Terps Take Down GW 9-6 Thanks To Explosive Eighth Inning

Tuesday, March 21

College Park, MD

4 p.m.

Maryland

12-8

George Washington

5-17

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
George Washington	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	8	1
Maryland	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	X	9	14	0

Terps Take Down GW 9-6 Thanks To Explosive Eighth Inning

3/21/2023 3:33:00 PM | Baseball

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COLLEGE PARK, MD – Maryland utilized an explosive eighth-inning rally to defeat George Washington (5-17), 9-6 on Tuesday Evening.

The Terps (12-8) saw the bats come alive in the bottom of the eighth, as hits from Luke Shliger and Nick Lorusso tied the game before a three-run home run from Matt Woods gave the Terps an 8-5 lead. Kevin Keister added an insurance run launching a deep solo shot into deep center to give the Terps a 9-5 lead going into the top of the final frame.

Bot 8 | Woods with a NO DOUBTER

Terps 8, GW 5 pic.twitter.com/oAEMUYFJJf
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) March 21, 2023

Maryland was effective in relief as Kenny Lippman and Dave Falco combined for three strikeouts, allowing just one hit in five innings. Nigel Belgrave finished the game, striking out a single batter and collecting the final three outs for the Terps.

Bobby Zmarzlark continued to find his form at the plate going three-for-four and coming just a home run shy of the cycle recording a single, double, and triple on Tuesday.

Bot 7 | Terps get one back

Bobby Z scores after tallying his second triple of the season!!

GW 5, Terps 3 pic.twitter.com/PyOheSK69k
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) March 21, 2023

George Washington was lead by Michael Kohn whose grand slam in the top of the second inning gave the Colonials a 4-2 lead which they held until the bottom of the eighth.

Breaking Down The Action

Maryland jumped to an early lead as Luke Shiger took the game's third pitch to deep center. Matt Shaw followed with a solo home run of his own to make it a 2-0 Terrapin advantage at the end of the first inning.
George Washington quickly responded as Michael Kohn followed three consecutive singles with a grand slam home run to give the Colonials a 4-2 lead in the top of the second inning.
The Colonials added to their run total as a Tim Nicholson groundout scored Kohn to make it 5-2 George Washington in the top of the fourth inning.
The Terps got one back, cutting the lead to Colonial lead to 5-3 in the bottom of the fifth, as a Luke Shliger groundout scored Bobby Zmarzlak. The left fielder launched a ball off the batters-eye in center field for his second triple of the season.
Shliger and Nick Lorusso both recorded singles through the right side of the infield to tie the game 5-5 in the bottom of the eighth. Matt Woods followed with a bases-clearing blast over the left center fence to make it 8-5 Maryland.
Kevin Keister completed the rally with a solo home run to deep center to make the score 9-5 Terps.
The Colonials got a single run but back in the top of the ninth thanks to a Steve Ditomaso RBI, but Belgrave was able to finish the game as the Terps claimed a 9-6 victory.

Another Tuesday in the books ✅

An explosive eighth inning gives the Terps their fourth straight midweek win#DirtyTerps
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) March 21, 2023

By The Numbers

1: Logan Ott took the mound for his first start of 2023.
1: Devin Russell recorded his first career start behind the dish for the Terps.
2: The number of triples recorded by Bobby Zmarzlak this season.
4: Midweek wins for Maryland so far this season after Tuesday's win
5: With today's three-run blast Matt Woods now has five home runs in his last six games.
8: Number of consecutive games with a hit for Matt Woods after recording a hit on Tuesday.
19: Number of consecutive games with a hit for Lorusso.
20: After drawing a walk in the bottom of the fifth inning Kevin Keister has now reached base safely in all 20 games this season
32: Number of RBI for Nick Lorusso this season, leading the team in the category

Up Next

The Terps begin a three-game series with Central Florida on Friday, March 24 in Orlando. All three games will be available on ESPN+ and the Maryland Baseball Network.