Box Score PORTLAND, OR – Maryland baseball was defeated by Portland, 5-3, on Friday at Joe Etzel Field. The game was the first of a three-game series between the two schools.
Maryland (13-5) was held scoreless until the seventh inning.
Chris Hacopian scored on a passed ball and
Kevin Keister brought
Sam Hojnar home with a sacrifice fly in the inning. The Terps added one final run in the eighth inning off an RBI double from
Eddie Hacopian.
Chris Hacopian went 2-for-4 in the game.
Devin Russell and Hojnar had the other hits for the Terps.
Andrew Johnson entered the game as a relief pitcher and provided three hitless, scoreless innings. He added two strikeouts. Kenny Lippman started on the mound for the Terps and pitched five innings. He allowed six hits and struck out three batters.
Portland (10-5) jumped out to an early lead and held on for the remainder of the game. Nick Brink pitched seven innings and struck out 11 batters. Zach Toglia notched two doubles and four RBIs.
Breaking Down The Action
- Portland scored first in the bottom of the first with an RBI single. The Pilots had runners on first and second and a double cleared the bases to make it a 3-0 Portland lead.
- The Pilots took a 5-0 lead in the third after Zach Toglia hit his second two-RBI double of the game. He was responsible for four of his team's runs.
- Chris Hacopian scored from third in the seventh inning on a passed ball. Kevin Keister then hit a sacrifice fly to center field, allowing Sam Hojnar to tag up and score. The Terps trailed 5-2.
- An error in the outfield allowed Brayden Martin to score from first base and Maryland trailed 5-3 heading into the bottom of the eighth.
- Andrew Johnson pitched three hitless innings, but the Terps couldn't match the pilots in the ninth inning.
Swope's Take
"Can't say enough about AJ (
Andrew Johnson)," head coach
Matt Swope said. "His last two outings have been lights out and like I said, I told these guys there are going to be a lot of different lineups, a lot of different guys out on the mound, so whoever seizes our opportunity, you just got to take advantage of it and that's what Andrew is doing right now. He definitely kept us in the game."
Numbers To Know
- 0: Andrew Johnson pitched the final three innings without allowing a score or a hit.
- 2: Johnson struck out his first batter of the season. He finished the game with two strikeouts.
- 8: Chris Hacopian notched his eighth career game with multiple hits.
- 11: Hacopian has 11 hits over his last eight games.
- 21: Kenny Lippman has 21 strikeouts this season to lead the Terps.
- 22: Hacopian has 22 hits this season, which is second on the team behind his brother.
Up Next
- Maryland is back in action tomorrow, March 16 for game two of its series against Portland. First pitch is at 6 pm ET and the game will be streamed on ESPN+ and Maryland Baseball Network.
