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Meade Johnson
2
Maryland UMD 22-12
4
Winner UMBC UMBC 11-15
Maryland UMD
22-12
2
Final
4
UMBC UMBC
11-15
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Maryland UMD 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
UMBC UMBC 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 X 4 8 0

W: Craig (1-2) L: Johnson, Meade (0-2) S: Downs (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Terps Edged By UMBC, 4-2

CATONSVILLE, MD – Maryland baseball suffered a narrow 4-2 loss to UMBC at Alumni Field on Wednesday. 

The Terps (22-12) received strong pitching from Meade Johnson and Omar Melendez, but weren't able to muster enough offense. Johnson, who drew the start for Maryland, pitched four hitless and scoreless innings before allowing three runs in the fifth. Melendez replaced and struck out four in his two innings of work. 

The Terps scored two runs in the fourth inning as Sam Hojnar and Kevin Keister each drove in runs with RBI singles. Eddie Hacopian had two hits while Brayden Martin and Chris Hacopian had the other hits for Maryland. 

UMBC improved to 11-15 overall. The Terps had won 15 consecutive games vs. UMBC. Last week, the Terps rallied in the bottom of the ninth to beat UMBC, 13-12, in College Park. 


Coach Swope's Thoughts
"Today was a tough one for us, but you have to give credit to UMBC. I thought our pitching put us in a position to come out with a win today, but we just couldn't get anything going offensively. Meade pitched well early on for us, and then Omar and Nate did a great job out of the pen to keep this one close. We get back into conference play this weekend and we'll look to get back on track against Northwestern."

Breaking Down The Action
  • The teams were scoreless through three innings as neither team had a hit through the first three frames. 
  • The Terps broke through in the fourth inning as Hojnar's dribbler single in front of home plate allowed Martin to score to break the seal on the game. After a stolen base, Hojnar came around to score on a Keister single, making the score 2-0.
  • Johnson didn't allow a hit until the fifth inning when Luke Trythall smacked a homer to lead off the inning. UMBC added two more runs on a double by Matthew Best to left field, putting the Retrievers in front, 3-2. 
  • The Terps threatened in the top of the eighth with Martin and Eddie Hacopian singles, but UMBC escaped without a run scoring. 
  • UMBC added an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth on a fielder's choice to make it 4-2.
Numbers To Know 
  • 4: Meade Johnson didn't allow a hit or run for the first four innings in the start. 
  • 38: Eddie Hacopian recorded the 38th multi-hit game in his Maryland career and 15th this season. 

Up Next
  • Maryland is back in action for a series at Northwestern. Game one is on April 12 and the first pitch is at 4 pm ET. The game will be streamed on Big Ten Plus and Maryland Baseball Network. 
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