April 6, 2007

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - After losing all three games last weekend at Georgia Tech, the Maryland Terrapins will try to regain momentum in the Atlantic Coast Conference when they host Wake Forest for a three-game weekend set. Game times are 7 p.m. Friday, and 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. All three games can be heard live on WMUC Sports, with ACC Select providing coverage of Friday night's contest.

• In Atlanta, the Terps dropped a close 5-4 decision on Friday night after a ninth inning rally by the Jackets. A day later, Georgia Tech's offense exploded to a 16-6 victory. Sunday, a pair of GT homers sank the Terps, 4-2.
• In midweek action, Maryland took a 9-0 home victory against UMBC before falling in 13 innings the next day at Towson, 7-6.
• Maryland is looking for its third conference series win of the season, as the Terps have taken two games apiece from NC State and Clemson.
• Freshman AJ Casario leads the team in batting average (.327) and triples (3), while junior Joe Palumbo and sophomore Mike Murphy have been the Terps' best power hitters, with each recording four home runs.
• The Terrapins currently sit in fourth place in the ACC Atlantic Division, with a slim one-game lead over Wake Forest and Boston College. Overall, the Terps are tied with Miami for the seventh-best conference record.

SERIES HISTORY
Maryland trails in the all-time series, 51-86-1 (.373) Last season, Maryland fell in the first two games at Winston-Salem, 15-4 and 4-3, before taking the finale 3-2. In 2005, the Terps won the opener, 5-4 in 10 innings, before recording 7-6 and 11-5 losses at Shipley Field. Maryland is looking for its first series win against Wake Forest in seven seasons, as the Terps took two of three at Wake in 2000.

SCOUTING THE DEMON DEACONS
Wake Forest is 15-16, and 4-8 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Allan Dykstra leads the Deacon offense, as he is batting .358 with 10 doubles, 12 home runs, and 35 runs batted in, all team highs. The Deacons will send RHP Brad Kledzik (2-2, 4.81 ERA), LHP Garrett Bullock (2-1, 5.31 ERA), and RHP Charlie Mellies.

IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR
For Wake Forest Sunday starter Charlie Mellies, as his twin brother Dan is a member of the Terrapins. Charlie has played the Terps twice, earning a no-decision both times. In 2004, he pitched one inning of relief, allowing two runs and three hits. A year later, he started and threw 3.1 innings, allowing five runs on eight hits. Dan, a catcher who is currently injured, faced the Deacons once, as a defensive replacement in the eighth inning of the 3-2 win last season.