Maryland
No. 13 Maryland baseball falls to No. 4 Ole Miss, 12-6, after bullpen implosion
After a 9-2 win yesterday in Oxford, Mississippi, No. 13 Maryland baseball got here into Saturday in search of a weekend collection win in opposition to No. 4 Ole Miss. However a late inning bullpen meltdown led to Ole Miss scoring eight runs within the seventh and eighth inning as Maryland fell, 12-6.
Maryland and Ole Miss went backwards and forwards all recreation, loading the bases 4 occasions and 5 occasions, respectively, giving each pitching staffs a tough time. Maryland took the lead within the fifth inning after a six stroll inning by the rebels, and an error in left area that gave Maryland a two run lead, it was 6-4 going into the underside of the seventh.
Ole Miss responded by getting three runs in a disasterous inning from the Maryland bullpen, giving them the lead 7-6 heading into the eigth inning. David Falco Jr. was despatched out to forestall any additional injury within the backside of the eighth, attempting to present Maryland to come back again down one. However the Rebels ran away with the lead within the eighth off a two run shot from senior outfielder Anthony Calarco, and a 5 run backside of the eighth to take recreation two.
Freshman Grayson Saunier — a top-150 prospect and one of the best right-handed pitcher popping out of Tennessee in line with Good Sport USA — obtained the beginning at this time for the Rebels. He began his outing with placing two runners on base however was capable of get out of the inning after a dropped-third-strike double play, with Shliger getting caught stealing residence.
Nick Dean walked Ethan Groff, and Kemp Alderman hit an RBI double prime put the Rebels up one, rapidly.
After an error and a stroll, Kevin Keister laid down a bunt to load the bases with no outs. Then Elijah Lambros tied the sport with a deep sac fly to middle that introduced Hacopian in from third. Shliger was hit for the second time to load the bases, however Matt Shaw struckout to finish the inning with the bases loaded.
Within the backside of the second, the Rebels loaded the bases themselves with a success and two walks. Jacob Gonzalez will get a success with the bases loaded to usher in Lege from third. No additional injury however the Rebels retake the lead.
After a primary pitch out, Ian Petrutz took Saunier deep for his fourth homer of the yr, tying up the sport at two. After that, Hacopian was hit and Kevin Keister walked to get Saunier out of the sport. The Terps labored Saunier to 72 pitches in 2 2⁄3 innings, which introduced in freshman righty Sam Tookoian to come back in reduction and finish the inning.
Tookoian’s reduction look for the Rebels began off spectacular, with 5 straight strikeouts, touching 98 miles per hour on the payoff pitch in opposition to Shliger within the prime of the fourth.
Within the backside of the fourth, Nick Dean loaded the bases on a success and two walks. With two outs and the bases loaded, Ethan Groff introduced in two runs to take again the lead once more on a single.
Tookoian struck out Lorusso to start out the fifth inning, getting his fifth straight strikeout. After a four-pitch stroll to Petrutz and a Hacopian flyout, he had two outs with a runner on. The Terps battled on the plate, forcing three straight full-count walks, bringing residence a runner and chopping the deficit to at least one. Tookoian regarded extraordinarily sharp in his first 1 2⁄3 innings however fell aside after strolling Petrutz.
Righty senior Matt Parenteau got here in to reduction, and Maryland walked residence two extra batters to take the lead. Matt Shaw was unable to deliver any extra runners residence with the bases loaded, however the Terps saved a one-run lead.
Nick Dean ended his outing within the fifth with a success and two strikeouts, holding Maryland’s one-run lead. Whereas not as electrical as final Saturday in Tampa, Dean had a stable begin in opposition to the No. 4 staff within the nation, giving up 4 runs in 5 innings, permitting six hits, hanging out 5 and strolling three.
Freshman southpaw Kyle McCoy got here in for Dean within the sixth, giving up two two-out hits however leaving each runners stranded.
Within the seventh, Ole Miss Freshman righty JT Quinn recorded two outs and a stroll to place a runner on first with two outs. On a flyball by Luke Shliger to proper area, junior outfielder Reagan Burford slipped on a play on the ball, bringing Zmarzlak from first to residence on a RBI double by Shliger. Maryland prolonged the result in 6-4.
Within the backside of the seventh McCoy struggled, loading the bases on two hits and a stroll. Maryland righty reliever Nigel Belgrave got here in in an enormous place with bases loaded, no outs and a two-run lead. Belgrave retired John Kramer in a putout by Shaw, and struckout Peyton Chatagnier to make it two outs with the bases loaded. Belgrave walked Garrett Wooden, and was taken out proper after for David Falco Jr. Within the subsequent at-bat, Jacob Gonzalez hit a two run single to present Ole Miss a 7-6 lead.
Maryland tried to strike again within the eighth inning, loading the bases once more on walks and a success, and Bobby Zmarzlak despatched a ball far into proper area that regarded prefer it was going to be Maryland’s fifth grand slam of the yr. However a mid-air adjustment by Ole Miss senior outfielder Kemp Alderman saved the rating 7-6 Ole Miss.
The sport fell aside within the backside of the eighth for Maryland. David Falco Jr. stayed within the recreation, strolling a batter and giving up a homerun to Anthony Calarco to increase Ole Miss’s result in three. Swayze area’s crowd exploded, with showers from the proper area bleachers greeting the homerun because it went out. After an error and stroll Gavin Wooden knocked in one other run, and after one other stroll, Vaughn lastly pulled Falco Jr. giving Ryan Van Buren an opportunity to cease the bleeding with the bases loaded. He surrendered a single to Ethan Groff that introduced in two extra runners, and blew the sport open for Ole Miss, with a six run lead.
After a tough seventh and eigth inning for the Terps, they couldn’t get the job carried out, dropping recreation two to the Rebels 12-6, and night the collection at one.
Three issues to know
- The Terps showcased elite plate self-discipline. Probably the most spectacular feats of the sport was the Terps potential to attract walks. Within the recreation that they had eleven walks and 4 hit by pitches, together with six walks within the fifth inning to attain three runs. Within the fifth, that they had three straight walks after a full rely, exhibiting the Terps battle within the field to place runners on base.
- The Maryland bullpen struggled. Maryland had a 6-4 lead going into the underside of the seventh, however freshman lefty Kyle McCoy loaded the bases with no outs, and Nigel Belgrave and David Falco Jr. surrendered three runs on a success and a stroll. Falco Jr. continued to battle within the eighth, totaling three hits, three walks and 5 runs (two of these runs have been earned). Van Buren was capable of shut the sport, however not after giving up a two run single to present the Rebels a six run lead.
- Numerous batters have been left on base for Maryland. Maryland standed 14 males on base all through the sport, together with 3 times with the bases loaded. Matt Shaw struck out and lined out with the bases loaded to finish two rallies by the Terps, and regardless of producing walks to get guys on base, they have been 0-for-4 with the bases loaded, and 1-for-16 with runners in scoring place.