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Nick Lorusso
16
Winner Maryland UMD 37-9, 12-4 Big Ten
8
Rutgers RU 36-11, 15-4 Big Ten
Winner
Maryland UMD
37-9, 12-4 Big Ten
16
Final
8
Rutgers RU
36-11, 15-4 Big Ten
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Maryland UMD 1 4 0 2 0 3 2 4 0 16 15 0
Rutgers RU 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 8 12 1

W: Ramsey, Ryan (9-0) L: Kollar, Jared (7-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Shane Connuck

DOMINATION! No. 17 Terps Pull Out 16-8 Win In Game 1

PISCATAWAY, NJ — No. 17 Maryland baseball dominated the first game of its doubleheader against Rutgers, with the offense firing on all cylinders in a 16-8 win against the Scarlet Knights at Bainton Field.

Maryland's win is its 37th of the season. No Maryland baseball team has ever won more games in the regular season.

The Terps (37-9, 12-4 Big Ten) got started early, taking a 5-0 lead after two innings. Maryland hitters belted five home runs, two of which came from Chris Alleyne. The fifth-year totaled five RBIs in the game. With 16 home runs on the season, Alleyne has the most dingers of anyone in the Big Ten.

In his first start since his perfect game, Ryan Ramsey pitched six innings and gave up just four hits. He earned the win, improving his record to 9-0 on the season. Nick Robinson and Logan Ott finished the last three innings.

Rutgers dropped to 36-11 and 15-5 in the Big Ten.
 

Breaking Down The Action

  • Maryland got on the board in the first inning, as Nick Lorusso singled home Luke Shliger to give the Terps an early 1-0 advantage.
  • The Terps batted around in the second and put four more runs on the board. Bobby Zmarzlak scored on an RBI groundout by Shliger. Maryland soon went on a two-out rally, starting with Chris Alleyne floating an RBI single to the ride side and advancing to second on a throwing error. Lorusso drove Alleyne home with his second RBI single in as many innings, before Troy Schreffler Jr. scored Lorusso on an RBI single of his own. Maryland had a 5-0 lead after two innings.
  • Matt Shaw blasted a two-run homer in the fourth inning, sending a bomb over the right-field scoreboard to make it 7-0.
  • Alleyne and Schreffler went yard in the sixth inning, in which Maryland put up a three-spot and extended its lead to 10-0.
  • Rutgers got on the board with a two-run homer in the sixth.
  • Zmarzlak came home on a past ball and Lorusso drove in Ian Petrutz on a sacrifice fly in the seventh, putting the Terps ahead, 12-2.
Numbers to Know
  • 1: Alleyne's 15th and 16th home runs of the season put him back in the Big Ten lead.
  • 2: Petrutz hit his second career home run.
  • 6: Maryland batted through its lineup six times.
  • 9: It was the ninth time this season that Lorusso recorded three hits.
  • 11: Maryland is 11-1 in games that Ryan Ramsey starts.
  • 12: Shaw hit his 12th home run of the season.
  • 37: Maryland set a program record with its 37 win of the season. 

Up Next

  • The second game of Sunday's doubleheader will start at 3:25 p.m. Jason Savacool will be on the bump for the Terrapins.
  • The action can be heard on the Maryland Baseball Network with Matt Levine and Matt Noble on the call. It can be seen on Big Ten Plus.
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