COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Maryland continues its 10-game road swing with a trip to take on Delaware. This is the second match-up of the season between the Terrapins and the Blue Hens, with the Terps winning the previous meeting in a 3-2 pitcher's duel at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium back on March 5. The game will be streamed on FloSports and will air on the Maryland Baseball Network. The game will also be available in Maryland's Eastern Shore and on Delaware of the Delmarva Sports Network. 

Maryland (23-14) heads into this midweek game after dropping two of three games on the road against Northwestern. After leading most of game one, Maryland lost the lead late as the game went to extra innings. In the bottom of the tenth, Northwestern got a single to give them the walk-off win 6-5. Game two went differently for the Terps, as the Northwestern offense got off to a quick start as it took a 11-1 win. In game three of the series, The Terps got out to a 8-4 lead thanks in part to a pair of two-run home runs for Eddie Hacopian, the first two home run game of the career for the junior infielder. Northwestern would storm back, as they homered in three consecutive innings to tie the game at eight apiece. With the bases-loaded in the bottom of the ninth, freshman left-hander Evan Smith got the next three batters out to preserve the tie and send the game to extras for the second time in the weekend. Sam Hojnar clubbed his eighth home run of the season in the top of the tenth to put the Terps up one heading into the bottom half. Northwestern would make one more push to tie the game with two outs as second baseman Owen McElfatrick launched a pitch to the left center field fence. Elijah Lambros leaped at the wall to rob the home run to secure the one-run win for the Terps 9-8.

Maryland and Delaware have 43 meetings in the all-time series, with Maryland leading the series with a record of 27-15-1. This is the second game between the Terrapins and the Blue Hens this season, as they previously met on March 5 in a 3-2 win for the Terps. Team Captain Kevin Keister led the way with two RBI in the low-scoring win.

Delaware (18-16) comes into this game after dropping two of three to CAA conference foe Northeastern. It was a high-scoring affair all weeknd for both teams, as Northeastern would take the first two games of the series 12-8 and 10-9. In the series finale, Delaware would fall behind by a score of 4-3 through the first four innings. In the fifth and sixth innings, Delaware would score seven unanswered runs to take a 10-3 lead. Both teams would trade a run in the seventh, but big offensive innings came in the eighth as both teams combined for seven runs in the inning. Northeastern would add two more in the top of the ninth, but the comeback came up short as Delaware picked up a 14-10 win in the series finale. Jake Dunion comes into the week with the team lead in batting average, as the redshirt senior outfielder has a .382 average. Joey Loynd is the team leader in home runs (nine) and RBI (38) so far this season. On the mound, Anthony Gubitosi leads the team in ERA with a 3.72 ERA with 27 strikeouts through 19.1 innings. Ethan Shaub is the team leader in wins, coming into the week with a 3-2 record with 17 strikeouts in 27.1 innings on the season.

• A moniker bestowed to the team this season for its late game rallies. The Terrapins have won 11 games in their final at bats:
  • Sacrifice fly by Sam Hojnar in the ninth inning on opening day to give the Terps a 5-4 win over Georgia Southern (Feb. 16)
  • Three runs in the ninth inning to secure a 7-5 win over Texas A&M Corpus Christi (Feb. 23).
  • A three-run top of the ninth to come back on the road against Mount St. Mary's to win 6-4 (Mar. 12).
  • RBI double by Jacob Orr in the top of the ninth to even series against Portland with 9-8 win (Mar. 16).
  • Five-run bottom of the eighth to break 4-4 tie with James Madison (Mar. 19).
  • Brayden Martin walk-off single in 7-6 win over Michigan State (Mar. 22).
  • Three-run eighth inning to tie game and Brayden Martin tenth inning walk-off in 5-4 win over Michigan State (Mar. 24).
  • Five-run ninth inning to come back and defeat Michigan by a score of 11-9 (Mar. 29).
  • Walk-off two-run single from Sam Hojnar in a comeback 13-12 win over UMBC (Apr. 3).
  • Walk-off single by Kevin Keister to complete comeback win over Indiana 6-5 (Apr. 7).
  • Sam Hojnar opposite field home run in the tenth inning to help lead the Terps to a 9-8 win over Northwestern (Apr. 14)
• Maryland has outscored its opponents by a wide margin in late inning situations.
• In the eighth inning or later, The Terps are outscoring their opponents by a margin of 65-34.
• The late-inning dramatics don't stop there, with the Terps also having 14 comeback wins so far this season.
• The Terps have scored three or more runs in the eighth and ninth innings eight times this season. The most in the eighth inning came in their 14-3 win over Mount St. Mary's on February 20 when they scored six-runs in the eighth inning. Their second-most runs in either inning came in their most recent win over James Madison, where the Terrapins erupted for a five-run bottom of the eighth to break a 4-4 tie. The Terps had another five-run inning in their come from behind win over Michigan on Friday, Mar. 29. Four of the five runs scored in the Michigan comeback were also scored with two outs.

Kevin Keister came up big for the Terps with a walk-off single to give them a 6-5 win over Indiana back on April 7. This was the fourth walk-off for the Terps on the season, while also their 10th win in their final at-bat and 13th comeback win on the year.

• A team with a penchant for the dramatic, the Terrapins currently hold a 10-3 record this season in one-run games.
• The Terps added their fourth walk-off win on April 7 in a 6-5 win over Indiana. It was their second walk-off of the week, with the other coming in in their 13-12 win over UMBC on April 3. The other two walk-offs for the Terps came in their Big Ten opening series against Michigan State where they got wins of 7-6 on March 22 and 5-4 on March 24.
• The Terps have already eclipsed their win total in one-run games from last season, with them holding a record of 7-4 on such occasions in 2023.

The Terps have a penchant for winning close games. Brayden Martin has been a key force in those one-run games, as the freshman has two walk-offs on the year that have led to Terrapin wins.

• As a team, the Terrapins have walked a total of 193 times to begin the season. Their 193 walks rank in the top-40 in the nation and is the second-most in the Big Ten. 
• Three Terps rank in the top 15 in the Big Ten in walks this year, with junior Eddie Hacopian sitting at sixth in the conference with 27. Senior Kevin Keister is next, as the shortstop has 23 walks on the year which is the 12th-most in the conference. Following closely behind is freshman third baseman Chris Hacopian, whose 22 walks on the year are tied for 13th in the Big Ten

Eddie Hacopian leads a Terrapins' team that has walked a conference leading 193 times. Hacopian has walked 27 times in 2024, which ranks in the top ten in the conference