Scarlet Knights (23-25, 6-12 Big Ten)
By Ben Harris Rutgers will take the three-hour trip down I-95 to College Park this weekend in the penultimate conference series for each of the Big Ten’s two easternmost schools. While Maryland (25-22, 10-8 Big Ten) would sneak in as the eighth and final seed in the conference tournament if the season ended today, the … Continue reading Series Preview: Rutgers Scarlet Knights (23-25, 6-12 Big Ten)
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