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Maryland baseball fends off late UCF rally to take series finale, 8-6
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Maryland baseball junior shortstop Matt Shaw stepped as much as the plate within the eighth inning already having hit a house run, however that didn’t imply that his work was performed.
With senior third baseman Nick Lorusso on first base resulting from an error, Shaw eyed up a pitch from UCF junior right-handed pitcher Chase Centala and smashed it deep to heart discipline for his second two-run homer of the day, extending Maryland’s result in 5-0.
Shaw’s two homers made it arduous for the Knights to have an opportunity, as freshman left-handed pitcher Kyle McCoy’s 9 strikeouts in eight shutout innings silenced the house workforce’s bats. Regardless of their relievers struggling to place UCF away, the Terps (14-9) rode McCoy and Shaw’s performances to an 8-6 win on Sunday to assert the weekend collection in opposition to UCF (16-8).
It was an incredible day for Maryland’s hitters, and Shaw led the way in which with 5 RBIs. Freshman outfielder Jacob Orr, fifth-year outfielder Matt Woods and Lorusso every had a number of hits to offer help.
The pitching ended up being a wild experience for the Terps, because the Knights almost mounted a miraculous comeback within the ninth. Whereas McCoy shut UCF out by eight innings, the duo of redshirt junior right-handed pitcher David Falco Jr. and redshirt sophomore right-handed pitcher Nigel Belgrave gave up six runs within the ninth, together with a grand slam from freshman infielder Drew Faurot.
However finally, Belgrave compelled two outs to finish the ninth — regardless of letting the tying run come to the plate — to save lots of Maryland from what would’ve been a surprising loss.
On a blazing scorching Sunday in Orlando, each pitchers began out the sport impressively, making a battle between two end-of-the-weekend freshman starters fascinating.
McCoy was throwing the sport of his life to start out the afternoon. Via the primary three innings, he had 4 strikeouts and allowed no hits, because the Knights simply couldn’t course of what he was dealing.
Knights freshman pitcher Jacob Marlowe solely had one strikeout by the primary three innings, however he solely gave up one hit, because the Terps went by the order the primary time with out scoring.
As Maryland’s batting order reset within the fourth, the massive hitters got here again to the plate and the workforce began to catch on to what Marlowe was throwing.
Junior catcher Luke Shliger walked to start out, adopted by a single from Shaw which gave the Terps runners on first and second with one out. Then, Woods stepped up and hit an RBI single to convey Shliger dwelling and get Maryland on the board first. Marlowe cleaned up the remainder of the inning with a strikeout and a groundout.
McCoy stored on dealing, closing out the inning with out giving up a success and tallying his fifth strikeout of the day.
After an uneventful fifth, the highest of the sixth was when Maryland began to tug away from the Knights. Following a Lorusso single, Shaw stepped as much as the plate and launched a deep fly ball past the left-center discipline wall to provide the Terps their first multiple-run lead of the afternoon, going up 3-0.
When Maryland’s offense began to click on, the protection did too, with McCoy nonetheless pitching at a excessive stage. Within the sixth and the seventh innings, the beginning pitcher added two extra strikeouts and allowed simply two hits.
The closest that UCF acquired to scoring off McCoy was when redshirt senior outfielder John Rhys Plumlee superior to 3rd on a steal and a sacrifice bunt within the sixth, however McCoy compelled a flyout to finish the inning.
Within the high of the eighth inning, Maryland’s offense exploded in opposition to UCF’s relievers to seemingly put the sport away. Shaw’s two-run shot acquired issues began, after which Woods scored from third on a wild pitch and Orr hit an RBI single to heart discipline to make it 7-0.
McCoy stored it going within the backside of the eighth, including two extra strikeouts and a flyout to cap off an exceptional exhibiting.
Shaw added an RBI double within the ninth which closed the scoring for Maryland. The Knights refused to go away and added six runs within the backside half of the inning off Maryland’s bullpen, however couldn’t convey the tying run dwelling.
The Terps will probably be again at it on Tuesday to tackle native rival Georgetown earlier than starting Huge Ten play in opposition to Iowa subsequent weekend.
Three issues to know
1. McCoy’s breakout efficiency was the spotlight. Maryland’s Sunday starter spot hasn’t been pinned down this season, with the departure of Ryan Ramsey leaving a void within the beginning rotation. However on Sunday, McCoy seemed like a more-than-viable alternative. He threw a career-high eight innings and had 9 strikeouts for the Terps, solely permitting three hits and no runs. He may assist Maryland tremendously heading into convention play.
2. Shaw stored his current kind going. Coming into this season as one of many highest-touted gamers on the workforce, the junior shortstop has had durations this season the place he’s struggled, going seven video games with out an RBI towards the beginning of this yr. However just lately, this hasn’t been the case; Shaw has a mixed 13 RBIs and 5 homers in his final seven video games. It’s vital for Maryland to get him scorching to have success.
3. Maryland received one other collection. Given its success final season, it was a letdown when Maryland misplaced seven of its first 11 video games this season. However just lately, the workforce’s good kind has been bringing hope again to Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium. This win marked the Terps’ third straight collection win, a much-needed rebound now that convention play is about to start out subsequent weekend. With Iowa arising on the schedule, it’s time for head coach Rob Vaughn’s squad to point out what it’s manufactured from.
