Terps Rout Nebraska In Game Two, 11-2

Saturday, April 20

Lincoln, NE

3:02 PM

Maryland

25-15, 0

Nebraska

24-12, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Maryland	3	2	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	11	12	1
Nebraska	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	7	0

4/20/2024 4:00:00 PM | Baseball

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LINCOLN, NE – Maryland baseball took game two against Nebraska in dominant fashion, winning 11-2 at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park on Saturday. The Terps and Huskers are tied in the series with one win apiece.

Maryland (25-15, 6-8 B1G) got off to a hot start and continued to expand its lead as the game went on. Eddie Hacopian hit the Terps' second leadoff home run of the season. It was Hacopian's seventh homer of the season and he finished 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs.

Elijah Lambros and Sam Hojnar added long balls in the sixth inning to increase the Terps' lead to 11-1. Lambros' was a two-run shot and his fifth homer of the season. Hojnar's was a three-run homer and his ninth of the season.

T6| Watch it fly Sam Hojnar!

Terps 11
Neb 1#DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/CovGpGgeDq
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 20, 2024

Devin Russell (3-for-3), Chris Hacopian (2-for-4) and Jacob Orr (2-for-4) rounded out the Terps with multiple hits. It was Russell's first three-hit game of his career. Hacopian added two runs and an RBI. Orr supplied two RBIs and a run.

Omar Melendez started on the mound and pitched a season-high six innings to go along with a season-high six strikeouts. He allowed just two runs before Kenny Lippman entered the game and pitched the remaining three scoreless innings, picking up his first save of the season.

Nebraska (24-12, 7-4 B1G) scored its lone runs in the fourth and sixth innings. Ben Columbus hit a solo home run and a sacrifice fly.

T1| First Pitch Nuke

Terps 1
Neb 0#DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/ylT5NDNNgh
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 20, 2024

Swope's Take
"Omar just did enough working ahead and keeping them off balance all day," head coach Matt Swope said. He's a seasoned veteran. He has a lot of experience starting and he gave us the spark that we needed today. Just a really good complete team win overall versus a really good team to even the series and we'll see id we can take it tomorrow."

Breaking Down The Action

Lam-BOMB!!! 💣

Terps 8
Neb 1#DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/Bwl1SHqZh4
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 20, 2024

Eddie Hacopian opened the game with a leadoff home run in the first inning. The Terps proceeded to load the bases and Jacob Orr drove in two runs with a single to center field. Maryland jumped out to an early 3-0 lead.
Maryland added two more runs in the second inning to lead 5-0. Devin Russell scored on a wild pitch and Hacopian tagged up from third base on a flyout by his brother, Chris Hacopian.
The Terps added a run in the fourth to lead 6-0. Eddie Hacopian drove in Elijah Lambros with a groundout.
The Huskers got on the board in the bottom of the inning with a solo homer by Ben Columbus.
Elijah Lambros hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning to increase the lead to 8-1. Sam Hojnar followed with a three-run shot to capture a dominant 11-1 advantage.
The Huskers got a run back on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the inning. They trailed 11-2.

Numbers To Know

1: Jacob Orr recorded his first career game with three hits.
2: Maryland has two leadoff home runs this season.
5: Devin Russell has five multi-hit games in his career, including four this season.
6: Chris Hacopian drove home his brother Eddie Hacopian for the sixth time this season.
6: Omar Melendez struck out a season-high six batters.
10: It was Maryland's 10th game scoring ten or more runs.
13: Eddie Hacopian has 13 three-hit games in his Maryland career, including six this season.
15: Eddie Hacopian has 15 home runs in his career, including seven this season.
17: Chris Hacopian has 17 multi-hit games this season.
19: Elijah Lambros has 19 home runs in his career, including five this season.
19: Sam Hojnar has 18 home runs in his career, including nine this season.
23: Orr has 23 multi-hit games in his career.
43: Eddie Hacopian recorded the 43rd multi-hit game in his Maryland career, including 20 this season.
150: Kevin Keister made his 150th consecutive start as a Terp.

Up Next

Maryland is back in action for game three against Nebraska tomorrow, April 21. The first pitch is at 2:05 pm ET and the game will be streamed on Big Ten Plus and Maryland Baseball Network.