COLLEGE PARK, MD – No. 23 Maryland (32-16, 12-5 B1G) fell to Nebraska (25-18-1, 10-7 B1G) in a 12-10 slugfest at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium in College Park on Saturday afternoon. The loss snapped a season-high nine-game winning streak for the Terps, who were looking to tie their longest winning streak since 2015 at 10 games.
Saturday was a home run derby for both teams from the start, with both teams hitting four each through the first five innings of the game. Griffin Everitt made a loud entrance in the top of the first inning with a grand slam for Nebraska.
Maryland, down 5-0 after the first, got two-back in the bottom-half of the inning after a two-run homer from Matt Shaw. Shaw hit his 20th of the season in the bottom of the second as he and Kevin Keister each hit solo home runs in the inning.
Shaw became the first player in program history with two 20-homer seasons as a Terp, recording just the fourth 20-homer season in franchise history, three of which have happened since 2022. He had a three-hit afternoon, the eighth time he's done that this season, and with three runs scored, it's the eighth-straight game he's scored more than two runs.
Adding on to his historic career, Shaw drove in three RBI on the day, the eighth time he's done that this season. He now has 151 career RBI, six away from breaking Scott Patterson's program record of 156 RBI.
Maryland cut the lead to 9-7 in the bottom of the fifth after Nebraska answered with two home runs in the top of the inning. Nick Lorusso continued his impressive season with a three-run homer, his 18th of the year. It gave him 76 RBI this season, which now leads the country.
Luke Shliger, who continues to be one of the more prolific run scorers in program history, scored three runs on Saturday, the 11th time he's scored three or more runs this season. He now has 76 runs scored overall which now leads the nation.
Breaking Down The Action
- Nebraska took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning after Matthews scored off an error.
- Everitt broke open the score early for the Cornhuskers with a first inning grand slam as Nebraska went up 5-0.
- Shaw hit a two-run homer to center field, cutting Nebraska's lead to 5-2 in the bottom of the first inning.
- Keister and Shaw both hit solo homers in the bottom of the second inning as Maryland cut into Nebraska's lead further at 5-4.
- Anderson and Swansen answered for Nebraska with a pair of solo homers in the top of the third inning for a 7-4 Cornhuskers lead.
- A third home run for Nebraska, a two-run shot off the bat of Cervantes, extended its lead to 9-4.
- Lorusso connected on a three-run homer to center field for Maryland in the bottom of the fifth inning as the Terps cut Nebraska's lead to 9-7.
- Caron was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the top of the sixth inning as Nebraska's lead increased to 10-7.
- A bases-loaded walk to Evans added to Nebraska's lead at 11-7 in the sixth. Cervantes added a third run in the inning off an RBI sacrifice fly for a 12-7 Nebraska lead.
- Keister scored for Maryland on a passed ball in the bottom of the sixth inning, making it a 12-8 game. Shliger followed, scoring on a wild pitch to make it a 12-9 game.
- Lambros singled home Hacopian for Maryland to make it a 12-10 game in the bottom of the ninth inning.
By The Numbers
- 5: Number of games with at least three runs scored this season for Shaw
- 8: Number of games with three or more hits for Shaw this season
- 8: Consecutive games with at least two runs scored for Shaw
- 8: Number of games with 3+ RBI for Shaw this season
- 11: Number of times Shliger has scored three or more runs for Maryland this season
- 18: Home runs this season for Lorusso, continuing to build upon his career-high
- 20: Home runs this season for Shaw, the fourth 20-homer season in Maryland history and second-straight for the junior
- 49: Career home runs as a Terp for Shaw
- 76: RBI this season for Lorusso which now leads the nation
- 76: Runs scored this season for Shliger which leads the nation
- 146: Career RBI for Lorusso, now alone in third place all-time in Maryland history
- 151: Career RBI for Shaw, five behind the program record
- 172: Career runs scored for Shliger, second all-time in Maryland history
Up Next
- The Terps and Nebraska conclude their series at 1 p.m. Sunday. The game will be broadcast on B1G+ and the Maryland Baseball Network.
