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Bobby Zmarzlak Home Run vs. Purdue
10
Winner Purdue University PUR 19-18
8
Maryland UMD 23-15
Winner
Purdue University PUR
19-18
10
Final
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Maryland UMD
23-15
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Purdue University PUR 0 1 2 0 0 4 1 2 0 10 16 1
Maryland UMD 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 8 11 2

W: STEPHEN, Khal (5-2) L: Savacool, Jason (4-4) S: DANNELLEY, Jackson (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Late Maryland Comeback Falls Short In 10-8 Loss Against Purdue

COLLEGE PARK, MD – Maryland (23-15, 6-4 B1G) lost its weekend series opener against Purdue (19-18, 8-5 B1G), 10-8, on Friday night at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium in College Park. It's the first time that Maryland has lost the opening game of a Big Ten series this season.

The Terps fell into a 7-1 hole after Purdue scored four runs in the top of the sixth inning, a solo home run from Eddie Hacopian in the bottom-half cutting the score to 7-2, but after Purdue regained its six-run lead in the seventh, Maryland's offense woke up in a big way.

From six runs down, the Terps scored five runs in a rally that began when Matt Shaw was walked with the bases loaded, scoring Kevin Keister. Ian Petrutz followed with a two-run single, continuing his hot week, which cut the score to 8-5. 

Hacopian and Elijah Lambros delivered the last two big hits of the inning, a RBI double and single, respectively, which turned a game that looked out of reach to a one-run game headed to the eighth.

Purdue exploded offensively, recording 16 hits along with its 10 runs. Five players had multi-hit games, including three-hit games from Paul Toetz and Evan Albrecht. Toetz also scored three runs in the game. CJ Valdez had himself a game for the Boilermakers, a two-hit day and a team-high three RBI thanks to a two-run double and a RBI single.

Breaking Down The Action
  • Albrecht reached on a fielder's choice in the top of the second inning for Purdue, allowing a run to score for an early 1-0 lead.
  • Zmarzlak tied things up for Maryland in the bottom half of the second at 1-1 with a solo homer.
  • Bolton gave the Boilermakers the lead back at 2-1 with a solo homer in the top of the third. Parr added on to the lead in the third at 3-1 with a RBI single.
  • Valdez doubled home two in the top of the sixth to give Purdue a 5-1 lead.
  • Bolton's RBI groundout for the Boilermakers made the lead 6-1 in the sixth.
  • Purdue polished off a four-run sixth with a RBI single from Cornblum, making it 7-1 Boilermakers.
  • Hacopian hit a solo homer for the Terps in the bottom of the sixth inning to cut the lead to 7-2.
  • Valdez singled home a run for Purdue in the top of the seventh to make it 8-2.
  • Shaw walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning as Maryland cut the lead to 8-3.
  • Petrutz's two-run single later in the inning cut the deficit to 8-5, and a RBI double from Hacopian made it just 8-6, with Maryland still rallying.
  • Lambros made it an 8-7 game later in the seventh, driving in a run with a single to right-center.
  • Toetz gave Purdue some insurance in the eighth inning, driving home a run off a single to make it 9-7. Another RBI single in the eighth bumped the Boilermaker lead up to 10-7.
  • Petrutz cut the lead to 10-8 after doubling home Shaw in the bottom of the eighth.

By The Numbers
  • 3: Consecutive games with a homer for Hacopian following his sixth-inning solo shot on Friday

Up Next
  • The Terps continue their series against Purdue at 12 p.m. Saturday at The Bob. Saturday's game will be broadcast on B1G+ and the Maryland Baseball Network.
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