No. 23 Maryland Terrapins (30-15, 11-4 B1G) vs. Delaware Blue Hens (21-23, 10-11 CAA)
May 3, 2023
Newark, DE
5:00 pm EDT
COLLEGE PARK, MD - Maryland baseball will complete a three-game season series with Delaware playing the Blue Hens on Tuesday, May 3 at 5 pm in Newark. Tuesday's game is available on FloBaseball with updates available via
@TerpsBaseball on Twitter.
THIS WEEK'S STORYLINES
The Matchup
- Maryland baseball will complete a three-game season series with Delaware playing the Blue Hens on Tuesday, May 3 at 5 pm in Newark. Tuesday's game is available on FloBaseball and the Maryland Baseball Network.
- Maryland meets Delaware for the 42nd matchup all-time and first since the Terps took a 13-11 victory in 11 innings at Bob Hannah Stadium.
- Delaware (21-23) comes into the week after dropping two-of-three games in a competitive CAA weekend series against William & Mary. Outfielder Andrew Amato led the way for the Blue Hens on Friday recording three hits and three RBI in a 6-3 victory over the Tribe on Friday night.
- The Blue Hens are led offensively by infielder Joey Loynd who currently leads the team in batting average (.368), hits (68), doubles (16) and RBI (56).
So Far This Season
- Maryland traveled to Bloomington, Indiana sweeping the Hoosiers in three dominant victories. The Terps outscored Indiana 43 to 12, amassing nine home runs and 50 hits across the three-game series.
- Maryland, claimed two-of-three against Purdue in College Park. Eddie Hacopian earned Big Ten Player of the Week after leading the team with six hits, two home runs, and five RBI in the series.
- The Terps won their 18th consecutive conference series dating back to 2021, taking two-of-three over Ohio State in Columbus. Pitching led the way for the Terps as Jason Savacool and Nick Dean remained staunch on the hill and Dave Falco earned two saves in consecutive appearances on Friday and Saturday.
- Maryland claimed it's fifth consecutive series win after taking two-of-three games over Rutgers in their Big Ten home opener. The Terps used quality outings from starters Jason Savacool and Nick Dean to edge out two tight victories on Friday (6-4) and Saturday (4-3).
- The Terps began conference play by taking two-of-three against No. 22 Iowa at Duane Banks Field. The series was highlighted by a back-and-forth battle on Friday that saw the Terps come back from a five-run deficit and Matt Shaw hit a 507 ft grand slam to re-claim the Terp lead.
- Maryland took two-of-three against UCF in Orlando, Fla for their final non-conference series of the year. The Terps dropped the Friday night matchup but scored 24 runs over the next two games and took the series with an 8-6 victory on Sunday.
- The Terps claimed two-of-three against UAlbany at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium. Nick Lorusso was a consistent force for the Terps at the plate, batting .455 with three doubles and five RBI over the weekend.
- Maryland claimed its first series sweep of the 2023 campaign, taking all three games against Maine. The series was highlighted by a 25-run explosion on Friday night that included back-to-back home runs from Nick Lorusso and Matt Shaw in both the first and third inning.
- Maryland claimed an 8-3 victory over Delaware in a midweek matchup. Ian Petrutz came away with his fifth home run in his first eight games while Elijah Lambros smashed a two-run blast for his third home run as a Terp.
- Maryland traveled to Oxford, Mississipi taking 1-of-3 against the then No. 4 Ole Miss Rebels in a weekend series. Ian Petrutz and Jason Savacool led the Terps to a Friday night victory as Petrutz went 3-for-4 with his second grand slam of the season, two runs scored and four RBI. Savacool was dynamite on the mound striking out nine Ole Miss hitters in seven innings of work, giving up just one earned run and two runs overall.
- The Terps opened 2023 with a series victory over South Florida in Tampa. The weekend was highlighted by three consecutive games with a grand slam for Maryland.
Season Highlights
- Matt Shaw broke the Terps all-time home run record, hitting his 44th bases-clearing blast against Georgetown on Wednesday April 26th at National Youth Academy. The record was previously held by Paul Schager who hit 43 at Maryland from 1984 to 1987.
- Shliger has continued where he left off in 2022 leading the Terps in OBP (.504), runs (70) and doubles (15), while sitting fourth in hits (56). The Danbury, Connecticut native currently sits No. 2 in the nation in runs, second only to Dylan Crews (71) from LSU.
- Senior Nick Lorusso is on pace for one of the best individual seasons in Maryland baseball history as he leads the team in hits (68), RBI (69), batting average (.368), while sitting second in home runs (16) and slugging percentage (.719).
- Lorusso is on pace to possibly break the single-season RBI record sitting just 14 away from Derek Hacopian's total of 83 from the 1992 season.
- The Terps have continued to be one of the best teams in the country when it comes to bases-clearing blasts, leading the Big Ten and sitting second nationally with 99 home runs.
- Overall five Terps, Elijah Lambros (13), Nick Lorusso (16), Ian Petrutz (11), Matt Shaw (18), and Luke Shliger (11) have hit 10-plus home runs so far this season.
Popular in the preseason
- Maryland entered the 2023 season as a consensus top-25 program and the No. 13 team in the country according to D1Baseball.
- Three Terps, Jason Savacool, Matt Shaw and Luke Shliger each earned preseason All-American honors. The trio received recognition from D1Baseball, Perfect Game and Collegiate Baseball News. Shaw was also named a preseason All-American by Baseball America.
- Juniors Luke Shliger (No. 1), Matt Shaw (No. 3) and Jason Savacool (No. 10) were each ranked in the Top-10 for their position by D1Baseball heading into the 2023 campaign.
- Maryland comes into 2023 fresh off winning its first-ever Big Ten Championship in 2022 and its first conference title in more than a half-century since the Terps won the ACC in 1971. Overall, it was Maryland's fifth conference crown.
- The Terps return 15 players from last year's squad including six All-Big Ten honorees (Jason Savacool, Nick Lorusso, Matt Shaw, Kevin Keister, Luke Shliger, and Nick Dean).
- Maryland welcomes incoming transfers Matt Woods (Bryant), Elijah Lambros (South Carolina), Tommy Kane (Rowan), Eddie Hacopian (Cypress College) and Nate Haberthier (Ohio State), who have all made an immediate impact in College Park this season.
Meet the Coaches
- Sixth-year Head Coach Rob Vaughn returns as skipper after last season's Big Ten Championship and receiving conference Coach of the Year honors. Vaughn is a career 171-111 (.606) as the Head Coach of the Terps.
- Matt Swope and Anthony Papio return to the bench this year for Maryland, they bring a wealth of experience to the dugout as both Terrapin baseball alumni and veteran coaches on staff.
- Mike Morrison returns as assistant for his second season with the Terps. Morrison joined the staff from Coastal Carolina, where won a national championship as a player in 2016 and spent two years as Director of Player Development and Scouting of the Chanticleers, as well as interim pitching coach.
- Former Maryland baseball player Tommy Gardiner is back with the staff and serves as Director of Player Development after spending four seasons playing under Vaughn, Swope, and Papio.
Fan Information
- Tuesday's game will be streamed on FloBaseball.
- Streaming links are available on umterps.com.
- You can listen live to the Terps on Maryland Baseball Network by clicking here.
- You can follow the Terps via social media using the handle @TerpsBaseball on Instagram and Twitter.
