#22 Maryland Heads to Liberty Tuesday
4/14/2015 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 22 Maryland baseball team heads to Liberty for a midweek showdown with first pitch scheduled for 4 p.m at the Liberty Baseball Stadium.
Leading it off
Liberty
Location: Lynchburg, Va.
Stadium: Liberty Baseball Stadium
Live Streaming: ESPN3
Live Audio: Maryland Baseball Network
Live Stats: Liberty
Twitter: @TerpsBaseball
• Maryland will look to rebound after dropping its series with Iowa over the weekend.
• Maryland is 7-5-1 against Liberty all-time.
• Sophomore second baseman Brandon Lowe and sophomore right handed pitcher Mike Shawaryn were named to the 60-player midseason USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Watch List. The award is given to the top amatuer baseball player in the country.
• Lowe hit his ninth home run of the season against Iowa. He currently leads the Big Ten in average (.377), slugging (.692), on-base percentage (.497), runs scored (42), hits (49) and home runs (9). The Suffolk, Va., native is ninth in the nation in runs and 17th in slugging.
• After setting the Maryland single-season record for wins last season, Shawaryn has accumulated eight victories already this season, good enough for tops in the country. His 19 career wins are the most for any sophomore in the nation.
• In its first year in the Big Ten, Maryland has put together an offensive performance that paces the conference. The Terrapins lead the league in slugging percentage (.446), on-base percentage (.386), runs scored (240), home runs (33) and walks (155).
• Maryland's pitching staff has been mowing opposing batters down all season. The Terps lead the Big Ten with 293 strikeouts on the season, including 99 struck out looking, also a conference high.
• Catcher Kevin Martir has been outstanding at the plate this season. The junior is fifth in the conference in average (.352), fourth in slugging (.557), third on OBP (.452) and 13th in RBIs (25).
• Alex Robinson has been untouchable this season in relief. The junior has not given up an earned run over 14.0 innings of work and has 20 strikeouts.
• Kevin Mooney earned his second save of the season in the win over Minnesota set a new Maryland career saves record (24). The record was previously held by Brett Cecil. Mooney recorded his third save against Michigan.
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