Box Score EMMITSBURG, MD – Maryland baseball scored all six of its runs in the final three innings to secure a comeback win, 6-4, over Mount St. Mary's on Tuesday at E.T. Straw Family Stadium. The Terps picked up their seventh win in eight games.
Maryland (13-4) took its first lead of the game in the top of the ninth inning.
Brayden Martin scored the go-ahead run to make it 5-4 and
Kevin Keister drove home
Eddie Hacopian shortly after for insurance.
Mount St. Mary's (1-11) had one final chance to tie the game or take the lead, but Alex Walsh retired the side with two strikeouts and picked up his first collegiate save of his career.
The Terps' freshmen outfielders pieced together solid outings. Jordan Crosland notched his first career multi-hit game, going 2-for-3 with two singles and two runs. Martin was inserted as the leadoff hitter and recorded two hits, an RBI and a run.
Ryan Van Buren earned the starting nod and had a quality day on the mound. He went five innings and struck out one batter. He only allowed one run on four hits. Omar Melendez entered the game and pitched three innings while striking out two batters. He earned his first win of the season.
Eddie Hacopian drove in two runs and Sam Hojnar and Kevin Keister knocked home the others.
This was the second time the two teams played this season. Maryland defeated Mount St. Mary's, 14-3, in its home opener.
Breaking Down The Action
- The Terps loaded the bases with one out in the top of the first, but the Mountaineers got out of the jam without surrendering a run.
- Scott Seeker got the Mountaineers on the board first with a solo home run to right field. They entered the second inning with an early 1-0 lead.
- The Terps held the Mountaineers scoreless for the next four innings, but couldn't get anything going on offense. They made several flashy defensive plays, including a few double plays and Devin Russell caught a runner stealing.
- Tyler Long allowed Mount St. Mary's to take a 2-0 lead after he homered to right field.
- Brayden Martin drove home Maryland's first run of the game with a single to center field. Eddie Hacopian drove home the game-tying run. The score was 2-2 entering the bottom of the seventh.
- Mount St. Mary's took a 4-2 lead in the seventh with a two-run single.
- Sam Hojnar hit an RBI single in the eighth to close the gap to 4-3.
- Jordan Crosland scored on a wild pitch and Martin scored on an error to take a 5-4 lead in the ninth. Keister singled to the left side to allow an insurance run to score.
- Alex Walsh retired the side with two strikeouts and picked up his first save of the season.
Swope's Take
"We just kind of hit a wall there early on. ...This was a big game for [Mount St. Mary's]," head coach
Matt Swope said. "They haven't had things necessarily go their way so far this season. The longer you let teams hang around or the longer that you let them get momentum you're putting yourself in trouble. But it doesn't really matter at the end of the day, good teams find a way to win."
From The Guys
"We're rolling on a heat streak a little bit, a lot of good outings in a row,"
Ryan Van Buren said. "Me and Jimmy [Jackson] are pretty confident in my stuff and what we're capable of doing out there right now."
Numbers To Know
- 1: Jordan Crosland notched his first career game with multiple hits.
- 1: Alex Walsh picked up his career save.
- 1: Omar Melendez picked up his first win of the season and first as a Terp.
- 3: Brayden Martin had his third career multi-hit game.
- 7: The Terps have won seven of their last eight games.
- 9: Kevin Keister has hits in nine of his last 10 games.
- 20: Maryland has outscored Mount St. Mary's 20-7 in its two games this season.
Up Next
- Maryland is back in action at Portland for a three-game series. The first game is on March 15 at 9 pm and will be streamed on ESPN+ and Maryland Baseball Network.
