By Ben Harris For the second straight game, the Terps fought off a sluggish offensive start to walk-off in front of their home fans at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium. And for the second straight game, a freshman stepped up to play the hero. Friday evening, it was Zach Jancarski who broke up Ohio State’s no-hit … Continue reading Maryland Sweeps Ohio State With Second Consecutive Walk-Off

By Ben Harris With his hitless Maryland Terrapins trailing 1-0 and down to their final out in the bottom of the ninth inning, Nick Cieri struck out, and the Terps eventually won the game. It was that kind of night in College Park, Maryland. Ohio State’s catcher Jalen Washington couldn’t squeeze the game’s potential final … Continue reading Terps Win on Wild Walk-Off, Sweep Doubleheader Against Ohio State

By Ben Harris Sophomore Taylor Bloom did not disappoint in his first career Friday start, holding a potent Ohio State offense to three hits and keeping them off the scoreboard in a 90-pitch complete game effort. A superb changeup kept the Buckeyes off balance all game, a tall task against the conference’s most prolific home … Continue reading Taylor Bloom Tosses Third Complete Game, Terps Win 3-0

By Ben Harris Despite another strong outing from workhorse Brian Shaffer, Maryland (14-14) dropped their decisive series finale against High Point University (20-8), falling 4-3 at Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium. After allowing just two earned runs in his previous 26 innings, Shaffer left a fastball up in the zone to the Big South Preseason Player … Continue reading High Point Steals Series Finale, Downs Terps 4-3

By Ben Harris Returning to .500 on the season, Maryland  saw their three-game winning streak snapped Friday afternoon in a 7-2 loss at the hands of High Point University (19-7). Traveling outside the state of North Carolina for the first time this season, the Panthers chased Mike Shawaryn after 3.2 innings, the shortest outing of … Continue reading Loss to High Point Snaps Terps’ Three-Game Winning Streak

By Ben Harris Maryland (13-12) will enter this weekend riding a three-game winning streak – their longest of the season – after a 7-1 win Wednesday clinched a midweek home-and-home sweep over the VCU Rams (16-9). Freshman Hunter Parsons got the ball from head coach John Szefc, taking the mound with a 2-0 lead before … Continue reading Maryland Sweeps Home-and-Home Over VCU, Regains Winning Record

By Ben Harris Boxscore Last week, it took Brian Shaffer 99 pitches to shutout the No. 23 ranked Cal State Fullerton Titans. Sunday, the reigning Big Ten Co-Pitcher of the week disposed of the Iowa Hawkeyes, tossing a one-run, five-hit complete game gem in just 90 pitches. Despite dropping the series to Iowa after losses … Continue reading Brian Shaffer Dazzles in Second Consecutive Complete Game