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No. 21 Wake Forest Too Much For Baseball Team, 9-2
4/29/2001 8:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 29, 2001
COLLEGE PARK, Md.- Ryan Braun limited Maryland to no runs on just three hits in six innings as No. 21 Wake Forest downed the Terps, 9-2, in the rubber game of a three-game series Sunday at Shipley Field. With the victory, Wake Forest improved to 34-15 overall and 16-8 in the ACC while the Terps fall to 14-30 and 4-16 in the conference.
The Demon Deacons scored one run in the first to take an early 1-0 lead. Wake catcher Jason Aquilante walked and later scored on sacrifice fly by Corey Slavik.
Wake scored another run in the fourth and two in the fifth before scoring four runs in the sixth to build the lead to 8-0. Three Maryland errors in the inning and three Wake Forest hits led to the four-run outburst. Jamie D'Antona had a RBI single in the frame as he went 3-for-5 with two runs batted in for the Deacs.
Wake Forest scored another run in the eighth inning to increase its lead to 9-0 before Maryland got on the scoreboard. The Terps scored twice in the ninth on two RBI doubles by sophomore LF Edwin Thompson (Jay, Maine) and freshman 2B Jeremy Suarez (Lakewood, N.J.).
Braun improved to 3-1 with the win for Wake while Maryland starter Brad Lyons (Massapequa, N.Y.) was tagged with the loss. Lyons is now 0-2 on the year for the Terps. Wake closer Dave Bush pitched the final three innings of the game to record his 13th save of the season.
The Terrapins continue their 11-game homestand Tuesday, May 1, versus UMBC. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Shipley Field.
