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Maryland Falls In Second Game At Northwestern

Box Score EVANSTON, IL Maryland baseball lost the second game of the series to Northwestern, 11-1, at Rocky Miller Park on Saturday. 

The Terps are now 22-14 overall and 4-7 in the Big Ten while Northwestern moved to 12-19 and 2-6 in the conference. 

Eddie Hacopian went 3-for-4 for the Terps to extend his hitting streak to nine games. He also has hits in 17 of his last 18 games with a .431 (31-of-72) average in those 18 games. 

In his first start of his collegiate career, Michael Iannazzo had his first extra-base hits with a pair of doubles and his first two-hit game as a Terp. Also, Riley DeCandido had his first college hit with a single in the ninth. 


Breaking Down The Action
  • Northwestern jumped out to a 1-0 lead as Preston Knott hit a lead-off home run in the bottom of the first.   
  • Lorenzo Rios' double scored Vince Bianchina in the second inning to put the Wildcats up 2-0. 
  • Northwestern added two more runs in the fourth inning as Rios doubled in a pair more to push the lead to 4-0. 
  • The Wildcats tallied seven runs in the fifth to take an 11-0 lead. 
  • Alex Calarco drove in Kevin Keister with a double in the top of the ninth to get the Terps on the scoreboard.

Numbers To Know 
  • 1: Freshman Michael Iannazzo had his first career start, starting at third base and hitting fifth. 
  • 1: Iannazzo had his first college extra-base hit with a double in the second inning. 
  • 1: Riley DeCandido singled in the ninth for his first college hit. 
  • 9: Eddie Hacopian now has a 9-game hitting streak and hits in 17 of his last 18 games. He's hitting .431 (31-for-72) over his last 18 games. 
  • 11: Eddie Hacopian has 11 three-hit games in his Maryland career, including four this season.
  • 40: Eddie Hacopian recorded the 40th multi-hit game in his Maryland career, including 17 this season.

Up Next
  • Maryland is back in action tomorrow for game three on April 14. The first pitch is at 2 pm ET. The game will be streamed on Big Ten Plus and Maryland Baseball Network. 
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Players Mentioned

Eddie Hacopian

#39 Eddie Hacopian

INF
6' 3"
Junior
Kevin Keister

#3 Kevin Keister

INF
5' 9"
Senior
Alex Calarco

#15 Alex Calarco

C/INF
6' 5"
Junior
Riley DeCandido

#18 Riley DeCandido

INF
6' 2"
Freshman
Michael Iannazzo

#28 Michael Iannazzo

INF
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Eddie Hacopian

#39 Eddie Hacopian

6' 3"
Junior
INF
Kevin Keister

#3 Kevin Keister

5' 9"
Senior
INF
Alex Calarco

#15 Alex Calarco

6' 5"
Junior
C/INF
Riley DeCandido

#18 Riley DeCandido

6' 2"
Freshman
INF
Michael Iannazzo

#28 Michael Iannazzo

6' 0"
Freshman
INF