Maryland
Marist
Terps Lose Heartbreaker, 9-7
3/8/2003 7:00:00 AM | Baseball
March 8, 2003
College Park, Md. - A seven-run ninth inning rally by Marist (5-0) delivered the Terps (3-7, 0-0 ACC) a heartbreaking 9-7 loss today, spoiling a strong performance by starter Sean Kane.
Kane, who entered the game with two losses despite giving up just two earned runs in his last start, struck out nine and walked two in 8.1 innings.
He had allowed just two runs through eight innings, before giving up a two-run home run to start the ninth.
Marist went on to score seven runs in the inning on just three hits. Shortstop Kyle George (0-1) made his second relief appearance with the bases loaded in two days, but could not duplicate his previous success.
On Friday, George moved from short to the mound and bailed the team out of a bases loaded jam by striking out the only two batters he faced to end the inning. Today, he walked in a run before giving up a three-run single to Matt Griffiths, aided by a misplay by defensive replacement Brian Jarosinski (Olney, Md.) in right field.
Prior to the inning, the Terps had made several sparkling plays in the field to back Kane, including a diving stab by second baseman Joe Sargent (Chesapeake Beach, Md.) in the third inning.
Will Frazier (Mitchellville, Md.) extended his team season-high hitting streak to six games, as well as knocking in two runs. It was his fourth two-hit game in a row, and the second game in a row in which he knocked in two runs.
Jeremy Hunt (Tampa, Fla.) continued his clutch hitting with a 3-for-5 performance, raising his batting average to .391. In addition, George collected four walks and scored three runs before entering the game as a pitcher.
Marist's Tim Allen hit his third home run in two days, blasting a 410-foot home run off of Kane in the seventh that bounced off of the varsity team house beyond left field. On Friday, Allen hit two home runs, a double, and had four RBI.
The Terps will try to salvage the series in the finale on Sunday at 1 p.m.
