May 21, 2011

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - For five innings, Maryland starting pitcher Brady Kirkpatrick and his counterpart, Wake Forest's Austin Stadler, controlled the game by surrendering just three total hits and no runs.

Kirkpatrick, a right-handed freshman, faced just two over the minimum through the first five frames, struck out five without issuing a walk and appeared to be cruising. But after he issued a one-out walk in the sixth, Wake Forest broke through with two runs on a Conor Keniry single and RBI doubles by Steven Brooks and Matt Conway, propelling the Demon Deacons to a series sweep of the Terrapins with a 4-0 win Saturday afternoon.

A left-handed junior, Stadler (2-8) exited after five innings and four Wake Forest (24-28, 15-15) relievers combined to pitch the final four innings of the complete-game shutout, which was the season finale for Maryland (21-35, 5-25).

Wake's James Harris hit a solo home run in the seventh and after Kirkpatrick (2-5) retired one, he allowed a double to Mark Rhine and was lifted from the game. Pinch-hitter Jack Carey later singled off Terrapin reliever Jimmy Reed to provide the game's final run.

The Terps' best chance to score came in the eighth, when they loaded the bases with nobody out on consecutive singles by junior center fielder Korey Wacker, freshman right fielder Charlie White and freshman second baseman Kyle Convissar.

But freshman first baseman Tim Kiene flew out to shallow left field, and Demon Deacon left fielder Mac Williamson threw to third to double off Wacker, who had tagged up and started for home before trying to return to third base. Maryland's next batter, junior shortstop Alfredo Rodriguez, flew out to left field to end the inning.

Kiene and sophomore left fielder Jordan Hagel had a hit apiece, but Wake Forest outhit Maryland 10-to-5 in the game. White, who went 1-for-3 with a walk, finished the season with a team-best .304 batting average. Kiene, who came into Saturday's game fifth in the ACC in hitting in league-only games, went 1-for-4 and finished the year .279 overall and .352 in conference games.

Junior second baseman Ryan Holland finished the season hitting .282, second best on the team.

Five Terps were honored prior to the game as part of senior day festivities: right-handed pitchers Blair Delean and Brett Harman, left-handed pitcher Eric Potter, first baseman Curtis Lazar and outfielder Brandon Padula.

Harman, who redshirted this season after undergoing Tommy John surgery last November, has a year of athletic eligibility remaining and is expected to return to the team in 2012.

All five of Maryland senior's have completed their degrees.