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In the bottom of the second inning, the Terps’ offense jumped out to a 3-0 lead, and with the bases loaded and no one out, Nick Lorusso looked to break the game open early. Lorusso saw a high fastball, and he didn’t miss it. The Villanova-transfer ripped a liner that found an enormous gap in left center. All three base runners scored standing up, as Lorusso jogged into second with…

By Frederik Wolfe Matt Shaw capped off an impressive weekend with another multi-home run game as Maryland beat Michigan Sunday afternoon,15-10, to complete the three-game sweep. Shaw hit two home runs in the game. This brought his tally to six homers on the weekend and makes him the home run leader in the Big Ten conference with 19 homers — breaking the tie with teammate Chris Alleyne, who hit one…

By Frederik Wolfe Maryland baseball eked out an 8-7 win over Michigan Friday night in the first of a three-game weekend series, yet the familiar storyline of bullpen woes continued to plague the Terps. “We kind of hang our hats on being able to do things offensively,” coach Rob Vaughn said. “We [have] to come and flex our muscles tomorrow offensively and get it done.”  Jason Savacool returned to the…

It was a common sight for Maryland baseball. The Terps’ bullpen struggled to put away batters and lost the team a lead to disvalue a great performance from the starting pitcher, but an excellent offensive performance powered them to victory.  This was once again the case Sunday when Maryland defeated the Northwestern Wildcats, 10-5. Fortunately for starter Nick Dean, Maryland’s offense was more productive Sunday than it was Saturday, making…

Tommy D’Alise lined a ball to Nick Lorusso, who made a routine throw to Maxwell Costes at first base.  On any other night, it would be a routine way to end the game — but tonight wasn’t any other night. With the throw, Ryan Ramsey became the first Maryland baseball player to throw a perfect game since 1959. “I thought about it all the time in high school, trying to…

Maryland baseball took two of three games in a series that was filled with scoring and runs with two outs. Clutch performances from proven veterans like Maxwell Costes and Jason Savacool allowed them to rebound following a blowout first game loss. Game One The Terrapins made the trip to Champaign to take on the Illinois Fighting Illini this weekend. Nick Dean started Friday night’s game, and he was tested early….

Maryland baseball trailed for the majority of its game on Wednesday night — but all of that was quickly forgotten with a single swing from Chris Alleyne.  In a tie ball game, he sent a solo homer — his tenth of the season — deep to right field to give the Terps an improbable 8-7 lead. Maryland would hold onto this lead, grabbing an 8-7 victory from the jaws of…

By Duncan Irvine Maryland baseball will hit the road this weekend to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Terps come into the series with a 23-6 record on the year and a 2-1 mark in conference play. Last weekend, they won two of three against Penn State to open conference play.  Coach Rob Vaughn’s squad doubled up the Nittany Lions 8-4 in the first game of the series behind…

By Duncan Irvine Jason Savacool was sizzling hot on Sunday afternoon. Maryland’s ace struck out nine batters in the first three innings and 12 overall, powering Maryland baseball to a 7-2 win against rival Penn State. Savacool was strong right out of the gate, as every single Penn State out in the first three innings came via strikeout. “He’s just relentless. He’s such a relentless worker,” said coach Rob Vaughn,…

By Duncan Irvine After seemingly being hit by a pitch, Chris Alleyne trotted to first base as Maryland baseball looked to hand Penn State its second loss in two days. But midway through his journey to the bag, the home plate umpire halted him in his tracks, citing that Alleyne had leaned into the pitch. Alleyne was called out on the play, sending the Big Ten battle into extra innings….