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Maryland Takes on Delaware, GW This Week
3/8/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Fresh off a 2-1 record at the Keith LeClair Classic, the Maryland baseball team will contest Delaware and George Washington in midweek games. The Terps will take on Delaware at Harford Community College in Bel Air on Tuesday before facing George Washington at Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium on Wednesday.
Setting the stage
Tuesday, March 8 – 4:00 p.m.
RHP Cameron Enck (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Cole Benjamin (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Wednesday, March 9 – 4:00 p.m.
RHP John Murphy (0-1, 9.64 ERA) vs. TBA
Location: Bel Air, Md./College Park, Md.Stadium: HCC/Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium
Radio: Maryland Baseball Network
Live Stats: umterps.com
Twitter: @TerpsBaseball
getting it dunn
• Freshman Nick Dunn has been a revelation for Maryland so far this season. His .417 average ranks sixth in the Big Ten and his OBP of .511 is fifth-best in the conference. He has reached base in all 10 games this season.
• Dunn earned Big Ten Player and Freshman of the Week honors after slashing .642/.700/.786 with nine hits, four RBIs and four runs scored. He is Maryland's first player to ever win two Big Ten weekly honors in the same week.
Power surge
• The Terrapin offense exploded against Rhode Island on Feb. 28 with four home runs, including a go-ahead grand slam from junior Nick Cieri. It is the first time Maryland has hit four home runs in a game since May 22, 2014 against Virginia.
• Maryland is second in the Big Ten with 1 home runs. Junior Madison Nickens is tied for second in the conference with three homers.
• Maryland's six-run fourth in its 9-5 victory over the Alabama was highlighted by three two-run home runs. Junior Nick Cieri, senior Anthony Papio and junior Madison Nickens all went yard.
• It's the first time Maryland has had three home runs in an inning since March 1 2008 when Chad Durakis, Gerry Spessard and Mike Murphy hit back-to-back-to-back home runs against Hofstra.
TERPS AMONG B1G FAVORITES
• After winning a school record 42 games and advancing to its second straight Super Regional, Maryland has been picked to win the Big Ten by D1Baseball.com.
• The Terps were selected to place second in the conference in the Big Ten preseason coaches poll. Junior RHP Mike Shawaryn, junior DH Nick Cieri and sophomore SS Kevin Smith were named Players to Watch.
BIONDIC FINDS A GROOVE
• Sophomore Kevin Biondic has exploded since Maryland's series with Rhode Island and now sits second on the team with a .406 average.
• Biondic ranks second on the team in on-base percentage at .500 and t-1 in slugging percentage (.594). He leads the Terps in multi-hit games (5) and is on a five-game hitting streak.
SENSATIONAL SMITH
• Sophomore Kevin Smith is on an eight-game hitting streak after hitting his first home run of the season against No. 16 East Carolina. Smith holds an average of .279.
• Smith had a spectacular debut campaign in College Park en route to being named a freshman All-American by D1Baseball.com and Perfect Game. He is the Terps' third freshman All-American in the last two season with Mike Shawaryn and Brandon Lowe earning plaudits in 2014.
• Smith was named preseason All-Big Ten by Perfect Game.
• Smith's 55 runs scored were the best mark by a freshman in the Big Ten. He started 65 games, mostly at shortstop, and batted .273 with seven home runs and 35 RBIs.
• He starred during the Terps' postseason run and was named the Big Ten All-Tournament team.
UNTOUCHABLE
• Maryland returns two of the top relief pitchers in the Big Ten; senior Robert Galligan and sophomore Ryan Selmer. Both were named to the NCWBA Stopper of the Year Watch List.
• Selmer has three saves, a total that ranks second in the Big Ten. His six appearances is also tied for the conference lead.
• Galligan has also appeared six times and picked up a save against Rhode Island. He holds a 2.57 ERA.
• Galligan had a breakout junior season, tossing 62.1 IP to the tune of a 2.74 ERA. Galligan racked up 58 strikeouts. Selmer tied the Maryland record for appearances with 31 in 2015 and recorded a 2.18 ERA
REWRITE THE RECORD BOOK
• The 2015 Terps left their mark in the school's record book. The squad won a school record 42 games, breaking the record of 40 that was set in 2014.
• The Terrapins also notched a program-best 36 regular season wins.
• The Terps advanced to consecutive NCAA Tournaments for the first time in 44 years (1970, 71).
• The 2015 squad produced a school record eight players selected in the MLB Draft.
• Maryland pitchers produced 549 strikeouts, which represents a school and conference record..
• Mike Shawaryn set the school record for total wins (13) and strikeouts (138) in a season.
SZEFC AT THE HELM
• John Szefc is in his fourth season at Maryland. Szefc became the fastest coach in Maryland history to reach 100 wins when the Terps defeated Purdue on April 26, 2015.
• Szefc is the only coach to win 40 games in back-to-back seasons after a 42-win campaign in 2015. The skipper is also the first Maryland coach to achieve three straight 30-win seasons.
• With another trip to the NCAA Super Regionals last season, Szefc became the first skipper in Maryland history to reachthe round in back-to-back years.
• On his first attempt, Szefc led the Terps to the final of the Big Ten Tournament. It is the second straight year the Terps have advanced to a conference tournament championship game after making the ACC final in 2014.
• Szefc picked up his 300th career victory against Michigan on March 28, 2015.
• Szefc's second season saw him lead Maryland to a then program record 40 wins and its first NCAA Tournament apperance since 1971.
• Maryland won the Columbia Regional and advanced to the Super Regional round for the first time in school history.
• The Terrapins advanced to the ACC Tournament for the first time since 2005 and advanced to the conference title game for the first time since 1976.
• Under Szefc, Maryland has won seven NCAA Tournament games. The Terps had previously won just one NCAA Tournament game - in 1970.
• In his first season as skipper in 2013, head coach Szefc led the Terps to a 30-25 record and finished 11-19 in the ACC.
• Szefc's 30 wins were the most by a first-year Maryland coach in program history.
BEST CLASS... EVER
• Maryland baseball's 2016 recruiting class earned the program's highest ever rating from multiple publications including D1Baseball.com (17), Baseball America (22) and Collegiate Baseball Newspaper (27).
• The Terrapin class includes 12 true freshman and two junior college transfers.
• Two members of the group, pitchers Hunter Parsons (40th round, Indians) and Andrew Miller (34th round, Yankees), were selected in the 2015 MLB Draft.
• Freshman Nick Dunn was named a top prospect from the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League by Perfect Game. Dunn is expected to contribute is his first season as a Terrapin.
• Nick Browne earned Perfect Game top prospect honors in the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League.
• Baseball American named outfielder Marty Costes a top prospect from the Cal Ripken League.
• Maryland's class is boasted by two outstanding JUCO transfers. Former Harford Community College star Brandon Smith clashed .420/.510/.663 to help his squad win the Maryland JUCO Championships.
• Madison Nickens could slide into Maryland's starting center field spot after helping LSU-Eunice win the NJCAA Division II National Championship with a .289 average with six home runs and 37 RBIs. Nickens also brings elite speed. His 39 stolen bases ranked fifth in the nation.
• The class also boats two-time Washington D.C. Gatorade Player of the Year AJ Lee along with 2015 Baltimore Sun Metro Player of the Year Truman Thomas.
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