Maryland
Maryland baseball blown out in Evanston, drop third-straight series – WMUC Sports
The Terps (22-14, 4-7 Big Ten) dismal week continued with their fourth straight loss, losing to Northwestern (12-19, 2-6 Big Ten), 11-1, Saturday afternoon.
The Wildcats scored their most runs in a conference game this season en route to earning their first Big Ten series victory under new head coach, Ben Greenspan.
The Terps lost its third straight Big Ten series. Maryland hasn’t experienced three straight conference series losses since 2018, when they lost three straight to Michigan, Purdue, and Illinois (the Michigan series was only two games but Maryland dropped both).
Maryland’s fielding was a large contributor to the loss. The Terps made three errors in the game allowing six of Northwestern’s runs to be unearned. The biggest Maryland error came in the bottom of the fifth, an inning in which the Wildcats ballooned their lead to 11-0.
Northwestern’s lineup started the inning with a single and then a fast liner that ricocheted off of Terps’ starter Logan Koester’s who stuck his glove out in pure reaction. The back-to-back singles put runners on the corners with no outs and Freshman outfielder Jackson Freeman at the plate. Freeman hit Koester’s offering into the dirt, sending a moderately fast grounder to Eddie Hacopian at first. Hacopian fumbled the grounder as he charged in to make the play and in his attempt to recover an out threw to first, but off target. A run scored and two runners moved into scoring position due to the blunder.
Koester was unable to recover from the error, giving up a single to Bennett Markinson that scored the two runners. Koester got the first out of the inning in the next at-bat and then walked Trent Liolios. The walk marked the end of Koester’s start. Koester ended the game giving up seven hits and nine runs – only five were earned – in four and a third innings.
Nate Haberthier replaced Koester and was only able to get one out before being replaced by Andrew Johnson who finally got Maryland out of the inning. Four runs crossed the plate while Haberthier was on the mound, two of them off the bat of Preston Knott who earned his fifth consecutive multi-hit game.
Knott drove in three of the Wildcats’ 11 runs and Lorenzo Rios drove in four as Northwestern’s only change to the starting lineup compared to Friday. Rios was two for four with two doubles. Northwestern’s offense finished with nine hits and five walks.
The Terps offense was able to put runners on base, but was unable to drive them home. Maryland had seven hits – four of them doubles – in the game. Three of those hits came from Eddie Hacopian who followed up his two double Friday with a three for four Saturday. Michael Iannazzo went two for four with two doubles in his first start of the season.
Maryland’s only run came off the bat of Alex Calarco who produced a positive moment in his return to Evanston after playing for Northwestern last season.
Northwestern’s series win is its first against the Terps since 2017. The combination of Jack Dyke and Kyle Potthoff on the mound for Northwestern held Maryland to one run for the second just the second time this season. The other came against Michigan.
Maryland will try to salvage its 0-4 week with a win Sunday against Northwestern.
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As paleontologist Stephen Godfrey walked into the Calvert Marine Museum one morning in April, staff members congratulated him. In a way, he brought an extinct species back to life.
Two days earlier, in the final hours of Maryland’s legislative session, lawmakers passed a bill that made megalodon — the largest shark that ever lived — the state shark.
Godfrey, the marine museum’s curator of paleontology, helped come up with the idea and testified at the State House in support of it. Now, Maryland is the first to have a state shark, he said.
“As long as people have been here in Maryland, they have been noticing and collecting megalodon teeth,” he said.
Fossils of the prehistoric shark can be found throughout the Chesapeake Bay region.
“It was a prime place for early paleontologists in American history to come to collect fossils, to document the succession of life,” said Godfrey, who grew up in Quebec, Canada. He has been interested in natural history since he was young and turned his childhood bedroom into a museum.
“Hey, why don’t we try to make it the state shark?” Godfrey recalled asking.
Students join in effort to honor the mighty megalodon
He checked whether any other state had beat them to the idea. He found that North Carolina designated the megalodon tooth as its state fossil — but not its state shark.
“It was like, ‘Wow, this is like a golden opportunity,’ ” he said. “I’m surprised that nobody has thought of this.”
So he reached out to Marianne Harms, a former member of the marine museum’s board who had helped get it recognized as the state’s paleontology center. She connected him with Sen. Jack Bailey, R-Calvert and St. Mary’s.
“We just started working on it last summer when I took Stephen in to meet Sen. Bailey, and it is a difficult process to have something named as a state entity,” Harms said.
Bailey introduced the bill in the Senate, and Del. Todd Morgan, R-Calvert and St. Mary’s, introduced it in the House.
Godfrey testified in support of the bill twice, bringing along his daughter, Zoey, who is in third grade.
Calvert County officials and members of the public also wrote letters of support. Representatives of the Natural History Society of Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation sent in written testimony favoring the bill.
Fourth-grade teacher Anna Shay also shared letters and pictures from her students.
