April 23, 2001

Box Score

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.- Sophomore 2B John McCurdy (Crofton, Md.) went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles as Maryland fell to Virginia, 9-6, in the series finale Sunday at the UVa Baseball Field in Charlottesville.

The Cavaliers committed their sixth error in the last two games in the top of the second to get things started for the Terps. Junior DH Kevin McDonald (Rockaway, N.J.) reached second base when Virginia RF Chris Sweet dropped a fly ball. After a bunt single by junior CF Matt Swope (New Carrollton, Md.), senior 3B Steve Oursler (Clinton, Md.) ripped a double to the gap in left center to give Maryland a 1-0 advantage.

Virginia answered with five runs in the bottom of the third to take a 5-1 lead. The Cavaliers had four hits in the inning including SS Hunter Wyant's three-run homer to left field.

The Cavaliers tallied another two runs in the fourth inning to stretch the lead to 7-1. Shawn McCleary had a RBI groundout and Wyant drove in his fourth run of the contest with a sacrifice fly.

A pair of sacrifice flies by McDonald and Swope in the sixth cut the Maryland deficit to 7-3. Virginia got one run back in the home half of the sixth with an unearned run off Maryland reliever Matt Basinger (Connellsville, Pa.).

In the Maryland eighth, McDonald slammed his team-leading seventh home run down the right field line to pull the Terps to 8-5. A pinch-hit RBI single later in the inning by sophomore Edwin Thompson (Jay, Maine) closed the Virginia lead to 8-6.

The Cavaliers added a run in the bottom half of the eighth to close out the scoring, 9-6.

The Terps are back in action Wednesday at home against James Madison. The 7 p.m. contest is the first of a season-high 11-straight home games at Shipley Field for the Terrapins.