Terps Open Big Ten Play Against Northwestern
3/29/2018 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
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TWITTER| MARYLAND TERRAPINS |
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| RECORD: 12-13 COACH: Rob Vaughn (1st season) CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 12-13 RANK: NR (BA) | NR (D1) |
| NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS |
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| RECORD: 7-12 COACH: Spencer Allen (4th season) CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 49-81 RANK: NR (BA) | NR (D1) |
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The Maryland baseball team begins Big Ten play this weekend when Northwestern comes to College Park for a three-game set. Fans can follow the action live on BTN Plus or the Maryland Baseball Network.
Setting the stage
Weekend Pitching Match-Ups
| Game | Maryland | Northwestern |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | RHP Taylor Bloom (2-4, 4.04 ERA, 28 K) | LHP Quinn Lavelle (2-2, 2.84 ERA, 15 K) |
| Saturday | LHP Tyler Blohm (3-2, 3.82 ERA, 32 K) | RHP Hank Christie (2-2, 5.72 ERA, 15 K) |
| Sunday | RHP Hunter Parsons (3-2, 3.23 ERA, 26 K) | LHP Jack Pagliarini (1-1, 2.49 ERA, 28 K) |
Location: College Park, Md.
Stadium: Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium
Stream: Live Stream (Friday/Saturday/Sunday)
Live Stats: umterps.com
Twitter: @TerpsBaseball
DIAMOND NOTES
• Maryland opens its Big Ten slate this weekend as Northwestern comes to College Park for a three-game set. The Wildcats took two out of three from the Terps in College Park last year and the teams split a pair of meetings at the Big Ten Tournament in Bloomington, Ind.
• Junior Nick Dunn was recently tabbed the second best second baseman in the country in D1Baseball.com's position-by-position power rankings. Dunn paces Maryland in average (.330), runs (21), doubles (7), home runs (6), slugging percentage (.604) and on-base percentage (.438).
• Senior Taylor Bloom has been one of the most productive pitchers in Maryland history. He comes into Friday with 266.2 innings pitched, which sits seventh in school history. A six-inning appearance on Friday would lift him past Brian Shaffer into fourth. A victory would give Bloom 18 for his career and tie Charles Devereux for fourth in program history.
• Senior Kevin Biondic has done it all for Maryland this season. He is second on the team with a .283 average and leads the team with three triples. On the mound, Biondic boasts a 0.82 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 11 innings pitched out of the bullpen. The Oak Lawn, Ill. native has also flashed an incredible glove at first base.
• Junior John Murphy joins Biondic at the back of Maryland's bullpen. Murphy has struck out 20 in 11.1 IP and the opposition is batting just .175 against him.
• Maryland right-hander Hunter Parsons has been fantastic over his last four starts, recording a 0.84 ERA over 32 innings pitched and has struck out 23 to three walks. Parsons earned Big Ten Co-Pitcher of the Week after his two-hit, complete game shutout performance against Stetson. Parsons struck out a career high nine batters and did not walk any, completing the start in 101 pitches. He retired the first 11 batters he faced.
• Sophomore left-hander Tyler Blohm notched his best start of the season against Stetson on Saturday. The Severna Park native notched a career high 12 strikeouts over eight innings. He allowed just four hits and one walk.
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