COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The Terrapins begin a seven-game road swing as they travel to Charlotte to take on the 49ers. The Terrapins are coming off their first series sweep of the 2024 campaign and a midweek win on Tuesday. All three games will be streamed on ESPN+ and air on the Maryland Baseball Network. *Due to inclement weather, the schedule has been adjusted. Game 1 on Friday, Mar 8 will begin at 3 PM. There will be a doubleheader on Sunday, March 10 with the first game of the doubleheader starting at 12 PM, followed by the second game which will begin 50 minutes after the conclusion of the first game and will be reduced to seven innings.*

Maryland secured its first series sweep of the 2024 campaign, taking all three from the visiting Bryant Bulldogs. The Terrapins won the series with a combined score of 26-10, and reached double-digit hits in all three games. Pitching led the Terps in the first two games of the series. Kenny Lippman worked six innings, allowing just three hits, no earned runs, and striking out nine batters. The nine strikeouts by Lippman on Friday were the most for the right-hander in his career at Maryland. Logan Koester led the Terps with a seven inning performance in game 2 of the series, equaling Lippman's three hits allowed and holding the Bulldogs scoreless. The Terps closed the weekend with the offense scoring 11 runs, thanks in part to 10 hits and nine walks by the offense. Logan Berrier threw 3.2 innings in relief, getting out of a bases-loaded jam in the third inning to keep the Terps in the game early on. The Terps used outstanding pitching performances by Ryan Van Buren and Omar Melendez in a close 3-2 win over Delaware on Tuesday. Kevin Keister went 3-4 and drove in two of Maryland's three runs in the game, while Jacob Orr knocked in the third on an RBI single.

The Terps and the 49ers have faced twice all-time, both coming during the 2021 NCAA Tournament. Charlotte took the first game of the regional 13-10 slug-fest on June 4, 2021. In the second meeting in the regional, The Terrapins eliminated the 49ers in a 2-1 victory on June 6, 2021. A walk-off single by Justin Vought in the bottom of the ninth secured the win for the Terps. Maryland's pitching only allowed five hits in the game as Ryan Ramsey and Elliot Zoellner combined to stifle the 49er offense

Charlotte (7-6) are coming off a weekend series where it took one of three from Old Dominion on the road. Charlotte took the first game of the first game of the series by a score of 4-2. The 49ers pitching staff held Old Dominion to just two hits in the win and struck out 17 batters in the game. The 49ers dropped the final two games of the weekend series 4-1 and 3-0. Charlotte faced Western Carolina during the midweek, and came away with a 5-2 win. Once again the pitching staff quieted opposing hitters, allowing just four hits in the game and struck out 18 batters. Thad Ector leads the team with a .378, while Carson Bayne is the team leader in home runs with three. Brandon Stalhman is the team leader with 11 RBI through 13 games this season, and is tied for second on the program with two homers. Tony Rossi leads Charlotte on the mound with a 1-0 record, 0.00 ERA, four saves, and 20 strikeouts and his holding opposing hitter to a .061 batting average. Rossi's four saves this year are tied for third-most in the country to this point in the season. As a staff, Charlotte pitchers are the third-most strikeouts in the country, coming into the series with 154.

• The Terrapins pitching staff has six saves to begin the season. That mark is tied for the most in the Big Ten and ranks in the top five nationally. The Terrapins had 19 saves during the 2023 season, but in their first 13 games only had two.
• Omar Melendez and Trystan Sarcone lead the team with two saves this season, while Duke McCarron and Nate Haberthier each have one.
• Four of the six saves this season have come with the pitcher going at least three or more innings. Both of Melendez's saves have been for three or more innings, with his second being a four inning save against Delaware on Mar. 5, 2023. This marks the second consecutive year that a Terrapins pitcher has had a four inning save, with Nate Haberthier picking up a four inning save in Maryland's 4-0 win over Albany on Mar. 19, 2023.
• Both McCarron and Sarcone each have a three inning save. McCarron's three inning save came in Maryland's 14-5 win over Georgetown on Feb. 27, while Sarcone's came in Maryland's 8-3 win over Bryant on March 1.

Omar Melendez is tied for the team lead with two saves this season. Both of his saves have been when throwing three or more innings, including his most recent save where he went four innings and struck out two batters.

• The Terrapins  are one of the more patient teams in college baseball, illustrated by a .424 on base percentage to begin the 2024 campaign. That mark ranks in the top two of the Big Ten, and in the top-60 nationally.
• As a team, the Terrapins have walked a total of 84 times to begin the season. Their 84 walks rank in the top-20 in the nation and lead the Big Ten.
• Three Terps rank in the top 10 in the Big Ten in walks to start the year, with junior Eddie Hacopian tied for the conference lead with 15. Kevin Keister is tied for fifth in the conference with 10 walks to begin the season along with junior Jacob Orr who also has 10 walks this year.

Eddie Hacopian leads the team and the Big Ten with 15 walks to start the season. Hacopian leads a group of three Terps who rank in the top-10 in the conference in walks.

• A couple Terrapins players began the season on streaks, one that is also a continuation from the 2023 season.
• Eddie Hacopian has reached base in all 13 games this season. Dating back to last season, Hacopian has reached base in 19 consecutive games. Elijah Lambros had his reached base streak of 14 consecutive games dating back to last season snapped in the Terrapins win over Delaware on Mar. 5. The longest on-base streak in program history was set by Luke Shliger, who reached base in 61 consecutive games.
• Lambros' hitting streak of 11 games was also snapped in the win over Delaware. During the streak, Lambros batted for a .326 average with three doubles, a triple, 10 RBI, and an on base percentage of .408. The longest hitting streak for the Terrapins was set a season ago by Nick Lorusso who had a hit in 31 consecutive games from Feb. 18 - April 14.

Elijah Lambros hit safely in 11 consecutive games, holding a .326 average and driving in 10 runs during the streak.

• Three Hacopians have donned the Maryland uniform. Currently brothers Eddie and Chris feature for the Terps in 2024. The one to get it all started was the patriarch of the family, Derek. Derek Hacopian was the ACC Player of the Year in 1992 for the Terrapins
• Derek Hacopian held the single-season record for home runs for a Terp with 22, which he set in 1992. That record stood for 30 years, before Chris "Bubba" Alleyne in 2022. Hacopian hit for the triple crown in 1992, also finishing that year with 83 RBI (2nd most all-time in program history) and a .492 batting average (3rd all-time).
• Eddie Hacopian made his debut for the Terps during the 2023 season. He finished his first year in College Park with a .328 batting average, eight home runs and 49 RBI. Eddie is currently first on the team with a .419 batting average and has 13 RBI through 12 games this season.
• Chris Hacopian rounds out the list, as the freshman made his debut for the Terps this season during the opening weekend series against Georgia Southern. Chris currently tied for second on the team with two home runs through eight games in 2024, and has the fourth-most RBI on the team with 11.
• Chris has driven in Eddie to score on multiple occasions. To this point in the season, Chris has driven in Eddie four times to score.

Chris Hacopian has joined his brother Eddie Hacopian and his father Derek Hacopian as all three have donned a Terps jersey at The Bob. The freshman is currently tied for second-most in home runs and is tied for fourth on the team in RBI.