Odds & Ends: June 30, 2015

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Here’s the latest on what’s been happening around Maryland baseball:

All eight Terps in the 2015 draft class have officially signed with their respective teams, with seven of them having already debuted in the Minor Leagues.

To read more about how they’re doing and where they are, take a look at MBN’s Terps in the Pros page.

Brandon Lowe was the final member of the draft class to sign, and did so on Thursday at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL:

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#Repost @sweet_n_lowe5 ・・・ I want to thank all the coaches and friends I made at Maryland who have made going to Maryland some of the best years of my life. Thank you Rays for giving me this opportunity to follow my dreams. Officially a professional athlete! #raysup

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LaMonte Wade is off to the best start of the 2015 class. Take a look at his impressive statistics so far.

With the college baseball season officially coming to an end last week, the final polls were revealed. For the second straight year, Maryland finished top-15 in the country:

Testudo Times: Terps finish 14th in final poll

Coaching Carousel

John Szefc is staying at Maryland for a fourth season, after many experts named him as a prime candidate to fill the coaching vacancy at Clemson. Clemson instead hired Monte Lee, who led the College of Charleston to the NCAA Tournament in 2015.

Northwestern baseball hired Spencer Allen to succeed long-time head coach Paul Stevens, who served on the staff in Evanston for the past 31 years. Learn more about Coach Allen in this article by Alex Putterman of The Daily Northwestern:

Northwestern hires Illinois’ Spencer Allen as next coach

On a lighter note, Coach Szefc and his wife got a chance to meet country singer Easton Corbin on Monday:

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Coach Szefc and his wife with country star Easton Corbin! Corbin performed in Baltimore, MD tonight 🎶🎵🎤

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Be sure to return to MBN periodically throughout the summer for everything regarding Terps baseball.

Link Drop: June 4, 2015

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With the Terps in the midst of another postseason run, the media has jumped on the Maryland bandwagon. LaMonte Wade and the Terrapins are a hot topic heading into the rematch with Virginia.

Here’s the latest content regarding Maryland baseball:

Sports Illustrated – Watch: LaMonte Wade throws out UCLA runner at home plate

D1baseball.com – Maryland knocks off top-seeded UCLA

Comcast Sports Net – ‘Breakout Star’ of NCAA Tourney has already broke out, coach says

Terps have unusual travel arrangement home from California

The Washington Post – Maryland, Virginia set to meet again for College World Series berth

The Baltimore Sun – Versatile Terps CF LaMonte Wade ‘dominated’ regional, set for rematch with Virginia

Kevin Mooney’s nine-out save sends Terps baseball to Super Regionals at Virginia

A stronger Maryland team heads to second consecutive NCAA super regional

Maryland baseball shocks No. 1 overall seed, 2-1, will face Virginia in NCAA super regional

Testudo Times – Andrew Kramer’s Super Regional Preview

NCAA Regional: Terps Super in Regional win over UCLA

The Diamondback – Maryland baseball holds off UCLA to secure Los Angeles Regional title

LaMonte Wade was the Los Angeles Regional's Most Outstanding Player. — LaMonte Wade was the Los Angeles Regional’s Most Outstanding Player.

ICYMI: Terps Win Los Angeles Regional, get Chance for Revenge Against UVA

June 2, 2015June 2, 2015 MBN 2015 Link Drops, News

If you went to bed early last night, or perhaps fell asleep watching, you missed a lot. You missed the best start of Taylor Bloom’s young career. You missed LaMonte Wade’s nightly defensive heroics. You missed Maryland’s all-time saves leader Kevin Mooney stomp out the fire in the late innings. You missed the Terps knocking off the tournament’s top-ranked team, UCLA, for the second time in three days. And you missed John Szefc’s squad advancing to their second super-regional in as many years, and second in school history.

But, fear not, we have you covered. Take a listen to the highlights from last night, with John Vittas on the call…

Check out the box score

Read Matt Present’s game recap from last night

Maryland will advance to Virginia, in Charlottesville, next weekend. The Cavaliers took two of three from the Terps in that same super regional a year ago, ending Maryland’s season just a game shy of the College World Series. John Vittas and Matt Present will be on the call from Charlottesville for game one, Friday at 4 p.m. Game two is scheduled for Saturday at 3 p.m., with a game three (if necessary) to be played on Sunday.

Check back throughout the week for a series preview of Virginia, and comprehensive super regional coverage. Also have a look at some write ups from last night, from our friends at The Diamondback and Testudo Times:

Andrew Kramer’s gamer

Kyle Stackpole’s gamer