Baseball Travels to Durham for ACC Tournament
6/21/1999 8:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 11, 1998
1998 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, N.C. May 12-17, 1998
THE SEASON: The Terps finished the regular season with a record of 26-29-1 and a mark of 5-18 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Maryland enters the tournament as the eighth seed and faces ninth seeded Virginia on Tuesday, May 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the opening game of the tournament. The 26 wins amassed by the Terps this season is the most since 1992 when Maryland finished with a 27-28-1 record.
TERPS OPEN AGAINST VIRGINIA: The Terps face the Cavaliers in the opening game of the tournament on Tuesday, May 12. Maryland won two of three games against Virginia at Shipley Field this season by 7-4 and 10-3 counts on April 10th and 11th, respectively. Head coach Tom Bradley owns a 14-10 record against the Cavaliers in his eight years at Maryland.
TOP TERP TOM BRADLEY AND STAFF: Head coach Tom Bradley, now in his eighth season at the helm of the Terp program, has registered a 196-239-4 mark at his alma mater. Overall, Bradley owns a career mark of 627-530-5 in 20 seasons, which includes a 431-291-1 record at Jacksonville University where he coached from 1979-88. Bradley is joined by Associate Head Coach Kelly Kulina and Assistant Coach Jim Flack.
TALE OF TWO SEASONS: After a 8-18-1 start in their first 27 games, the Terps finished 18-11 in their last 29 games of the season. In the "second half" of the season, the Terps registered a seven-game winning streak, the longest in Tom Bradley's tenure at Maryland. The Terps also went a stretch were they won 10-of-11 games, including two wins over Virginia. In their last 29 games, the Terps didn't lose more than three consecutive games.
ACC RECORD: The Terps won five conference games this season but were involved in five games in which they lost by two runs or less. Although Clemson and Wake Forest combined for a 6-0 record against the Terps, Maryland lost 5-3 to the Tigers on March 30 and lost 5-4 to Demon Deacons on April 18. Maryland's other close loses were to Duke, 5-3, Georgia Tech, 3-2 and NC State, 7-5.
TERPS TAKE ONE FROM FSU & GT: Maryland's 14-6 win against Florida State on March 26 broke the Seminoles' 15-game winning streak and marked the Terps' first win against FSU since a 6-4 decision in 1994 at Dick Howser Stadium. With their 4-1 win over Georgia Tech on Saturday, the Terps ended the Yellow Jackets' 10-game streak against Maryland dating back to 1994.
STRIKEOUT LEADER: Senior right-hander and co-captain Brandon Agamennone became Maryland's all-time strikeout leader when he fanned Duke's Michael Fletcher in the fourth inning on April 26. Agamennone passed current Minnesota Twin Eric Milton's (1994-96) mark of 236. He enters the tournament with 88 strikeouts this season and 246 in his career.
GO TO GUY: In addition to his strikeout totals, Agamennone is Maryland's all-time leader in starts and innings pitched. Coming into the tournament, he has 41 starts to his credit and 263 innings pitched.
TERPS BY THE NUMBERS2 Shortstop Casey Trout has not gone more than two consecutive games without a hit this season.
4 Four Terps have double-digit steals this year (Long, 33; Blue, 17; Thomas, 12 and Trout, 11).
5 Maryland hit five grand slams in the regular season.
5 Brandon Agamennone recorded at least five strikeouts in 10 games this year.
13 Maryland has won 13 of 17 games played at night. 18 The Terps won 18 of their last 29 games to close the season.
20 Chris Blue holds the all-time sacrifice hit record at Maryland with 20.
26 In Maryland's 26 wins this season, the Terps batted .350 with an ERA of 3.60
115 115 of the Terps' 330 RBI have come with two outs.
28 In his last 28 stolen base attempts, Larry Long has been caught one time. During the season, Long had stolen 21 consecutive bases.
.292 Maryland is batting .292 with runners in scoring position.
34 Scott Bronowicz has struck out only 34 times in 198 at bats this season.
35 Scott Bronowicz has more walks (35) than strikeouts this season (34).
48 The Terps recorded at least one double in 48 of their 56 games in 1998.
TRIPLE CROWN: Senior co-captain Scott Bronowicz leads the team in hitting, home runs and RBI this season after getting off to a slow start in Maryland's first 19 games. After the Clemson series, Bronowicz was hitting .191 with one home run, five doubles and 11 RBI. Since the Clemson series, he is hitting .423 and finished the regular season at .343.
