Maryland baseball blows lead late in disappointing 6-5 loss to Washington
The Terps led 5-2 in the bottom of the eighth inning but a three-run Huskies home run gave them the go-ahead hit.
The Terps led 5-2 in the bottom of the eighth inning but a three-run Huskies home run gave them the go-ahead hit.
The Terps scored seven runs in the second inning and never led by less than three the rest of the way.
The Terps will play Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Friday, Pittsburgh on Saturday and Washington on Sunday.
The Terps scored six runs in the bottom of the first, which gave them a cushion over the rest of the game.
The Terps’ pitching struggled with their command, walking eight batters en route to the seven runs allowed.
Chris Hacopian and Alex Calarco each slugged home runs to lead the Terps’ offense, while Logan Koester and Joey McMannis starred on the mound with four innings each.
Matt Swope has been a part of the Maryland baseball program for over 20 years as a player, director of operations and assistant coach. Now, he’ll lead the Terps as their head coach.