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Ian Petrutz Grand Slam vs. USF
Tyler Boardway
9
Winner Maryland UMD 2-1
5
South Florida USF 1-2
Winner
Maryland UMD
2-1
9
Final
5
South Florida USF
1-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Maryland UMD 1 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 1 9 10 0
South Florida USF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 11 0

W: Haberthier, Nate (1-0) L: GRAUSE, Austin (0-1) S: Lippman, Kenny (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Maryland Slugs Past South Florida 9-5 To Claim Season-Opening Series

TAMPA, FL – No. 13 Maryland hit a grand slam for the third consecutive game as Ian Petrutz' smash broke open the Terps' 9-5 victory over South Florida to capture the season-opening series. Eddie Hacopian and Matt Shaw also slugged home runs to power the Terps, who are 2-1 heading to a big series at Ole Miss next weekend. 

On Sunday, Shaw went 5-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored. The five hits set a new career-high for Shaw, it was the fourth time in his career he posted four hits in a game – with the other three coming last season. Petrutz went 2-for-4 with four RBI on the slam. Petrutz has two hits in each game this season.

Maryland's other hits came from Luke Shliger and Nick Lorusso. 

On the mound, Nate Habertheir tossed five innings in his Maryland debut striking four, allowing just two runs. Nigel Belgrave come on in relief in the sixth and struck out two. Tommy Kane made his Terps and pitched the seventh with a strikeout. Kenny Lippman also made his debut and pitched the final two innings to record his first save as a Terp. 

Jacob Orr hit a grand slam in the season opener on Friday night then  Lorusso smacked a slam on Saturday preceeding Petrutz' slam on Sunday for the Terps. 

With grand slams in three games in a row, for perspective, the Major League Baseball records for a team hitting grand slams in consecutive games is four by the San Diego Padres in the 2020 season. Prior to that, it was three – which is what Maryland has accomplished. 


Breaking Down The Action
  • The Terps struck early as a Lorusso sacrifice fly allowed Shliger to cross the plate for the opening run in the top of the first inning.
  • The Bulls did not waste time responding, opening the bottom of the first inning with a lead-off home run from Daniel Cantu to even the score. The Bulls would tack one more run on in the half inning to give them a 2-1 advantage heading into the second inning.
  • The Maryland bats stayed hot as Shaw's first home run of 2023 flew over the left field fence and scored Shliger to give the Terps a 3-2 advantage in the top of the third inning.
  • Hacopian continued his strong weekend launching a opposite field home run over the right field fence to give the Terps a 4-2 lead in the top of the fourth inning
  • Petrutz added to the Terps advantage, blasting a bases-clearing grand slam in the top of the fifth inning to make it 8-2 Maryland. 
  • The Bulls got three runs back in the bottom of the seventh inning thanks to a Drew Brutcher three-run homer which cut the Terp advantage to 8-5.

By The Numbers
  • 1: Hacopian, son of Maryland baseball legend Derek Hacopian, hit his first home run as a Terp. The Sophomore is a transfer from Cypress College and the reigning Cal Ripken League Offensive Player of the year this summer.
  • 2: Petrutz has two hits in each of the first three games this season (6-for-12) to hit .500 over the weekend. 
  • 3: Maryland has hit grand slams in three consecutive games to start the season. 
  • 5: Shaw set new career-high for hits in a game with five. He had four hits three times last season (at Baylor, 2/19/22; Michigan, 5/14/22; at Purdue, 5/20/22)
  • 6: The Terps smashed six home runs in the series, coming off the bats of five different players (Petrutz -2, Orr, Lorusso, Hacopian, Shaw)
  • 22: After sitting second on the team and third all-time with 22 home runs last season, Shaw blasted his first home run of the season over the left field fence.

Up Next
  • The Terps return to College Park for their home opener against West Virginia on Tuesday, Feb. 21. The game will be broadcast on B1G+ and the Maryland Baseball Network. 
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