Terps Take On Duke This Weekend
4/12/2012 8:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 12, 2012
Maryland (22-13, 5-10 ACC) vs Duke (13-21, 5-10 ACC)
Friday, April 13 (6:00) | Saturday, April 14 (3:00) | Sunday, April 15 (1:00)
Location: College Park, Md.
Stadium: Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium (2,500)
Live Stats: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Listen Live: WMUCSports.com
Probable Pitching Matchups
Friday (6 p.m): LHP Jimmy Reed (1-1, 0.34) vs. RHP Marcus Stroman (3-3, 2.17)
Saturday (3 p.m.): RHP Brett Harman (4-2, 2.60) vs. LHP Trent Swart (3-4, 2.78)
Sunday (1 p.m.): RHP David Carroll (3-1, 3.16) vs. RHP Robert Huber (3-3, 3.43)
Leading Off...
• After taking two of three from No. 17 NC State last weekend and beating West Virginia on Wednesday, Maryland has surpassed its 2011 win total (21) and stands at 22-13 on the season. With their series win over the Wolfpack, the Terps improved to 8-6 against ranked teams this year, while the 3-0 win over WVU marked the eighth shutout this season which is a school record.
• Maryland's pitching set the tone all of last week, especially the starters. In his first career start last Friday, Jimmy Reed turned in a career-high 8 scoreless innings against NC State and surrendered just two hits. The junior left-hander, who had been the team's top reliever before transitioning into a starting role, also struck out a career-high eight. Brett Harman and David Carroll also turned in solid performances. Harman, who ranks 11th in the ACC with a 2.60 ERA, went 6 2/3 innings and surrendered three runs. Carroll went 7 innings and gave up just one earned run while striking out four and walking none. The senior ranks 18th in the league with a 3.16 ERA.
• With Reed moving into the starting rotation, Korey Wacker has reprised his 2011 role as a two-way player. Wacker has started the last 14 games in center field, is hitting .276 and has a team-high 12 stolen bases. He's also taken over as the closer and on the season has a 4-0 record with a 1.86 ERA.
• K.J. Hockaday and Jordan Hagel continue to carry the load offensively, while Tomo Delp has come on strong after being inserted into the starting lineup three weeks ago. Hockaday ranks third among ACC freshmen with a .323 average, while Hagel is also hitting .323 with a .419 on-base percentage. Delp, who has made starts at both corner infield spots, DH and left field, is hitting .304 with a team-high .536 slugging percentage.
Follow the Terps
• Audio broadcasts of all three games will be streamed online at WMUCSports.com. Live stats are available via GameTracker at umterps.com. Also follow @umterpsbaseball on Twitter for updates.
Scouting Duke...
• Duke is 13-21 overall and is tied for fifth in the ACC Coastal Division with a conference record of 5-10. The Blue Devils enters this weekend's series on a four-game losing streak, but have posted wins over nationally-ranked Miami, Georgia Tech and Texas this season. Duke improved its conference standing with a three-game sweep over Virginia Tech in Blacksburg March 23-25.
• Senior Will Piwnica- Worms is the Blue Devils offensive catalyst leading the team in RBIs, triples, home runs and total bases. He is also tied for the team-high in doubles. Grant McCabe is second among ACC freshman with a .327 batting average and leads the Blue Devils with a .417 on-base percentage.
• Marcus Stroman heads up a pitching staff that ranks third in the ACC in strikeouts. The junior leads the nation in strikeouts with 85 and leads the conference in innings pitched with 58.0.
• Stroman produced one of the most dominating individual performances in the ACC this season, striking out 17 batters over seven innings in a win over George Washington on March 2nd. He was just two strikeouts shy of the ACC single game record.
Series history: Maryland leads the all-time series with Duke, 80-72-1. The teams haven't played since 2009, when the Terps took two of three in College Park.
Upcoming...
• Maryland plays host to James Madison on Tuesday, visits Towson on Wednesday and then plays host to Clemson next weekend. After that, a Wednesday home contest against Towson wraps up a stretch of 14 home games in 22 days.
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