Maryland baseball obliterates Wagner 21-4; claims weekend series

Photo by Chamberlain Stull

In Maryland baseball’s prior two wins, it needed to secure the game in the final frame.

Saturday did not follow that trend.

Maryland scored nine runs in the first two innings, allowing the Terps to cruise to a 21-4 win over Wagner at Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium in College Park. The win secures the weekend series and marks Maryland’s third consecutive victory.

It only took one inning for Wagner (1-7) to change pitchers, as Maryland (6-4) jumped out to a 4-0 first-inning lead. 

Gavin Townsend started the game for the Seahawks but gave up an RBI single to Ryan Costello and a 3-run home run to Paul Jones II, ending his day. From there, the Seahawks cycled through six pitchers in the loss.

Costello continued to thrive in the following inning. The redshirt freshman launched a fastball from Jackson Roitman in the second inning into deep left-center field with the bases loaded. The home run extended Maryland’s lead to seven tied Costello with seven other hitters as the NCAA home run leader with six. Costello finished going 2-for-5 at the plate with five RBIs and three runs scored.

Outfielder Jordan Crosland added to Maryland’s lead in the fifth inning. The redshirt sophomore drilled a ball over the glove of left fielder Josiah Ross and above the left field fence. Crosland’s home run was his first and aided in a perfect performance at the plate. 

Maryland added nine more tallies throughout the game, and its 21 runs were the most the Terps have scored in a game since March 2025 — when they scored 22 against Northwestern.

“Everybody has been able to pass it off and not be worried about doing it themselves,” Martin said. “We just try to keep going with the momentum.”

Evan Smith made his first start for Maryland since getting shut down for the 2025 season due to a torn UCL. The left-handed redshirt sophomore pitched just two innings in his return, allowing two runs on one hit.

Maryland head coach Matt Swope said Smith, who only threw 49 pitches, is still not clear for a full starter workload, and the timetable for such a return remains uncertain.

“The hardest part when you’re trying to build back up is sitting down and going back out,” Swope said. “I’m just glad to have him back. He’s clearly got good stuff, and we’re going to need him.

Defensively, the Terps finished the game with four double plays, a season high. Swope said it was the result of careful roster construction.

“[We wanted] to have a bunch of shortstops in the infield, and they’ve done a good job turning,” Swope said.

Maryland will now have a chance to sweep Wagner in the final game of the weekend series on Sunday at 1 p.m.