May 3, 2007
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland Terrapins host the first of their final two ACC opponents this weekend, as No. 2 Florida Stats visits College Park. Game times are 7 p.m. Friday, and 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Friday's game can be viewed on SUN Sports, available on DirecTV channel 632, while Sunday's game will be available on ACC Select. All three can be heard live on WMUC Sports.
• Maryland is looking for its first ACC series victory since late March, when the Terps took two from the sixth-ranked Clemson Tigers in College Park. In that series, Maryland won the first two games, 4-3 and 4-1, before falling 5-0 on the final day of the weekend.
• The Terps offense is led by freshman AJ Casario, who is batting .320. Sophomore third baseman Mike Murphy has been the top run producer, notching 35 runs batted in and five home runs. Senior shortstop Dan Melvin is tied with Murphy for the team lead in home runs with five as well.
• In the bullpen, juniors Brad Taylor and Brett Cecil have been the top hurlers, with Taylor holding a team-best 2.16 ERA in 23 appearances, with one save. Cecil, who already holds the single-season and career save records at Maryland, has eight in 2007, along with a 5-4 record and 3.12 ERA in 28 appearances.
• Maryland currently stands in sixth place in the ACC Atlantic Division, four games behind Boston College and Wake Forest, and 10th overall in the conference.
SERIES HISTORY
Maryland trails in the all-time series, 3-48 (.059).
Last year, the Seminoles took all three games in Tallahassee, winning 7-2, 8-1, and 4-2.
The last Maryland victory came in 1998, a 14-6 victory at Dick Howser Stadium.
SCOUTING THE SEMINOLES
Florida State enters the weekend with a 39-7 record, including a 17-4 mark in the ACC.
Tony Thomas Jr. leads the FSU offense with a .450 average, 25 doubles, six triples, eight home runs and 38 RBIs.
On the mound, Maryland will face off against Bryan Henry (11-0, 2.45 ERA), Michael Hyde (8-2, 2.79 ERA), and Danny Rosen (1-1, 3.77 ERA).
TURTLE POWER
Maryland has had no problems hitting the long ball thus far in 2007, as the Terps have blasted 30 home runs in 44 games.
Sophomore Mike Murphy and senior Dan Melvin lead the team with five home runs.
The Terps are 14-7 this season in games they have hit at least one round-tripper.
In the second game of the year, Melvin blasted a 12th inning solo shot to give the Terps a 1-0 win over Gardner-Webb.
In the Saturday win at NC State, senior Jon Greenwich pinch hit a blast to deep left field to put the Terps ahead, 3-2, in the top of the ninth.
Against VCU, Spessard hit his first career grand slam as part of Maryland's 17-2 victory.
In the loss at Towson, Melvin homered twice, including a three-run shot in the top of the seventh to break open the game. He hit the other one in the top of the 13th.
