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Matt Shaw Home Run Record
16
Winner Maryland UMD 27-15
3
Georgetown GU 23-19
Winner
Maryland UMD
27-15
16
Final
3
Georgetown GU
23-19
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Maryland UMD 0 0 6 0 0 9 1 16 10 0
Georgetown GU 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 7 3

W: Kane, Tommy (2-0) L: Collin Garner (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Shaw Breaks Home Run Record, Powers Terps, 16-3, Over Georgetown

WASHINGTON D.C. – On the back of Matt Shaw's record-breaking home run, Maryland baseball (27-15) mashed a season-best seven dingers to power its way to a 16-3 run-rule victory over Georgetown (23-19) in the rubber match of the season series Wednesday night at the Washington Nationals Youth Academy. 
 
During a six-run outburst in the third inning, Shaw hit the 44th home run of his collegiate career to break Paul Schager's Maryland program record for most career home runs. His blast was part of an offensive onslaught that saw the Terps record the most home runs by the team since reaching that total in a 2021 NCAA Regional matchup against Norfolk State.
 
Other stalwarts at the dish included Kevin Keister, who had his second consecutive multi-homer outing, opening the scoring with a solo shot in the third inning and launching the team's ninth grand slam of 2023 as a part of a nine-run sixth frame. He finished the game 2-for-3 with five RBI, tying his season high set Tuesday night against UMBC.
 
In addition to Shaw's two-run home run in the third, the Terps mashed three more home runs in the frame, as Keister led off the frame with a solo home run while Matt Woods and Elijah Lambros hit back-to-back blasts to build the early advantage in Maryland's fourth consecutive victory.
 
Three innings later, the Terps hit a trio of homers to effectively seal the contest. Jacob Orr led off the inning with a solo round-tripper before Luke Shliger hit a home run in his second consecutive outing to put two more runs on the board.
 
All nine Maryland starters reached base, as Shliger extended his mammoth reached-base streak to 40 games with a hit by pitch in the second. Shaw also continued his 33-game reached-base run with the third-inning home run.
 
Ryan Van Buren (1-3) had a career-best performance to start for the Terps in his first win of 2023, as the Abington, PA native threw a career-high 4.0 innings and tied a career-high four strikeouts. He held the Georgetown bats at bay, allowing just two earned runs and working out of a fourth-inning jam to close his outing.
 
The bullpen held strong behind him as Tommy Kane and Andrew Johnson allowed just a single run in three innings of work while combining to strike out four Hoyas.
 
Breaking Down The Action
  • Keister's solo home run to lead off the third inning and Shaw's record-breaking blast put Maryland up 3-0. 
  • Woods and Lambros followed by hitting back-to-back jacks with a two-run and solo shot, respectively, to double the Terps' lead to 6-0.
  • Georgetown recorded its first run in the third inning, shortening Maryland's advantage to 6-1 on a bases-loaded balk.
  • The Hoyas got another run back in the fourth, making it a 6-2 contest with a Christian Ficca solo home run.
  • Owen Carapellotti cut into the Terps' lead further, as his solo home run for Georgetown in the fifth inning made it a 6-3 scoreline.
  • Maryland added insurance runs in the sixth inning, extending the 9-3 lead thanks to a leadoff home run from Jacob Orr and a two-run bomb from Shliger.
  • After loading the bases later in the sixth inning, Bobby Zmarzlak and Orr recorded consecutive RBI walks for an 11-3 Maryland cushion.
  • Keister cleared the bases with a grand slam, pushing Maryland's lead to 15-3.
  • Shaw crossed the plate on a double play for a 16-3 Maryland advantage in the top of the seventh.
 
By The Numbers
  • 4: Ian Petrutz drew a career-high four walks.
  • 6: Keister's two home runs in the contest gave him six home runs in 2023 and four in his last two contests.
  • 7: The Terps mashed seven home runs, the most this season and the most since recording that total against Norfolk State in a 2021 NCAA Regional contest on June 5, 2023.
  • 9: With Keister's sixth-inning grand slam, the Terps have recorded nine grand slams, inching closer to the NCAA record of 14 set by Arizona State in 2003.
  • 10: After recording five RBI, Keister has recorded 10 RBI in his last two games.
  • 11: Lambros hit his 11th home run of the campaign with his solo shot in the third frame.
  • 33: Shaw's reached-base streak hit 33 games after blasting a two-run homer in the third inning.
  • 40: Shliger extended his reached-base streak to 40 contests with a hit by pitch in the third inning.
  • 44: With his third-inning home run, Shaw set the Maryland program record for most career home runs, breaking his tie with Paul Schager.
 
Up Next
  • The Terps close out their road trip by venturing to Bloomginton, IN, where Maryland will square off in a weekend series against Indiana with the top spot in the Big Ten standings at stake. The series opens Friday with a 6 p.m. first pitch, and all three contests will be available on B1G+ and the Maryland Baseball Network.
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