Maryland
No. 23 Terps Open Series Against Northwestern – University of Maryland Athletics
Northwestern (19-17, 6-6) at No. 23 Maryland (33-8, 9-3 Massive Ten)
Apr. 29
Bob ‘Turtle’ Smith Stadium
6:30 p.m. EST
Apr. 29
Bob ‘Turtle’ Smith Stadium
6:30 p.m. EST
Apr. 30
Bob ‘Turtle’ Smith Stadium
2:00 p.m. EST
Could 1
Bob ‘Turtle’ Smith Stadium
1:00 p.m. EST
COLLEGE PARK, MD — The Maryland baseball group welcomes the Northwestern Wildcats for a weekend sequence beginning on April twenty ninth, at 6:30 p.m at Bob ‘Turtle’ Smith Stadium. The Terps are coming off of one other offensive explosion, placing up 18 runs on a season-best six house runs. Maryland has gathered a 33-8 document to start the 12 months, this system’s greatest mark by way of 41 video games at school historical past. Maryland is presently ranked at No. 23 within the USA As we speak Coaches Ballot.
The Rotation
- Ryan Ramsey, Jason Savacool, and Nick Dean have mixed to be one of the crucial formidable weekend rotations in all the nation.
- Ramsey leads the group and all the Massive Ten convention in wins with seven, defeating Baylor, Campbell, Indiana State, Cornell, Siena, Dallas Baptist, and Minnesota up to now this season. Ramsey’s 13 strikeout efficiency in opposition to the Massive Crimson was a career-high and helped earn him Massive Ten pitcher of the week honors.
- Savacool, additionally with seven wins, leads all the nation in innings pitched with 72 and likewise leads the Massive Ten in strikeouts with 85 punchouts up to now this 12 months. In his final day out in opposition to Illinois, Savacool gutted out eight innings, hanging out 9 batters and saving a taxed Maryland bullpen earlier than incomes the win.
- Dean has had a really robust season, accumulating a 0.93 ERA in his first three begins in opposition to Baylor, Campbell, and Michigan. Dean’s begin in opposition to Campbell was his better of the season as he outdueled the nation’s chief in wins, Thomas Harrington.
Impression Starters
- The Terps obtained a lift when beginning middle fielder Chris “Bubba” Alleyne spurned signing with an MLB group and saying his return to Faculty Park for his fifth 12 months of eligibility. This season, Alleyne is batting .329 with a career-high 13 house runs and 46 RBIs. Alleyne’s 13 house runs lead all the convention.
- After a stellar freshman 12 months the place he batted .332 with seven house runs and 30 RBIs, Matt Shaw is again for the Terps. In opposition to Baylor, Shaw terrorized the Bears, batting .538 with 4 runs scored, 5 RBIs, and two house runs en path to incomes the Massive Ten Participant of The Week award. On March eleventh, Shaw hit a walk-off two-run house run to defeat the Georgetown Hoyas 10-9.
- Troy Schreffler Jr. is having fun with a breakout season in his junior 12 months out in proper discipline, batting a .345 to associate with six house runs and 37 RBIs. Schreffler Jr. has additionally been unbelievable on the defensive finish, together with his diving catch in opposition to Georgetown incomes him a spot on SportsCenter’s Prime Performs. His house run on April twenty third in Sport One in opposition to Illinois traveled an official distance of 490 ft.
- Third baseman Nick Lorusso has been stellar to start out the 12 months, batting third within the lineup and hitting .321 with seven house runs and 38 RBIs.
- Catcher Luke Shliger has batted leadoff in each sport this season, batting a team-high .350 to associate with seven house runs and 37 RBIs. Shliger additionally has 11 stolen bases, a .490 on-base proportion, and a Massive Ten-best 35 walks.
- Maryland has had 4 gamers win Massive Ten Participant of The Week honors with Matt Shaw, Troy Schreffler Jr., Nick Lorusso, and Bobby Zmarzlak all taking house the award this season.
Costes Crushing It
- Senior chief and All-Massive Ten performer Maxwell Costes is batting .273 this season and is presently third within the Massive Ten in house runs with 12. Costes now has 35 profession house runs, good for second-most all-time in program historical past. Costes now trails solely Paul Schager’s 43 which was hit between 1984-87.
- Costes has additionally been hit by 58 pitches in his profession, good for second all-time in Maryland baseball historical past.
- He trails Kyle Convissar’s 67 hit by pitch mark, set between 2011-14.
Meet The Coaches
- Fifth-year Head Coach Rob Vaughn signed a contract extension this previous summer season after this system reached its first regional since 2017. Vaughn is a profession 126-90 because the coach of the Terps.
- Matt Swope and Anthony Papio return to the bench this 12 months for Maryland, with Papio being named assistant coach this previous summer season.
- Mike Morrison joins the employees from Coastal Carolina, the place received a nationwide championship as a participant in 2016 and the place he spent the final two years as Director of Participant Improvement and Scouting of the Chanticleers, in addition to interim pitching coach.
- Former Maryland baseball participant Tommy Gardiner joins the employees as Director of Participant Improvement after spending the final 4 seasons enjoying beneath Vaughn, Swope, and Papio.
Scouting The Opponent
- Anthony Calarco has been one in all Northwestern’s greatest gamers, crushing seven house runs and driving in 38 runners all whereas enjoying a stout first base.
- Pitcher Sean Sullivan has been lights out because the Wildcats friday evening starter, accumulating a 2.68 ERA and an ideal 5-0 document.
Sequence Historical past
- The Terps are 11-7 all-time in opposition to the Wildcats with the groups first assembly coming again in 2015 after Maryland joined the Massive Ten convention.
- Maryland is presently on a 5 sport profitable streak, having taken all 4 conferences final season.