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Nick Dean at Ohio State
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Winner Maryland UMD 21-13, 6-2 B1G
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Ohio State OSU 17-17, 2-9 B1G
Winner
Maryland UMD
21-13, 6-2 B1G
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Final
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Ohio State OSU
17-17, 2-9 B1G
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Maryland UMD 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 8 0
Ohio State OSU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 9 0

W: Lippman, Kenny (2-0) L: Beidelschies, Landon (0-2) S: Falco Jr., David (5)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Terps Beat Ohio State, 3-2, To Clinch 18th Big Ten Series Win In Row

COLUMBUS, OH – Timely hitting, pitching and defense helped Maryland (21-13, 6-2 Big Ten) capture Game 2 of its series at Ohio State (17-17, 2-9 Big Ten) with a 3-2 victory at Bill Davis Stadium on Saturday. With the win, the Terps have now won 18 consecutive Big Ten conference series dating back to the 2021 season.  
 
With two outs in the top of the eighth, Ian Petrutz and Eddie Hacopian each recorded an RBI knock to break the 1-1 tie, proving to be the decisive blow in Maryland's sixth consecutive series win of 2023.
 
The Buckeyes manufactured several scoring chances, but Nick Dean, Kenny Lippman and David Falco Jr. dug deep on the mound to limit Ohio State to just two runs while leaving 10 Buckeyes on the basepaths. Dean held the Big Ten foe to one run while striking out five in 5.1 innings of work, while Lippman earned his second win while hurling 2.1 innings of one-run ball. Falco Jr. closed out his fifth save of the campaign by pitching 1.1 perfect innings.
 
In the first, Dean worked out of a jam with runners on the corners, striking out Marcus Ernst to end the threat. Two frames later, he worked around a leadoff double from Trey Lipsey, retiring the top of the order to strand the Buckeye at third. The 2022 Third Team All-Big Ten selection worked out of an even more dangerous situation in the bottom of the fourth, as Ohio State loaded the bases with nobody out. Dean induced an infield pop up to get the first out, then punched out Lipsey and Josh McAlister to preserve the shutout.
 
Zach Martin continued his hot streak to give the Terps some run support, taking Jonah Jenkins deep to right for a solo home run to put Maryland on the scoreboard first in the fifth inning. 

Ohio State knotted the game up at one apiece in the bottom of the sixth, as a bases-loaded walk set the Buckeyes up to take the lead. However, Lippman entered the game with the bases-loaded, one-out predicament and prevented further damage by getting the next two batters out to keep it a tie ballgame.
 
The Terps kept the score tied with timely defense in the seventh inning, as Jacob Orr, Matt Shaw and Shliger teamed up on a perfect relay to cut down Tyler Pettorini at the plate to not allow Ohio State to take its first lead.

After Maryland took the 3-1 advantage thanks to Petrutz and Hacopian, Ohio State got a run back on a solo home run, but Falco Jr. locked down the game by retiring the next four hitters to secure the one-run victory for the Terps.
 
At the plate, eight Terps recorded a hit, as Martin launched his second home run of the season and Luke Shliger extended his lengthy reached-base streak to 32 games, going 1-for-2 with a double and two walks.
 
Rob Vaughn's On Nick Dean's Performance

"Nick Dean had a gutty performance, that's what a senior is supposed to do. He [Nick Dean] is a superstar, I'm really proud of his toughness and what he gave us today."

Breaking Down The Action
  • Martin launched a solo shot in the top of the fifth inning to break the scoreless tie and give Maryland a 1-0 edge.
  • With the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth, McAlister drew an RBI walk to tie the game for the Buckeyes, 1-1.
  • Maryland plated two runs in the top of the eighth to put the Terps up 3-1, as Petrutz drove in the go-ahead single to drive in Kevin Keister and Hacopian added an insurance run with an RBI single.
  • Mitchell Okuley got a run back for the Buckeyes in the home half of the eighth, lining a solo shot to right to cut Maryland's lead to 3-2.
By The Numbers
  • 2: Martin hit his second home run of the season.
  • 5: Falco Jr. saved his fifth game of 2023, tied for second in the Big Ten.
  • 6: With the win, Maryland has now won six consecutive series.
  • 8: Eight different Terps recorded a base hit.
  • 9: Number of consecutive victories over the Buckeyes dating back to March 28, 2021.
  • 16: With his double and two walks, Shliger registered his 16th game of the season in which he's reached base three times or more.
  • 18: The Terps have now won 18 consecutive Big Ten series dating to the 2021 season. 
  • 20: Hacopian notched his 20th RBI of the year on a single in the eighth, becoming the eighth Terp to record 20 or more RBI this season.
  • 32: Shliger led off the game with a double, extending his reached-base streak to 32 games.
Up Next
  • The Terps wrap up the series in Columbus on Sunday at 11 a.m. The game will be on Big Ten Plus and the Maryland Baseball Network. 
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