NO K HERE: In 198 at bats this season, Bronowicz has struck out only 34 times. In his last 36 games, he has recorded 130 at bats and has struck out only 19 times.
CASEY AT THE PLATE: Casey Trout has made the most of his single season record for at bats at Maryland. The shortstop leads the team in hits (76), doubles (21), triples (3) and runs scored (61) in his 232 at bats. Trout entered the 1998 campaign with a career batting mark of .204 and is hitting a career-best .328 to date this season.
TERPS ON THE RUN: Maryland stole a school record 94 bases this season, eclipsing the old mark of 84 established in 1992. Lacking a big offensive attack this season, the Terps ran more often this season, evident in the fact that Larry Long led Maryland in stolen bases last year with nine.
LIKE A THIEF IN THE NIGHT: Leading the charge in the stolen base category this season, sophomore Larry Long established the single season mark with his 32nd steal against Richmond on May 3. Long broke Howie Dare's mark of 31 thefts set 41 years ago in 1957, as the speedster has stolen 33 bases in 38 attempts this year.
HIT PARADE: Due to injuries in the outfield, back-up first baseman Adam Ross has played left field in Maryland's last 37 games. After struggling at the plate and hitting .071 in his first 16 games, he has since batted .350 in his remaining games and finished the regular season at .290.
GUNNING 'EM DOWN: J.R. Thomas has shown his arm strength and accuracy this season as the senior has recorded nine assists from his right field position, including three plays at home plate.
IF IT WEREN'T FOR BAD LUCK, I'D HAD HAVE NO LUCK AT ALL: After recording 15 hits, including five home runs, and scoring 14 runs in his last 10 games, first baseman Jason Mohap was hit by a pitch that broke his right hand in the Towson game on May 6. Mohap had missed 17 games earlier this season after his left hand was broken when he was hit by the same Towson pitcher on March 17.
CONFIDENCE BOOSTER: Freshman DH Brian Patenaude is batting .379 and has scored five runs in his last eight games. After playing third base for a few games early in the season, he has settled down in the DH position. Since the Virginia Commonwealth game on April 2, Patenaude has hit safely in 20 of his last 27 games.
TOURNAMENT SEEDS AND PAIRINGS (May 12-17) Game 1 - #8 Maryland vs. #9 Virginia - Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Game 2 - #4 NC State vs. #5 Wake Forest - Wednesday, 10 a.m. Game 3 - #8/9 Winner vs. #1 Florida State - Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. Game 4 - #2 Georgia Tech vs. #7 Duke - Wednesday, 5 p.m. Game 5 - #3 Clemson vs. #6 North Carolina - Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. Game 6 - Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 3 - Thursday, 10 a.m. Game 7 - Loser Game 4 vs. Loser Game 5 - Thursday, 1:30 p.m. Game 8 - Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3 - Thursday, 5 p.m. Game 9 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 - Thursday, 8:30 p.m. Game 10 - Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8 - Friday, 11 a.m. Game 11 - Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 9 - Friday, 2:30 p.m. Game 12 - Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9 - Friday, 7:30 p.m. Game 13 - Winner Game 12 vs. Winner Game 10 or 11 - Saturday, 11 a.m. Game 14 - Loser Game 12 vs. Winner Game 10 or 11 - Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Game 15 - Championship - Saturday, 8 p.m.#1 Michael D'Archangelo, 3B, Fr., 5-10, 172, Annapolis, Md. * Walk-on with good defensive skills who has played mostly at third base * Played in 47 games with 40 starts * Drove in two runs against James Madison (4/14) in Terps' 6-5 win * Hit two of five doubles on the season against Duke (4/24)