“The megalodon shark is strong and brave so people will think we are also strong and brave,” one student wrote.
Megalodon encounters resistence in Maryland legislature
It faced some pushback from AMndy Ellis, a Green Party candidate for governor, who wanted to designate megalodon as the state historic shark to leave room for a living one to have that designation.
At one point, the bill stalled in the General Assembly. But on the last day of the session, it was tacked on as an amendment to a bill recognizing a state natural sciences museum and Oct. 1 as a day to honor victims and survivors of domestic violence. It passed through both chambers and is on its way to the governor’s desk.
“I can’t believe this actually happened,” said Godfrey, adding that he thought the bill had died.
“To me, it’s like, just one of the super fun things that I’ve been a part of.”
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Maryland State Police are seeking the public’s assistance in helping to locate a missing juvenile in Wicomico County.
Chester Fitchett III, 14, was reported missing on May 5. He was last seen at about 3 p.m., in the 200 block of Baptist Street in Salisbury, Maryland.
He is described as an African-American male with black curly hair and brown eyes, approximately 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing approximately 120 pounds. He was last seen wearing a royal blue “Nike Tech” jacket, blue jeans, and white/black Nike sneakers. Investigators believe he may be in the area of Smith Street in Salisbury.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Maryland State Police Salisbury Barrack at 410-749-3101. The investigation remains active and ongoing.
Powerball, Mega Millions jackpots: What to know in case you win
Here’s what to know in case you win the Powerball or Mega Millions jackpot.
Just the FAQs, USA TODAY
The Maryland Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at May 6, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Powerball numbers from May 6 drawing
18-27-51-65-68, Powerball: 05, Power Play: 3
Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 3 numbers from May 6 drawing
Midday: 0-9-2
Evening: 9-8-6
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 4 numbers from May 6 drawing
Midday: 6-4-6-5
Evening: 7-5-4-5
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 5 numbers from May 6 drawing
Midday: 6-6-1-9-1
Evening: 3-0-2-8-5
Check Pick 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Cash Pop numbers from May 6 drawing
9 a.m.: 13
1 p.m.: 05
6 p.m.: 05
11 p.m.: 11
Check Cash Pop payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Bonus Match 5 numbers from May 6 drawing
13-21-22-31-33, Bonus: 02
Check Bonus Match 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Powerball Double Play numbers from May 6 drawing
04-21-36-48-69, Powerball: 05
Check Powerball Double Play payouts and previous drawings here.
Keno
Drawings are held every four minutes. Check winning numbers here.
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
Maryland Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $600. For prizes above $600, winners can claim by mail or in person from the Maryland Lottery office, an Expanded Cashing Authority Program location or cashiers’ windows at Maryland casinos. Prizes over $5,000 must be claimed in person.
Claiming by Mail
Sign your winning ticket and complete a claim form. Include a photocopy of a valid government-issued ID and a copy of a document that shows proof of your Social Security number or Federal Tax ID number. Mail these to:
Maryland Lottery Customer Resource Center
1800 Washington Boulevard
Suite 330
Baltimore, MD 21230
For prizes over $600, bring your signed ticket, a government-issued photo ID, and proof of your Social Security or Federal Tax ID number to Maryland Lottery headquarters, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD. Claims are by appointment only, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This location handles all prize amounts, including prizes over $5,000.
Winning Tickets Worth $25,000 or Less
Maryland Lottery headquarters and select Maryland casinos can redeem winning tickets valued up to $25,000. Note that casinos cannot cash prizes over $600 for non-resident and resident aliens (tax ID beginning with “9”). You must be at least 21 years of age to enter a Maryland casino. Locations include:
- Horseshoe Casino: 1525 Russell Street, Baltimore, MD
- MGM National Harbor: 101 MGM National Avenue, Oxon Hill, MD
- Live! Casino: 7002 Arundel Mills Circle, Hanover, MD
- Ocean Downs Casino: 10218 Racetrack Road, Berlin, MD
- Hollywood Casino: 1201 Chesapeake Overlook Parkway, Perryville, MD
- Rocky Gap Casino: 16701 Lakeview Road NE, Flintstone, MD
Check previous winning numbers and payouts at Maryland Lottery.
When are the Maryland Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 11 p.m. ET Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 11 p.m. ET Tuesday and Friday.
- Pick 3, Pick 4 and Pick 5 Midday: 12:27 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, 12:28 p.m. ET Saturday and Sunday.
- Pick 3, 4 and 5 Evening: 7:56 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday, 8:10 p.m. ET on Sunday.
- Cash4Life: 9 p.m. ET daily.
- Cash Pop: 9 a.m., 1 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. daily.
- Bonus Match 5: 7:56 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday, 8:10 p.m. ET on Sunday.
- MultiMatch: 7:56 p.m. Monday and Thursday.
- Powerball Double Play: 11 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
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