Maryland baseball completes sweep of Indiana with 14-8 win

Because the starting of Large Ten play, Sundays have been a problem for Maryland. The Terps had gained each convention sequence, however have been but to finish a sweep.

However, after battling by means of two climate delays, Maryland baseball was capable of rally for a 14-8 victory over Indiana, choosing up its first Large Ten sequence sweep.

Sunday’s win improved the Terps’ season-best successful streak to seven and their total file to 30-15 (11-4 within the Large Ten).

Maryland obtained its bats going within the second inning. Again-to-back doubles by sophomore first baseman Eddie Hacopian and fifth-year proper fielder Matt Woods gave the Terps an early lead earlier than sophomore third baseman Jacob Orr pulled off a security squeeze to plate one other run.

Within the third inning, Maryland continued to capitalize with runners in scoring place, as sophomore left fielder Ian Petrutz and and Hacopian roped consecutive singles to increase the Terps’ result in 4.

Within the backside half of the body, although, Indiana obtained itself again within the recreation with one swing of the bat when freshman proper fielder Devin Taylor annihilated a 479-foot three-run homer over the right-center discipline wall.

Maryland was capable of get a kind of runs again within the high of the fourth, due to an RBI single from senior designated hitter Nick Lorusso — his fifth straight look with a run batted in.

Within the fifth inning, Maryland’s offense was trying prefer it was going to get blanked for the primary time for the reason that first, however sophomore heart fielder Elijah Lambros wouldn’t enable that to occur. He crushed a two-out solo homer to tack on one other run for the Terps, making the rating 6-3.

However Indiana refused to go away, as its bats got here alive for a four-run fifth inning that supplied its first lead of the weekend. Junior heart fielder Bobby Whalen obtained the scoring going with a sacrifice fly to proper discipline, and Taylor, who had junior right-hander Jason Savacool’s quantity all day, blasted his second dwelling run of the sport to knot the rating at six. Then, sophomore designated hitter Carter Mathison smacked an RBI double to provide Indiana the lead.

Junior shortstop Matt Shaw wouldn’t let the Hoosiers’ lead final for too lengthy, nonetheless, as he smacked a solo shot to useless heart to even the rating.

In the midst of the sixth, the sport entered a 40-minute lightning delay. Following the primary delay, it solely took a half-inning earlier than the sport got here to a halt once more.

However as soon as play resumed for good, Maryland took benefit. Junior catcher Luke Shliger laced a two-RBI single to provide the Terps a 9-7 lead proper out of the break, and within the high of the eighth, Maryland discovered some insurance coverage runs. Again-to-back singles by Orr and junior second baseman Kevin Keister every scored a run to convey the Terps’ result in 4.

Indiana responded with an RBI double from senior shortstop Philip Glasser to maintain it a three-run recreation, however the Terps put the competition away within the high of the ninth. Lambros capped off the weekend’s offensive outburst by belting a no-doubt two-run homer to seal the sequence sweep.

Three issues to know

1. Maryland’s bats have been on hearth. Maryland’s offense had yet one more stellar efficiency Sunday; It recorded 14 runs on 18 hits and scored in each inning besides the primary. As an entire, the Terps scored 43 runs over the weekend.

2. Maryland picked up its first Large Ten sweep. Maryland has gained all 5 of its convention sequence, however hadn’t but swept an opponent earlier than Sunday. The Terps ended that drought and secured a large win to solidify their place atop the Large Ten.

3. Elijah Lambros shined. Lambros went 4-for-4 with two homers, three RBIs and two walks. Behind his near-perfect day on the plate, Maryland cruised to victory. It was his third multi-homer recreation of the season.