Petrutz Homer Lifts Terps To 5-4 Win Over Maine

Saturday, March 11

College Park, MD

2 p.m.

Maryland

7-7

Maine

3-8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
University of Maine	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	13	1
Maryland	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	X	5	11	1

3/11/2023 1:00:00 PM | Baseball

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COLLEGE PARK, MD – Ian Petrutz blasted a homer to right field in the bottom of the eighth inning to catapult Maryland to a 5-4 victory over Maine on Saturday afternoon at Bob 'Turtle' Smith Stadium. The Terps evened their record at 7-7 with their third win in a row.

Reliever Nigel Belgrave escaped a pair of bases loaded jams in the eighth and ninth innings to preserve the victory.

Nick Lorusso clubbed his Big Ten-best seventh home run of the season and third in two days to put the Terps up 2-0 early. That homer extended his hitting streak to 13 games.

Luke Shliger and Matt Shaw each had two hits for the Terps as every member of the Terps' starting lineup had a hit.

On the mound, starter Nick Dean threw five innings, striking out four, allowing four runs. The Terps' bullpen was strong, in not allowing a run over the final four innings. Kenny Lippman, Tommy Kane and Belgrave combined to shut the door on the Black Bears (3-8).

Belgrave recorded a key strikeout with the bases loaded in the eighth and then in the ninth inning he loaded the bases with zero outs before getting Myles Sargent, Colin Plante and Dean O'Neil to strike out to end a dramatic ninth inning, He got O'Neil looking to end the game.

Top 9 | THREE. STRAIGHT. STRIKEOUTS!!

Belgrave strands the bases loaded jam with three Ks

Terps 5, Maine 4 pic.twitter.com/RPBGHxfFc7
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) March 11, 2023

Breaking Down The Action

Maryland picked up right where they left off on Friday night as Lorusso blasted his third home run in two games to put the Terps up 2-0. Keister singled to bring home Matt Shaw for a 3-0 lead.
Maine tied the game with three runs in the second.
The game remained even until a Shliger single through the left side of the infield scored Eddie Hacopian to make it a 4-3 Terrapin lead in the bottom of the fourth.
Maine once again evened the scoring in the top of the sixth off a Dean O'Neill single, making it 4-4.
The Black Bears threatened in the top of the eighth inning, loading the bases, but Nigel Belgrave struck out Quinn McDaniel to keep the game deadlocked at 4-4.
Petrutz laser over the right field fence put the Terps up for good at 5-4.

Bot 8 | What. A. Laser.

Petrutz puts us on top with a clutch solo shot in the eighth

Terps 5, Maine 4 pic.twitter.com/6jFW7KBmLm
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) March 11, 2023

By The Numbers

Bot 1 | BATTERS BEWARE

Nicky Lo hits a first inning home-run for the second consecutive game

Terps 2, Maine 0 pic.twitter.com/2qcaDURTil
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) March 11, 2023

2: Lorusso has now hit a first inning home run in back-to-back games.
6: Petrutz has six home runs this season, but this was his first in six games.
6: Shaw and Shliger each have six multi-hit games this season.
7: The number of home runs hit by Lorusso this season, now leading the Big Ten
9: All nine members of the Terps lineup had at least one hit.
13: The number of games Lorusso has hit in this season, excluding only the season-opening game against USF.
14: Keister has reached base safely in all 14 of the Terps games this season.
17: Belgrave's strikeout total through 9.0 innings so far this season.
.455: Shaw is now 10 for his last 22 at the plate with two hits in each of his last five games for a .455 average over that span.

Up Next

The Terps will conclude their weekend series against Maine on Saturday at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium at 1 p.m. EST. The game will be broadcast on B1G+ and the Maryland Baseball Network.