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Maryland issues a new suicide prevention action plan for schools, families – WTOP News
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Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in Maryland. That’s according to a new suicide prevention action plan produced through the state’s Department of Health.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in Maryland. That’s according to a new suicide prevention action plan produced through the state’s Department of Health.
Scott Poland, the director of the Office of Suicide and Violence Prevention at Nova Southeastern University College of Psychology, talked to WTOP about the action plan he authored with his wife, Donna, who is a career educator.
The “Maryland Action Plan to Prevent Suicide in K-12 Schools” serves as a reference guide to school administrators and the community, and was developed in cooperation with the state health department’s Office of Suicide Prevention.
Poland said one thing that surprises people is that children as young as 8 years old may consider taking their own lives.
“I hear from school personnel all around the country (asking if they) have to take it seriously (if a fourth or fifth grader is talking about suicide). And the answer is absolutely yes,” Poland said.
Among the data points in the action plan is a survey of students in the “Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey of 2021/2022.” According to that survey, 21% of high school students “seriously considered suicide” in the past year, and 27% of middle schoolers considered suicide at some point in their lives.
Poland said it’s important to talk about suicide with young people, and that the idea that talking about it might encourage a young person to consider suicide is a “myth.”
“When we actually bring it up, it gives someone a chance to unburden themselves, to realize that they’re not alone, that there are alternatives and that there is help available,” Poland said.
But he said young people are most susceptible to imitating suicidal behavior: “It is important that we not glorify the suicide victim.”
Instead, Poland said, the emphasis after a suicide should be on healing those affected and helping them find appropriate ways to deal with their emotions and mental health.
The plan released this week includes providing intervention action plans for a young person who may be considering suicide.
“Part of that, of course, is removing lethal means and developing a written safety plan with them,” he said.
Poland said that can include helping people understand “the importance of calling 988, doing things that can calm themselves down,” and reaching out to the nearest trusted adult.
People can reach the national resource for crisis response services and suicide prevention by dialing 988.
Poland said social media is “wreaking havoc” on children’s emotional well-being, often making them feel “not smart enough, not rich enough, not good enough.” Poland said he’s currently working with the state of South Dakota on developing tools to help “young people be a little more mindful and make better decisions about their screen time.”
Poland said parents can help — when it comes to the hours and hours that many people spend online — by modeling healthy amounts of screen time themselves. And he said adults need to think about how they introduce technology to their kids.
“We’re in too (much of) a hurry to give kids smartphones and 24-hour internet access,” Poland said.
“I really have to compliment Maryland,” Poland said, on coming up with the new plan.
Poland said Maryland does not have an especially high rate of suicide, but “I think we all recognize that losing one young person to suicide is one too many.”
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Getting to know Michigan State football’s Week 2 opponent: Maryland
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Game two is coming up for Michigan State football as the Spartans hit the road for an early season Big Ten matchup against Maryland. The Terps have had MSU’s number in recent years, but the Spartans’ new-look team is ready to change that narrative this weekend.
Jonathan Smith and his staff have a lot to work on this week after a lackluster 16-10 win over Florida Atlantic, but we’ve become more than used to slow starts for MSU in their first game so it’s not time to panic just yet.
While the team wraps up their preparations for Maryland, let’s take a quick look at the Terps and see what we can learn about them before the big game on Saturday.
Maryland is off and running in their 2024 campaign and had an absolutely dominant week one performance. The Terps took on UConn at home and came away with an impressive 50-7 win. Sure UConn is an awful football program, but we saw how poorly Michigan State just did against a similar opponent.
Not only was the final score lopsided, but ever major statistical category was as well. Maryland doubled UConn in first downs and rushing yards, threw for nearly 400 passing yards and even won the turnover battle 3-0. The Terps also only had five penalties for 45 yards which is significantly better than MSU’s 12 for 140 yards against FAU.
Sure all of this took place against UConn, but it appears that Maryland is in a very good spot heading into this big week two matchup.
One thing that I thought would be a positive for Michigan State in this game is that Maryland is breaking in a new quarterback as well. The Terps’ quarterback, Billy Edwards Jr., went off against UConn and completed 20-of-27 passes for 311 yards and two touchdowns. He also is a capable runner and added 39 yards on the ground, so Michigan State will have its hands full on Saturday slowing him down.
The Terps don’t have one standout running back in the backfield, so that does benefit MSU. They do however have two solid backs in Roman Hemby and Nolan Ray who both ran for over 60 yards and one score each.
The one player however that Michigan State needs to pay the most attention to is wide receiver Tai Felton. He had one of the best Week 1 performances in the country as he recorded seven receptions for 178 yards and two touchdowns. Thankfully MSU’s defense and secondary looked much improved against FAU, so hopefully that carries over into this weekend’s matchup.
The opportunity in front of MSU on Saturday is massive. The Spartans are big underdogs in this matchup which they probably deserve, but a win would do wonders not just for the overall perception of the team but for their confidence moving forward.
I’ve got a strange feeling that we’re going to be very happy around 7 p.m. ET Saturday night.
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