#4 John Bolton, OF, Jr., 5-9, 175, Hummelstown, Pa. * Hand injury after Clemson series has limited time at the plate * Good defensive glove in left field * Has not registered an at bat since the Florida State series (3/28)
#5 Casey Trout, SS, Jr., 6-2, 190, Gambrills, Md. * Started all 56 games this season at shortstop * ACC Player of the Week (April 13) * Holds single season record for at bats with 232 * Second on the team with a .327 batting average * Leads team in runs (61), hits (76), doubles (21), triples (3) and second in RBI (45) * Two of five home runs this season were grand slams * Grand slam against Coppin State (4/7) and Richmond (5/3) * Hit 11 doubles in 23 games against ACC competition * Scored two or more runs in 16 games * 26 multiple hit games * Did not go more than two consecutive games without a hit
YEAR GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB/A BB SO AVG 1998 56/56 232 61 76 21 3 5 45 11/13 16 50 .328 1997 37/29 126 19 25 3 1 2 17 2/2 11 31 .198 1996 35/13 60 13 13 0 0 0 9 3/5 8 15 .217 TOTALS 128/98 418 93 114 24 4 7 71 16/20 35 96 .273
#7 Larry Long, OF, So., 5-11, 180, Columbia, Md. * Played in all 55 games with 53 starts in the outfield * Broke 41-year old single season steal mark with 32nd theft against Richmond (5/3) * Stole 21 consecutive bases during the course of the season * 5-for-9 at the plate with three runs scored and four RBI in Virginia series YEAR GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB/A BB SO AVG 1998 55/53 195 47 50 4 0 3 29 33/38 41 48 .256 1997 52/44 152 33 44 11 1 4 25 9/14 14 46 .289 TOTALS 107/97 347 80 94 15 1 7 54 42/52 55 94 .271
#9 Brian Patenaude, DH, Fr., 6-0, 180, Marietta, Ga. * Played in 45 games with 38 starts * Primarily used as DH, has played third base * Hit game tying home run in Terps' 7-6 win over Howard * batted .455 in Georgia Tech series with a double and a triple
#10 Chris Blue, 2B, Sr., 6-0, 180, Easton, Md. * Started 53 games this season * Played center field due to injures in the outfield * Missed Florida State series with hand injury * 13 multiple hit games * 5-for-10 in NC State series with two runs scored and a home run * Four hits, including two double in Clemson series * 5-for-6 with five runs scored, two RBI and two doubles against UMES (4/22) YEAR GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB/A BB SO AVG 1998 53/53 187 43 56 12 0 4 40 17/19 39 47 .299 1997 47/39 135 30 36 3 0 1 22 8/11 25 33 .267 1996 46/41 125 19 35 5 0 1 24 2/4 15 44 .280 1995 35/19 61 10 11 1 2 0 4 0/2 6 8 .180 TOTALS 181/152 508 102 138 21 2 6 90 27/36 88 132 .272
#11 Brandon Agamennone, RHP, Sr., 6-2, 190, Crofton, Md. * Co-captain with Scott Bronowicz * Maryland's all-time strikeout leader with 246. Passed current Minnesota Twin Eric Milton's (1994-96) mark of 236 * Started a team-high 14 games this season, tying his own school record from last season * Maryland's all-time leader in starts (41) and innings pitched (263) * Won a team-high six games * Team-high 88 strikeouts with only 21 walks in 87 innings pitched this season * Career-high 13 strikeouts against Virginia (4/10) in nine innings * Eleven strikeouts in seven innings against George Mason (4/21) * Recorded at least five strikeouts in 10 games YEAR GP/GS CG W L SH SV IP H R ER SO BB ERA 1998 14/14 1 6 7 0 0 87.0 102 61 50 88 21 5.17 1997 15/15 2 3 8 0 0 93.0 97 63 57 88 19 5.52 1996 11/10 0 5 2 0 0 51.0 74 50 39 41 15 6.88 1995 16/2 0 1 1 0 1 32.0 37 30 17 29 19 4.78 TOTALS 56/41 3 15 18 0 1 263.0 310 204 163 246 74 5.58
#13 Chris Infantino, RHP, Sr., 6-0, 190, Westfield, N.J. * Pitched mostly in middle relief * Made nine appearances with two starts * One win came against Coppin State (4/7) YEAR G/GS CG W L SH SV IP H R ER SO BB ERA 1998 9/2 1 1 1 1 1 22.2 28 23 15 16 7 5.96 1997 14/0 0 1 1 0 0 32.1 52 42 25 22 10 6.96 1996 DNP 1995 2/0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 3 2 2 3 9.00 TOTALS 25/0 1 2 2 1 1 57.0 82 68 42 40 20 6.63
