Maryland baseball can’t complete the sweep, drop series finale to Iowa, 12-8 – WMUC Sports

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Maryland baseball dropped their remaining recreation of the weekend in opposition to No. 22 Iowa in a 12-8 defeat on Sunday. After getting back from trailing within the first two video games of the sequence, the Terps fell sufferer to a disastrous nine-run, eight-hit fifth inning, digging themselves right into a gap they by no means escaped.

Whereas the ultimate leg of the three recreation set didn’t produce the outcomes the Terps have been searching for, the sequence was nonetheless a hit. Maryland nonetheless took their first Large Ten matchup of the 12 months after profitable on Friday and Saturday, and put up 25 runs over three afternoons.

Kyle McCoy’s efficiency on the mound was one thing of a combined bag. He seemed as robust as ever by way of nearly all of his outing, however hit a wall in that ugly fifth inning. The pitcher allowed 4 singles in that body alone earlier than being retired from the hump, and his replacements struggled to proper the ship because the lead continued to balloon in his absence.

After Maryland (17-10, 2-1 in Large Ten) and Iowa (20-6, 1-2 in Large Ten) spent the weekend utilizing the early innings to construct early leads, each groups bought off to productive begins within the sequence finale. Luke Shliger blasted a leadoff residence run on the primary at-bat of the afternoon for the second day in a row, however the Hawkeyes got here again later within the first inning with a Kyle Kuckstorf RBI double.

Whereas McCoy was strong on the mound within the early goings, Ty Langenberg jetted off to a red-hot begin to restrict each batter after the leadoff jack. He collected six strikeouts in simply the three innings and let up simply two hits in that span to quiet the Terps lineup earlier than they may cobble collectively any momentum.

The Maryland offense solely actually bought going within the fourth, with Bobby Zmarzlak capitalizing with a person on base by sending a no-doubt homer properly over the left area wall. The subsequent inning noticed extra of the identical as a flurry of Maryland hits created a domineering 6-1 lead for the visiting staff.

The underside of the fifth, although, introduced catastrophe for the Terps. Kyle McCoy bumped into hassle by permitting 4 hits within the body, precisely as many as he let up within the earlier 4 frames mixed. The rally noticed the Hawkeyes acquire 5 runs utilizing largely small-ball, after which put up 4 extra after Nate Haberthier entered in aid. The large righty let up an RBI single, after which a crushing three-run homer. By the point the mud cleared, Iowa had scored 9 runs within the fifth inning alone to grab a 10-6 lead, fully swinging the sport in its favor.

The Terps scored just a few extra runs within the sixth due to some questionable Iowa fielding, bringing the deficit to as shut as 10-8. After these transient contributions, Maryland’s offense puttered out as Cade Obermueller diced them up within the batters’ field. The Hawkeyes added just a few extra runs within the eighth for consolation, and the ultimate rating settled down at 12-8.

Maryland will return residence for its subsequent outing on Tuesday in opposition to William & Mary at 6:30 p.m.

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