CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - After a record setting season, the Maryland baseball team will face Virginia in the Charlottesville Super Regional this weekend. The winner will go to the College World Series in Omaha.
Leading it off
2015 NCAA Charlottesville Super Regional Schedule
Friday (June 5)
Game 1 - - 4 p.m. (ESPNU)
Saturday (June 6)
Game 2 - 3 p.m. (ESPNU)
Sunday (June 7) - if necessary
Game 3 - 3 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Location: Charlottesville, Va.
Stadium: Davenport Field
Television: ESPNU/ESPN2
Live Streaming: ESPN3
Live Audio: Maryland Baseball NetworkLive Stats: NCAA.com
Twitter: @TerpsBaseball
- Maryland won consecutive regionals for the first time in school history when it knocked off top overall seed UCLA to capture the Los Angeles Regional title. Maryland has won 10-of-14 postseason games dating back to last season.
- Maryland's 42 wins is a new school record. The Terrapins also won a school record 36 regular season games and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1970-71.
- The Terrapins fell just short of its first conference title since 1971, dropping the Big Ten final to Michigan. Maryland snapped Illinois' nation best 27-game winning streak in the second round of the tournament.
- Sophomore right-handed pitcher Mike Shawaryn has put together one of the finest seasons for a hurler in school history. Shawaryn holds a Big Ten best 13-2 record, a 1.65 ERA and a conference-high 133 strikeouts. Shawaryn's 13 wins and 133 strikeouts are both single season school records.
- Shawaryn was recentely named a Dick Hower Award and USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award semifinalist. He was an unanimous selection for the All-Big Ten First Team. Shawaryn recently accepted an invitation to join the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. He is just the second Terrapin to ever play for the United States.
- Sophomore second baseman Brandon Lowe ranks among the best hitters in the Big Ten. A first team All-Big Ten selection, Lowe is top ten in most offensive catagories in the Big Ten.
- Junior catcher Kevin Martir, a Johnny Bench Award semifinalist, is in the top-15 in the conference in average (.339), slugging (.502) and OBP (.434). Martir's 44 RBIs is 10th in the conference and he has seven home runs. He was named to the All-Big Ten Third Team.
- Junior Jose Cuas earned All-Big Ten Second Team honors. Cuas' 11 home runs and 53 RBIs both rank third in the Big Ten. The Brooklyn, N.Y., native is eighth in the conference in runs scored (49) and served as a steady presence on the hot corner throughout the year.
- Kevin Mooney notched three saves at the LA Regional and now has a school record 33 for his career. The record was previously held by Brett Cecil. Mooney broke the record with a save against Minnesota on March 21.