#14 Scott Bronowicz, C, Sr., 5-11, 195, Pittsburgh, Pa. * Co-captain with Brandon Agamennone * Started 55 games and has played third base as well as handling catching duties * Batting .423 since the Clemson series * Leads the team in RBI with 65 * Second on the team in doubles with 19 * Hit more home runs this season, 14, than his three previous years combined, 13 * Hit two home runs in games against Furman (3/23), Mt. St. Mary's (4/3) and George Mason (4/21) * 2-4, including a grand slam, with seven RBI against Furman (3/23) * 7-12 with two RBI and three runs scored in Florida State series * 18 multiple hit and 13 multiple RBI games this season * Enters the tournament with a 12 game hitting streak * Has more walks (35) than strikeouts (34) YEAR GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB/A BB SO AVG 1998 55/55 198 42 68 19 0 14 65 7/9 35 34 .343 1997 54/54 193 43 55 8 0 10 46 5/11 33 28 .285 1996 36/28 107 12 37 6 0 2 22 2/2 19 29 .346 1995 44/21 88 17 16 3 0 1 10 2/4 10 20 .182 TOTALS 189/158 586 114 176 36 0 27 143 16/26 97 111 .300
#18 Jamie Hammond, LHP, So., 6-2, 185, Greensboro, N.C. * Transfer from NC State * Made 17 appearances with 13 starts * Five wins came against Elon (2/21), Navy (4/8), James Madison (4/14, UMES (4/22) and Georgia Tech (5/9) * Pitched 4.1 innings and allowed one run against the Yellow Jackets * Season-high six strikeouts against UNC Greensboro (2/14)
#19 Mike Ginsberg, RHP, Jr., 5-9, 165, Baltimore, Md. * 3-1 record with three saves * Pitched 27.2 innings in 25 appearances * Wins came against James Madison (4/6), Howard (4/15) and allowed one hit in two innings against Duke (4/25) to earn third win of the season * Picked up saves against Elon (2/21) and James Madison (4/14) * Pitched 2.2 innings and allowed one hit against the Yellow Jackets (5/9) to earn third save of the season YEAR G/GS CG W L SH SV IP H R ER SO BB ERA 1998 25/0 0 3 1 0 3 27.2 36 17 15 24 17 4.88 1997 22/0 0 2 5 0 5 35.2 48 41 25 40 22 6.31 1996 19/3 0 1 1 0 2 39.1 42 27 25 33 21 5.72 TOTALS 66/3 0 6 7 0 10 102.2 126 85 65 97 60 5.72 #22 J.R. Thomas, OF, Sr., 5-10, 195 * Played in 54 games with 53 starts * Very good defensive glove in right field * Grand slam against Mt. St. Mary's (4/3) * Four hits with three runs scored and four RBI in Clemson series * Triple against Towson (5/6), one of only two players (Casey Trout) to hit a triple this season * Hit safely in 32 of 54 games this season * 12 stolen bases ranks third-best on the team YEAR GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB/A BB SO AVG 1998 54/53 169 36 45 7 1 4 25 12/14 31 39 .266 1997 48/45 145 20 37 5 1 2 27 4/7 18 41 .255 1996 5/0 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0/0 2 3 .200 1995 8/0 9 3 1 0 0 0 1 0/0 4 3 .111 TOTALS 115/98 328 62 84 12 2 6 53 16/21 55 86 .256
#28 Jared Vogt, RHP, Fr., 5-11, 205, Pasadena, Md. * In addition to pitching, has been used as a DH * 1-2 record in 19 appearances * Struck out season-high seven batter in 4.2 innings against Furman (3/23) to earn first collegiate victory * 23 strikeouts in 29 innings pitched
#30 Ryan Fleetwood, RHP, So., 6-0, 165, Cambridge, Md. * Transfer from James Madison * 1-1 record in 14 appearances * Struck out season-high four batters against Howard (4/15) * Pitched season-high 6.1 innings against West Virginia (4/28)
#31 Jason Schlegel, 1B/DH, Sr., 6-1, 220, Gilbertsville, Pa. * Has seen action at first base and as a DH * Played in 44 games with 42 starts * 3-6 with a double in two games against North Carolina * Seven game hitting streak during the season YEAR GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB/A BB SO AVG 1998 44/42 141 21 33 5 0 3 21 1/2 32 45 .234 1997 34/25 86 15 21 4 0 3 17 2/2 16 24 .244 TOTALS 78/67 227 36 54 9 0 6 38 3/4 48 69 .238
