Maryland Hosts Liberty in Final Home Game Tuesday
5/12/2015 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland baseball will take on Liberty in its final home game of the season Tuesday at 3 p.m., at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium.
Leading it off
Liberty
Location: College Park, Md.
Stadium: Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium
Live Audio: Maryland Baseball Network
Live Stats: umterps.com
Twitter: @TerpsBaseball
• The Terrapins scored 39 runs on 50 hits to notch a series victory over Ohio State this weekend. With a 14-10 win Sunday, the Terps broke the school record for single season wins with 35.
• On Wednesday, Maryland defended the Ripken Cup with a 9-2 win over Towson in Aberdeen.
• Maryland is 8-5-1 against Liberty all-time. The Terps defeated Liberty 6-4 on April 15.
• Sophomore right-handed pitcher Mike Shawaryn has accepted an invitation to join the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team and will be a part of a 24-player squad that will embark on a two-month tour comprised of at least 17 games in June and July.
• Shawaryn will become the second student-athlete in Maryland baseball history to don the Stars and Stripes in competition after Pete Sinopoli in 1979.
• Shawaryn was named to the 30-player USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award watch list Thursday.
• Shawaryn's 22 career wins are the most for any sophomore in the country. Shawaryn's 21st win against Purdue on April 24 broke the Maryland all-time career record previously held by John Rayne (1989-92).
• Maryland's pitching staff has been mowing opposing batters down all season. The Terps lead the Big Ten with 443 strikeouts on the season, including 149 struck out looking, also a conference high.
• Second baseman Brandon Lowe has been one of the most dangerous hitters in the Big Ten this season. Lowe leads the conference in OBP (.460) and is second in slugging (.600). He is third in home runs (9).
• Catcher Kevin Martir has been outstanding at the plate this season. The junior is sixth in the conference in average (.353) and siugging (.542), and fifth in OBP (.451).
• Kevin Mooney notched his fifth save of the season against Delaware to move his all-time Maryland career saves record to 27. The record was previously held by Brett Cecil. Mooney broke the record with a save against Minnesota on March 21.
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