April 10, 2002
COLLEGE PARK, Md.-The Maryland baseball (20-12) team will look to snap its two-game losing streak Wednesday when the Terrapins host in-state rival Navy at 5 p.m. at Shipley Field. The Terps have lost two consecutive one-run decisions, the last coming yesterday at George Mason 2-1.
* The Mids are 9-18 on the year after losing at UMBC 7-4 Tuesday afternoon. Navy has lost five of its last six games heading into Wednesday's game and the Mids are batting just .229 as a team.
* The two Maryland rivals have met 51 times on the diamond, with the Mids holding a 28-23 series advantage. The last time the Terps and Mids squared off was April 8, 1998 at Navy when the Terps won 13-6.
The Midshipmen Of Navy
* The Midshipmen are 9-18 on the season and own victories over Duke, Villanova (2), Memphis, Rhode Island, Army (3) and Bucknell while losing contests to Duke (2), Old Dominion (3), Air Force, North Florida, Stetson (2), Butler, Brown, Penn State (2), Army, Bucknell (3) and UMBC.
* Navy is batting just .229 as a team and have hit just 12 home runs the entire season. In contrast, Maryland junior shortstop John McCurdy (Crofton, Md.) has belted 14 alone for the Terps.
* The Midshipmen have been impressive on the mound as the team has an ERA of 4.67. The team's best pitcher thus far has been Andy Froistad. In five starts, Froistand is 2-1 with a 2.35 ERA in 30.2 innings pitched.
The Friendly Confines Of Shipley Field
* Maryland baseball has called Shipley Field home since 1965, and in 2002, the Terrapins are off to one of their best starts ever at home. The Terps are 14-3 this season at Shipley.
* All-time, the Terrapins have played excellent baseball in front of the home crowd at Shipley. The Terps are 434-250-6 (.638) all-time at Shipley and have had just four losing seasons in 38 seasons of baseball at the friendly confines.
Maryland's New Hit King: Matt Swope
* Senior Matt Swope (New Carrollton, Md.) became Maryland's leader in career hits in the Terps' 14-3 victory over William & Mary. Swope went 3-for-6 vs. the Tribe to break Scott Patterson's (1985-88) record of 214 hits. After adding another two hits vs. Temple. Swope now has 219 over his brilliant four-year career.
* Swope is also nearing another milestone, needing just one more run scored to become the school's all-time leader.
McCurdy Looking To Become Maryland's First 20/20 Player
* John McCurdy is putting together one of the finest seasons in Maryland baseball history and is on the verge of becoming the school's first player to have at least 15 home runs in a season along with 15 stolen bases i nthe same campaign. McCurdy leads the Terps in both home runs (14) and steals (16-for-17).
* McCurdy leads the team in every offensive category. The Maryland native ranks first on the team in batting average (.495), hits (64), RBIs (58), total bases (23), slugging percentage (.932), home runs (14), triples (3), on base percentage (.530) and stolen bases (16-for-17).
* McCurdy is on pace to finish in the top 10 in several categories in single-season history at Maryland. McCurdy is already eighth in single-season history in RBIs with 58, and needs just nine more RBIs to move into second place. Derek Hacopian (1992) is the all-time single-season leader with 83 RBIs. McCurdy also needs just one more home run and just five hits to move into the school's top 10 single-season lists for both categories.
