No. 22 Terps Take On UMBC

No. 24 Maryland (16-3) at UMBC (8-11)

📅 Mar. 22
📍 Bob 'Turtle' Smith Stadium (College Park, MD)
🕓 4:00 p.m.

COLLEGE PARK, MD – The No. 22 Maryland baseball team takes on the UMB Retrievers on Tuesday, March 22nd, at 4 p.m. at Bob 'Turtle' Smith stadium. The game originally was to take place at UMBC but was moved to College Park due to construction on UMBC's campus. Maryland will still play as the road team. The game will be broadcasted on B1G+ and the Maryland Baseball Network.

The Rotation

Nick Dean, Ryan Ramsey, and Jason Savacool have combined to be one of the most formidable weekend rotations in the entire country.
Dean has starred on Friday nights, accumulating a 0.93 ERA in three starts against Baylor, Campbell, and Michigan.
Ryan Ramsey leads the team and the entire Big Ten conference in wins with five, defeating Baylor, Campbell, Indiana State, Cornell, and Siena so far this season. Ramsey's 13 strikeout performance against the Big Red in his last time was a career-high and helped earn him Big Ten pitcher of the week honors.
Jason Savacool had the best outing of his career against Siena last Sunday, as the sophomore pitched seven innings of one-hit baseball, allowing zero runs and striking out a career-best 14 batters.

Impact Starters

The Terps received a boost when starting center fielder Chris "Bubba" Alleyne spurned signing with an MLB team and announcing his return to College Park for his fifth year of eligibility. This season, Alleyne is batting .307 with six home runs and is currently on a 12-game hitting streak.
After a stellar freshman year where he batted .332 with seven home runs and 30 RBIs, Matt Shaw is back for the Terps. Against Baylor, Shaw terrorized the Bears, batting .538 with four runs scored, five RBIs, and two home runs en route to earning the Big Ten Player of The Week award. On March 11th, Shaw hit a walk-off two-run home run to defeat the Georgetown Hoyas 10-9.
Troy Schreffler Jr. is enjoying a breakout season in his junior year, batting a team-high .375 to go along with four home runs and 20 RBIs. Schreffler Jr. has also been incredible on the defensive end, with his diving catch against Georgetown earning him a spot on SportsCenter's Top Plays.

Costes Crushing It

Senior leader and All-Big Ten performer Maxwell Costes is batting .308 this season and is currently second in the Big Ten in home runs with eight. Costes also leads the Terps in RBIs with 21.
Costes now has 32 career home runs, tied for third-most in program history with Scott Patterson (1985-88), John Brisee (1978-81), and Mike Murphy (2006-09).
Costes now trails only Will Frazier's 34 (hit between 02-05) and Paul Schager's 43 (hit between 1984-87).

Meet The Coaches

Fifth-year Head Coach Rob Vaughn signed a contract extension this past summer after the program reached its first regional since 2017. Vaughn is a career 106-85 as the coach of the Terps
Matt Swope and Anthony Papio return to the bench this year for Maryland, with Papio being named assistant coach this past summer. Mike Morrison joins the staff from Coastal Carolina, where won a national championship as a player in 2016 and where he spent the last two years as Director of Player Development and Scouting of the Chanticleers, as well as interim pitching coach. Former Maryland baseball player Tommy Gardiner joins the staff as Director of Player Development after spending the last four seasons playing under Vaughn, Swope, and Papio.

Scouting The Opponent

The Retrievers are led by infielder/outfielder Myles Nicholson's one home run, four RBIs, and team-high .420 batting average.
Infielder Drew Roberts is leading UMBC in RBIs with 13.

Series History

This will be the 61st meeting all-time between the two programs, with Maryland holding a 37-13-1 lead in the series.
Maryland handed UMBC a 3-2 loss earlier this season (2/23) on a ninth-inning walk-off single by Nick Lorusso.

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Players Mentioned

#32 Ryan Ramsey: LHP; 6' 0"; Junior

#45 Jason Savacool: RHP; 6' 1"; Sophomore

#4 Maxwell Costes: INF; 6' 1"; Senior

#42 Nick Dean: RHP; 6' 3"; Junior

#14 Troy Schreffler Jr.: OF; 6' 1"; Junior

#6 Matt Shaw: INF; 5' 11"; Sophomore

#34 Nick Lorusso: INF/RHP; 6' 2"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#32 Ryan Ramsey
: 6' 0"; Junior
: LHP

#45 Jason Savacool
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: RHP

#4 Maxwell Costes
: 6' 1"; Senior
: INF

#42 Nick Dean
: 6' 3"; Junior
: RHP

#14 Troy Schreffler Jr.
: 6' 1"; Junior
: OF

#6 Matt Shaw
: 5' 11"; Sophomore
: INF

#34 Nick Lorusso
: 6' 2"; Junior
: INF/RHP