As a whole, Maryland's class of recruits this year ranked the highest in team history in December, when D1Baseball.com ranked the Terps No. 7. While Maryland may only welcome two new transfers to its squad in 2020, there are a whopping 13 freshmen joining the team. Here's a breakdown of the first years: RHP Sam Bello — West … Continue reading Preseason Countdown No. 11: Meet the newcomers — Freshmen

As we inch closer to the start of Maryland's 2020 campaign, it's time to get to know the new faces on the Terps' squad; this season the team only picked up two transfers. Here's a breakdown of Maryland's two new transfers. JR INF/C Brenton Davis — Southeast Community College (JuCo in NE) Davis comes to Maryland after … Continue reading Preseason Countdown No. 12: Meet the newcomers — Transfers

Though the Terps only lost four seniors in 2019, those four were major players in Maryland's offense and defense and their exits left four major holes to fill. Starting on the mound, Terrapin ace Hunter Parsons finished his career with Maryland as head coach Rob Vaughn's strongest arm. His 10-win senior campaign marks the third-most … Continue reading Preseason Countdown No. 13: Biggest holes to fill in 2020

Three of the Terps’ most-promising bats heading into this season followed last year’s impressive performances in Big Ten play with standout summers. Randy Bednar, Maxwell Costes, and Michael Pineiro all performed exceptionally well at the plate in summer league play.  Bednar, who ended his sophomore campaign hitting at a .288 clip with a team- high … Continue reading Preseason Countdown No. 14: Best summer ball hitters

The Terps hosted their annual Spring Sports Media Day on Wednesday, including appearances from head coach Rob Vaughn and outfielder Randy Bednar. Here are five takeaways from those interviews: 1. Everything matters, nothing is special Those five words epitomize Vaughn's approach to this season; the team's motto, basically. "We've been preaching this concept," Vaughn explained, … Continue reading Preseason Countdown No. 15: Five things we learned at Media Day

Over the summer of 2019, nine Maryland pitchers appeared across five different summer leagues. These pitchers combined for seven wins and five saves 78 appearances, 15 of them starts. Of the nine hurlers to get innings over the summer, the two who stood out the most were two veteran bullpen arms, Sean Fisher and Elliot … Continue reading Preseason Countdown No. 16: Standout Summer Pitchers

With just 17 days left until Maryland baseball returns, here's a look back on some of the best stories written about the Terps' 2019 campaign. From the Maryland Baseball Network... Two first-year starters had breakout weekends vs. Maine Maryland experimented on defense so it could use its hottest hitter vs. Delaware Chris Alleyne began the … Continue reading Preseason Countdown No. 17: Best Stories of 2019

Trailing Illinois 2-0 on April 5th, the Terps had just one hit to their name entering the game's final frame. But a four-run ninth inning put Maryland over the top to give the team its biggest comeback of the 2019 season and propel the Terps to their first series win in almost a month. Leading … Continue reading Preseason Countdown No. 18: Best Comeback of 2019

While the 2019 season didn't end the way the Terps may have wanted, falling 10-4 to the Michigan Wolverines in the Big Ten Tournament, the game itself contained arguably the greatest moment of the season. Senior infielder A.J Lee was among the team-leaders in a multitude of stats as his final year at Maryland came … Continue reading Preseason Countdown No. 19: Best moment of 2019

One of the most memorable moments of the Terps' 2019 campaign came in their last series opener, a Thursday-night matchup against the Iowa Hawkeyes, when senior shortstop A.J. Lee knocked a two-run walk-off homer out of the park and sent his bat flying before being engulfed by his teammates. Maryland took the lead early, but … Continue reading Preseason Countdown No. 20: Biggest home run of 2019