Huskers Snag Game One From Terps, 6-3

Box Score LINCOLN, NE – Maryland baseball lost game one to Nebraska, 6-3, at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park on Friday. The game featured four lead changes through the first four innings.

Maryland (24-15, 5-8 B1G) scored first in the third inning as Chris Hacopian hit his team-leading ninth home run of the season. It was a solo homer and a back-and-forth affair ensued. But Nebraska (24-11, 7-3 B1G) scored four runs in the fourth to lead 6-3.

Freshman Michael Iannazzo recorded back-to-back games with an RBI for the first time in his career. Jacob Orr dove in the other run with an RBI single. Brayden Martin went 2-for-3 with a run as the only Terp with multiple hits.

Logan Koester started on the mound and went four innings with three strikeouts. Trystan Sarcone and Andrew Johnson came out of the bullpen and collaborated to pitch the remaining four scoreless innings. Sarcone struck out three, while Johnson struck out five to tie his career high.

E7| @andrewj2103 K's three straight in the bottom of the seventh

Terps 3
Neb 6#DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/U1X1qFgHk1
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 20, 2024

For Nebraska, Brett Sears pitched seven innings and struck out eight batters. Cayden Brumbaugh finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs and Ben Columbus went 3-for-3 with a home run.

T3| The power is on full display from Chris Hacopian

Terps 1
Neb 0#DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/5GDXxvlFaa
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 19, 2024

Breaking Down The Action

Chris Hacopian hit a solo home run in the top of the third inning and the Terps jumped out to an early 1-0 lead.
Nebraska took a 2-1 advantage in the bottom of the inning. Joshua Overbeek hit a solo home run and the Huskers scored another run on a balk.
Maryland took its lead back in the fourth, 3-2. Jacob Orr brought home Brayden Martin with his RBI single and Michael Iannazzo brought home Orr with an RBI double.
Ben Columbus ripped a solo home run in the bottom of the inning to tie the game. The Huskers added separate RBI doubles and regained its lead, 6-3.

Coach Swope's Thought
"I thought we did a pretty good job competing early on, obviously put some runs up there and got into some situations. I think the tough situation was getting picked at second base. I think that was our last chance to punch back, but I think overall it was a pretty good game. We could have played a little better defense. It's going to be the small things, the tiny details in games like that are going to put the team in position to win."

Numbers To Know

2: Freshman Michael Iannazzo recorded back-to-back games with an RBI for the first time in his career.
5: Andrew Johnson tied his career-high with five strikeouts.
9: Chris Hacopian hit his team-leading ninth home run of his freshman season in the game.
10: Brayden Martin recorded multiple hits for the 10th time in his freshman campaign.

Up Next

Maryland is back in action for game two against Nebraska tomorrow, April 20. The first pitch is at 3:02 pm ET and the game will be streamed on Big Ten Plus and Maryland Baseball Network.

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Players Mentioned

#5 Andrew Johnson: LHP; 6' 0"; Junior

#1 Jacob Orr: INF; 5' 9"; Junior

#13 Logan Koester: RHP; 6' 4"; Redshirt Senior

#14 Trystan Sarcone: LHP; 6' 1"; Graduate Student

#28 Michael Iannazzo: INF; 6' 0"; Freshman

#31 Brayden Martin: UTL; 5' 10"; Freshman

#10 Chris Hacopian: UTL; 6' 1"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#5 Andrew Johnson
: 6' 0"; Junior
: LHP

#1 Jacob Orr
: 5' 9"; Junior
: INF

#13 Logan Koester
: 6' 4"; Redshirt Senior
: RHP

#14 Trystan Sarcone
: 6' 1"; Graduate Student
: LHP

#28 Michael Iannazzo
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: INF

#31 Brayden Martin
: 5' 10"; Freshman
: UTL

#10 Chris Hacopian
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: UTL