After a series against Northwestern where runs were a common occurrence, a midweek pitchers duel was due for the Dirty Terps on Tuesday afternoon. A bullpen game between Maryland and UMBC resulted in ample offense but few runs. A combined 14 hits, 9 walks, and 5 hit batters typically yields more than seven combined runs, … Continue reading Paris’ two-run shot off foul pole proves the difference as Maryland falls to UMBC, 5-2

Maryland entered Sunday’s series finale against Northwestern on the losing end of Saturday’s 18-8 beatdown. Following the defeat, Terps head coach Matt Swope said that the only thing that mattered in the final game of the weekend series was “competing and pride.” The Dirty Terps took that message to heart, crushing five home runs in … Continue reading Maryland mashes out 22-11 run-rule victory in Northwestern series finale

With the bases loaded, trailing 3-2 in the top of the second, Matt Swope called to the bullpen for Logan Koester. Jackson Freeman, already 1-1 with an RBI double, was unphased. Northwestern’s right fielder launched a grand slam over the right field wall, giving the Wildcats a 7-2 lead and busting the game wide open. … Continue reading Terps score eight, give up 18 in run-rule loss to Northwestern

Leading 5-3 in the top of the ninth, Maryland handed the ball to closer Joey McMannis. Northwestern star Trent Liolios had other ideas, hammering a game-tying, two-run home run to force extra innings. Tyler Ganus clubbed a long ball in the tenth to give the Wildcats (11-12, 4-3 Big Ten) a 6-5 lead in the … Continue reading Northwestern ties game in ninth, steals a win from Maryland in extras

Prior to Tuesday, Maryland and George Mason's most recent matchup was in the 2023 Winston-Salem Regional. An 11-10 walkoff lifted the Patriots over the Terps in a loss that ended Maryland’s season.  But Tuesday’s matchup at “The Bob” featured a much different outcome. Maryland — fueled by an eighth-inning onslaught — came from six runs … Continue reading Maryland uses 9-run 8th inning to power 15-8 comeback victory over George Mason

With this weekend’s series against Washington on the line in Sunday’s rubber match, the potent Maryland offense that terrorized opposing pitchers over the first month of the season completely disappeared.  After only scoring a combined six runs in the first two games of the series, the Terps’ bats went even colder in the overcast Pacific … Continue reading Maryland shut out for first time this season in 2-0 rubber match loss to Washington

Maryland’s offense looked jet-lagged on Friday night, scoring just four runs in its series opener against Washington. It was a similar story on Saturday evening, but freshman starting pitcher Logan Hastings answered the call for the Dirty Terps.  In his fourth start of the year, the right-hander dazzled through 7.2 innings, striking out six batters … Continue reading Hastings delivers masterpiece as Maryland evens series versus Washington with 2-1 win

Trailing 6-2 and desperate for offense, Alex Calarco doubled to give Maryland life against Washington in the top of the sixth. Two batters later Jacob Orr stepped up to the plate and smacked a ball off the left-field wall to bring home Calarco and cut the deficit down to three. That’s where the Terps’ comeback … Continue reading Washington downs Maryland, 12-4, behind middle-inning scoring surge

For the first six innings of Maryland’s matchup against Georgetown on Tuesday, both teams only scored in the even innings.  It seemed this trend would continue for the rest of the game when Georgetown ended the top of the seventh scoreless again. But Maryland shifted away from this trend when outfielder Elijah Lambros knocked a … Continue reading Maryland doubles up Georgetown, 14-7, behind 5-run 7th inning

After going five-straight games without hitting a homerun, the Terps quickly ended their drought in Sunday’s series finale against South Florida.  With Alex Calarco and Eddie Hacopian both reaching base on a two-out single and walk respectively, first baseman Hollis Porter stepped into the left-handed batter box.  In a 2-2 count, Porter sent a long … Continue reading Pitching woes doom Maryland in 15-8 rubber-match loss to USF