Tuesday, April 26
College Park, MD
6:30 PM
Maryland
33-8
18
vs
10
Navy
18-23
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| Maryland | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 2 |
No. 23 Terps Navigate Past Navy In Slugfest, 18-10
4/26/2022 8:06:00 PM | Baseball
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- No. 23 Maryland moved to 33-9 overall and 17-1 at Bob 'Turtle' Smith Stadium with an 18-10 victory over Navy on Tuesday night. Chris Alleyne went 4-for-5 with four runs scored and drove in a career-high six RBI as he smacked his 12th and 13th home runs to take the lead among all players in the Big Ten Conference.
Maryland hit a season-best six home runs in the game, its most since hitting seven against Norfolk State in the 2021 NCAA Tournament last spring.
Matt Shaw and Bobby Zmarzlak also reached double-figures in homers as each his his 10th round-tripper in the game. Shaw equaled his season-high as he drove in four runs in the game as he went 2-for-5.
Luke Shliger hit the fifth home run in the game for Maryland with a two-run bomb in the seventh. Shliger scored a career-best five runs in the game as he went 3-for-4 with two RBIs. The five runs scored are the most by a Terp since Kyle Convissar vs. Duke (4/14/12), who also had five.
Kevin Keister hit the Terps' sixth homer in the eighth inning with a solo shot. He went 2-for-5 in the game.
Sean Heine got the win in relief with a scoreless inning. Nick Robinson threw two hitless, scoreless innings as well.
Navy fell to 18-23.
Breaking Down The Action
• Navy jumped put to a 2-0 lead with a pair of runs in the top of the first inning as Logan Keller singled home two runs.
• The Terps answer with a deuce of their own as Shliger scored on an error and Alleyne came home on a fielder's choice by Shaw to even the game at 2-2.
• Maryland scored three runs in the third inning as Alleyne hit a two-run homer and Maxwell Costes brought home Nick Lorusso with a single down the rightfield line to make it 5-2 Terps.
• Maryland scored four runs in the fourth to take a 9-2 lead. Alleyne started the scoring for the inning with an RBI single scoring RIley Langerman. Then Shaw cracked his homer to right center for the seven-run advantage.
• Navy's Christian Policelli hit a three-run homer in the fifth to cut the Mids' deficit to 9-5.
• The Midshipmen ripped off four runs to tie the game in the sixth as Eduardo Diaz homered followed by a bases loaded walk, a sacrifice fly and RBI single level the game at 9-9.
• Maryland quickly answered as Alleyne hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth to make it 12-9.
• Zmarzlak hit a solo homer in the seventh to put the Terps up 13-9 then Shliger added a two-run shot to make it 15-9.
• Costes added a sacrifice fly to score Shaw in the eighth and Zmarzlak's groundout scored Troy Schreffler Jr., to push the Terps' lead to 17-9. Then Keister hit a solo homer to make 18-9.
Numbers To Know:
• 2: Alleyne had two home runs in a game for the second time this season as he also did it against VCU (3/8). He also hit two homer vs. Stetson in 2019, making this the third time he has a multi-homer game.
• 4: Alleyne equaled his season-high for hits with four, he also had four against Indiana State (3/5). It is his fifth career game with four or more hits. His career-high is six.
• 4: Shaw had his third four-RBI game of the season, also having done it vs. Ohio State (4/17) and at Dallas Baptist (3/26).
• 5: Shliger became the first Terp to score five runs in a game since Kyle Convissar vs. Duke (4/14/12), who also had five.
• 5: Maryland hit at least five home runs in a game for the third time this season. They also did it against Minnesota (4/8) and Illinois (4/23).
• 5: Five Terps had multiple RBIs in the game led by Alleyne's six.
• 6: Alleyne set his career-high with six RBIs. It is his fifth career game with four or more RBIs. His previous career-high is five.
• 6: The Terps hit a season-best six home runs, the most since hitting seven against Norfolk State in the 2021 NCAA Tournament.
• 33: Maryland is second in the NCAA in total wins with 33, only Tennessee (37) has more.
• 33: The 33 wins are the fifth-most in program history behind: 42 (2015), 40 (2014), 38 (2017), 34 (2002).
• 58: Costes has been hit by 58 pitches in his career, second all-time in Maryland baseball history. Costes now trails Convissar's 67 hit by pitch mark, set between 2011-14.
Up Next
- The Terps host Northwestern in a three-game series this weekend at Bob 'Turtle' Smith Stadium starting with a Friday game at 6:30 p.m.
- The series will air on Big Ten Plus and Maryland Baseball Network.
Maryland hit a season-best six home runs in the game, its most since hitting seven against Norfolk State in the 2021 NCAA Tournament last spring.
Matt Shaw and Bobby Zmarzlak also reached double-figures in homers as each his his 10th round-tripper in the game. Shaw equaled his season-high as he drove in four runs in the game as he went 2-for-5.
Luke Shliger hit the fifth home run in the game for Maryland with a two-run bomb in the seventh. Shliger scored a career-best five runs in the game as he went 3-for-4 with two RBIs. The five runs scored are the most by a Terp since Kyle Convissar vs. Duke (4/14/12), who also had five.
