Terps’ pitchers escape jams, sweep doubleheader over BC

The Maryland Terrapins (34-18) swept their doubleheader over the Boston College Eagles (21-27) on Saturday at Brighton Field in Brighton, Massachusetts. The second half of the doubleheader started as a pitcher’s duel. Logan Koester and A.J. Colarusso threw what felt like a million pickoff attempts in each of their first two scoreless innings.  Those throwovers … Continue reading Terps’ pitchers escape jams, sweep doubleheader over BC

Omar Melendez throws seven inning complete game, Terps dominate game one of doubleheader

The Maryland Terrapins (33-18) clobbered the Boston College Eagles (21-26) on Saturday in the first half of their doubleheader from Brighton Field in Brighton, Massachusetts. The Terps broke the game open early in Brighton. Chris Hacopian was hit by a pitch, and then singles from Sam Hojnar and Brayden Martin loaded the bases. Kevin Keister … Continue reading Omar Melendez throws seven inning complete game, Terps dominate game one of doubleheader

Maryland scores 11 unanswered to down USC Upstate in improbable comeback

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

Logan Koester’s strong start guides Terps to B1G series win

The Maryland Terrapins (31-18, 10-11) outlast the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (26-21, 4-14) in Piscataway, New Jersey to win the second half of their doubleheader and the weekend series. The second half of the doubleheader began as another pitcher’s duel for the Terps and the Scarlet Knights.  Rutgers starter Jake Marshall had a clean slate through … Continue reading Logan Koester’s strong start guides Terps to B1G series win

Terps go 0-7 with runners in scoring position, drop first half of doubleheader

The Maryland Terrapins (30-18, 9-11) were silenced by the pitching of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (26-20, 4-13) in a 2-1 loss from Bianton Field in the first half of a doubleheader. The Scarlet Knights nearly took advantage of Joey McMannis early. Maryland’s starter struggled with his command in the bottom of the first inning. After … Continue reading Terps go 0-7 with runners in scoring position, drop first half of doubleheader

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

Maryland’s five-run eighth inning leads to 13-8 win over Towson

Michael Iannazzo stepped into the batter’s box with two runners on and no outs in the eighth inning. The freshman delivered his third hit of the day, scoring two runs and giving Maryland its second five-run inning of the game. Maryland (29-17, 8-10 Big Ten) appeared on the verge of a loss after Towson scored … Continue reading Maryland’s five-run eighth inning leads to 13-8 win over Towson

Hojnar blasts two home runs, leads the charge for Big Ten series win

The Maryland Terrapins (28-17, 8-10) relied on Joey McMannis and Sam Hojnar on Sunday for a rubber-match win over the Illinois Fighting Illini (25-15, 11-4) at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium. Joey McMannis set the tone in the top of the first. Maryland’s starter retired Illinois’ first three hitters in order with two strikeouts. The offense … Continue reading Hojnar blasts two home runs, leads the charge for Big Ten series win

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