#33 Adam Ross, OF, So., 6-5, 220, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. * Played in 46 games with 35 starts * Started season as back-up at first base but has played left field due to injuries * 4-11 with three RBI in Virginia series * 5-12 with three RBI in Duke series * Six game hitting streak on two occasions this season YEAR GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB/A BB SO AVG 1998 46/35 131 22 38 7 0 2 22 0/0 17 35 .290 1997 37/25 71 15 11 0 0 1 9 0/0 21 18 .155 TOTALS 83/60 202 37 49 7 0 3 31 0/0 38 53 .243
#34 Joe Hart, LHP, So., 6-4, 190, Walkersville, Md. * 3-1 record in 17 appearances * Wins against NC A&T (2/20), George Washington (3/4) and Florida A&M (3/25) * 28 strikeouts in 38.0 innings * Season-high four strikeouts against George Washington (3/4) and Florida A&M (3/25) YEAR G/GS CG W L SH SV IP H R ER SO BB ERA 1998 17/3 0 3 1 0 0 42.0 61 34 27 31 11 5.79 1997 16/8 0 3 2 0 0 45.2 71 44 39 25 22 7.69 TOTALS 33/11 0 6 3 0 0 87.2 132 78 66 56 33 6.81
#36 Mike Wooden, RHP, Jr., 6-1, 200, Baltimore, Md. * Tied for team lead in starts with 14 * Pitched 85.0 innings in 15 appearances * Second on the team in strikeouts with 73 * Earned first career save against George Washington (3/4) * Career-high 12 strikeouts against NC State (3/13) in 8.2 innings * Pitched 6.1 innings against Florida State (3/26) and struckout seven to earn his first win of the season * Pitched 5.2 innings against Virginia (4/12) and allowed one earned run * Allowed only two runs in five innings against Georgia Tech (5/9) YEAR G/GS CG W L SH SV IP H R ER SO BB ERA 1998 15/14 1 2 7 0 1 85.0 116 80 61 73 30 6.46 1997 14/13 1 2 8 0 0 84.1 126 78 64 61 19 6.83 1996 16/9 1 4 4 0 0 63.2 76 58 54 67 33 7.63 TOTALS 45/36 3 8 19 0 1 233.0 318 216 179 201 82 6.91
#37 Aaron McFarling, RHP, Jr., 6-2, 207, California, Md. * 2.86 ERA is lowest on the team * 1-0 record in 11 appearances * Started three games with win against Coppin State (4/7) * Pitched five scoreless innings against Clemson (3/21) * 23 strikeouts in 28.1 innings YEAR G/GS CG W L SH SV IP H R ER SO BB ERA 1998 11/3 1 1 0 0 0 28.1 25 12 9 24 17 2.86 1997 13/3 0 0 1 0 0 23.0 40 40 28 16 20 10.96 1996 12/0 0 0 1 0 0 22.1 20 16 12 31 9 4.84 TOTALS 25/3 1 1 2 0 0 73.2 85 68 49 71 46 6.02
#39 Mike Sturino, C, Fr., 5-8, 180, White Plains, N.Y. * Played in six games with two starts * 1-2 at the plate and scored two runs against Coppin State (4/7) * 2-3 with two RBI against UMES (4/22)
#40 Tom Curtiss, LHP, Jr., 6-4, 205, Ardmore, Pa. * Joined Agamennone and Wooden as a conference pitcher mid-way through the season * 3-2 record in 17 appearance including seven starts * 47 strikeouts in 55.1 innings * Allowed only one earned run in 8.1 innings against Virginia (4/11) to earn first win of the season * Season-high eight strikeouts against Towson (5/6) YEAR G/GS CG W L SH SV IP H R ER SO BB ERA 1998 17/7 0 3 2 0 0 55.1 59 42 39 47 34 6.34 1997 16/5 0 1 3 0 0 37.0 44 55 52 53 45 12.65 1996 11/0 0 1 0 0 0 14.1 28 23 21 19 15 13.19 TOTALS 44/12 0 5 5 0 0 106.2 131 120 112 119 94 9.49
TERPS IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT Player Game Result AB R H RBI CHRIS BLUE Duke, '95 W, 10-3 4 1 1 0 Clemson, '95 L, 0-10 2 0 0 0 Wake Forest, '95 L, 4-17 2 0 0 0 Wake Forest, '96 L, 2-3 2 0 1 0 North Carolina, '97 L, 2-4 4 0 1 0 TOTALS 14 1 3 0
SCOTT BRONOWICZ Wake Forest, '95 L, 4-17 1 0 0 0 Wake Forest, '96 L, 2-3 2 0 1 0 North Carolina, '97 L, 2-4 4 0 1 0 TOTALS 7 0 2 0
JASON SCHLEGEL North Carolina,'97 L, 2-4 4 0 0 0
LARRY LONG North Carolina, '97 L, 2-4 3 1 1 0
J.R. THOMAS North Carolina, '97 L, 2-4 4 0 1 1
PITCHING STATISTICS
Player Game IP H R ER BB SO BRANDON AGAMENNONE Wake Forest, '95 3.0 0 0 0 3 0 North Carolina,'97 8.0 5 4 4 1 9 TOTALS 11.0 5 4 4 4 9
MIKE GINSBERG Wake Forest, '96 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