Kevin Keister hit the Terps' sixth homer in the eighth inning with a solo shot. He went 2-for-5 in the game.
Sean Heine got the win in relief with a scoreless inning. Nick Robinson threw two hitless, scoreless innings as well.
Navy fell to 18-23.
Breaking Down The Action
• Navy jumped put to a 2-0 lead with a pair of runs in the top of the first inning as Logan Keller singled home two runs.
• The Terps answer with a deuce of their own as Shliger scored on an error and Alleyne came home on a fielder's choice by Shaw to even the game at 2-2.
• Maryland scored three runs in the third inning as Alleyne hit a two-run homer and Maxwell Costes brought home Nick Lorusso with a single down the rightfield line to make it 5-2 Terps.
• Maryland scored four runs in the fourth to take a 9-2 lead. Alleyne started the scoring for the inning with an RBI single scoring RIley Langerman. Then Shaw cracked his homer to right center for the seven-run advantage.
• Navy's Christian Policelli hit a three-run homer in the fifth to cut the Mids' deficit to 9-5.
• The Midshipmen ripped off four runs to tie the game in the sixth as Eduardo Diaz homered followed by a bases loaded walk, a sacrifice fly and RBI single level the game at 9-9.
• Maryland quickly answered as Alleyne hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth to make it 12-9.
• Zmarzlak hit a solo homer in the seventh to put the Terps up 13-9 then Shliger added a two-run shot to make it 15-9.
• Costes added a sacrifice fly to score Shaw in the eighth and Zmarzlak's groundout scored Troy Schreffler Jr., to push the Terps' lead to 17-9. Then Keister hit a solo homer to make 18-9.
Numbers To Know:
• 2: Alleyne had two home runs in a game for the second time this season as he also did it against VCU (3/8). He also hit two homer vs. Stetson in 2019, making this the third time he has a multi-homer game.
• 4: Alleyne equaled his season-high for hits with four, he also had four against Indiana State (3/5). It is his fifth career game with four or more hits. His career-high is six.
• 4: Shaw had his third four-RBI game of the season, also having done it vs. Ohio State (4/17) and at Dallas Baptist (3/26).
• 5: Shliger became the first Terp to score five runs in a game since Kyle Convissar vs. Duke (4/14/12), who also had five.
• 5: Maryland hit at least five home runs in a game for the third time this season. They also did it against Minnesota (4/8) and Illinois (4/23).
• 5: Five Terps had multiple RBIs in the game led by Alleyne's six.
• 6: Alleyne set his career-high with six RBIs. It is his fifth career game with four or more RBIs. His previous career-high is five.
• 6: The Terps hit a season-best six home runs, the most since hitting seven against Norfolk State in the 2021 NCAA Tournament.
• 33: Maryland is second in the NCAA in total wins with 33, only Tennessee (37) has more.
• 33: The 33 wins are the fifth-most in program history behind: 42 (2015), 40 (2014), 38 (2017), 34 (2002).
• 58: Costes has been hit by 58 pitches in his career, second all-time in Maryland baseball history. Costes now trails Convissar's 67 hit by pitch mark, set between 2011-14.
Up Next
- The Terps host Northwestern in a three-game series this weekend at Bob 'Turtle' Smith Stadium starting with a Friday game at 6:30 p.m.
- The series will air on Big Ten Plus and Maryland Baseball Network.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Heine, Sean (2-1)
L: Smith, Colin (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Stevens, Zach 1
HR: Policelli, Christian 1 ; Diaz, Eduardo 2
RBI: Raba, Zane 1 ; Smith, Colin 1 ; Policelli, Christian 3 ; Smith, Alex 1 ; Keller, Logan 2 ; Diaz, Eduardo 2
SF: Smith, Colin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Raba, Zane 2 ; Smith, Colin 2 ; Policelli, Christian 1 ; Diaz, Eduardo 2 ; Stevens, Zach 1 ; Burch, Nick 1 ; Lehnertz, Hudson 1
SB: Raba, Zane 1 ; Smith, Colin 1
Batting:
2B: Shliger, Luke 1 ; Lorusso, Nick 1 ; Schreffler Jr., Troy 1
HR: Shliger, Luke 1 ; Alleyne, Chris 2 ; Shaw, Matt 1 ; Zmarzlak, Bobby 1 ; Keister, Kevin 1
RBI: Shliger, Luke 2 ; Alleyne, Chris 6 ; Shaw, Matt 4 ; Costes, Maxwell 2 ; Zmarzlak, Bobby 2 ; Keister, Kevin 1
SH: Langerman, Riley 1
SF: Costes, Maxwell 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shliger, Luke 5 ; Alleyne, Chris 4 ; Lorusso, Nick 1 ; Shaw, Matt 2 ; Schreffler Jr., Troy 1 ; Zmarzlak, Bobby 1 ; Keister, Kevin 2 ; Langerman, Riley 2
SB: Alleyne, Chris 1
HBP: Costes, Maxwell 1
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