Maryland (25-16) at James Madison (24-15)
April 23, 2024
Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park
6:00 p.m.
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COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The Maryland baseball team completes its 10-game road stretch as it travels to Harrisonburg, Virginia to take on the James Madison Dukes. This is the second match-up between the Terrapins and the Dukes this season, with the Terps winning the previous game at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium 9-5 back on March 19. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and air on the Maryland Baseball Network.
Where We Are
- Maryland (25-16) is coming off a 2-2 week, taking it's midweek game against Delaware 11-10 and losing its weekend series against conference foe Nebraska.
- The Terps fell in the first game of the series 6-3 in game one. The Terps took an early 3-2 lead in the top of the fourth, but Nebraska would score four runs in the bottom of inning to take the three run lead. Neither offense would score the rest of the game as both pitching staffs held them quiet over the next five innings.
- The Terps evened the series with an 11-2 victory on Saturday. Eddie Hacopian led off the action with a lead-off home run and a 2-run single by Jacob Orr gave the Terps a 3-0 lead. Home runs by Elijah Lambros and Sam Hojnar highlighted a five run sixth inning to lead the Terps to the win.
- Nebraska would take the rubber match of the series, as the Terps could not overcome some early game mistakes in the loss on Sunday.
Series History
- The Terps and the Dukes have met on 71 occasions in the all-time series, with the match-up tied at a record of 35-35-1. The last meeting between the two teams came earlier this season, with the Terps taking a 9-5 win on March 19 at home behind a five-run eighth inning.
About The Dukes
- James Madison (24-15) is coming off a series sweep over Georgia Southern. The Dukes offense overpowered the Eagles, outscoring them 32-11 over the three-game series. The Dukes took game one by a score of 15-6, with the highlight being a seven run eighth inning where they batted around. James Madison would take game two 9-1, behind a four homer game for the team and seven shutout innings from Donovan Burke.
- James Madison secured the series sweep with an 8-4 win on Sunday, with the offense keyed by three-run innings in the first and seventh innings in the victory.
- Fenwick Trimble leads the Dukes in multiple offensive categories, as the junior leads the team in batting average (.359), hits (56), and RBI (38). Jason Schiavone leads James Madison in home runs this season with 13.
- On the pitching side, Donovan Burke leads James Madison in wins, as the left-hander has a 4-0 record on the campaign. Griffin Madden leads the Dukes in ERA on the season, coming into the week with a 0.00 ERA in 2024.
Steady Eddie
- Junior Eddie Hacopian has seen his average increase in the last couple of weeks. Hacopian's average sits at .392, which is the fourth best average in the Big Ten. Hacopian's batting average also ranks in the top 50 in the nation this season, while his 62 hits on the year are tied for the 23rd-most in Division I and tied for third in the Big Ten.
- Hacopian has hits in 21 of his last 23 games, where he has a batting average of .421 with six homers, 17 RBI, with an on base percentage of .495.
- Hacopian had a hitting streak of 11 games snapped in the first game of their series against Nebraska over the weekend. The 11-game hitting streaked tied the longest for a Terrapin this season, with Elijah Lambros having an 11-game hitting streak earlier this season.
- In addition to his high average, Hacopian gets on base at a high clip as well. The junior infielder has an on base percentage of .490 which is the sixth-best in the conference, as evident by his 28 walks to only 23 strikeouts on the season.
Eddie Hacopian has been swinging a hot bat of late for the Terps. The junior has hits in 21 of his last 23 games, where he is hitting for a .421 average with six homers and 17 RBI.
The Cardiac Terps
- A moniker bestowed to the team this season for its late game rallies. The Terrapins have won 11 games in their final at bats:
- 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 13 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 on April 7 with a walk-off single to give them a 6-5 win. 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.
Agent zero
- One of the bright spots in the bullpen for the Terps has been Longwood transfer Logan Berrier. The redshirt senior has a 7-1 record with two saves, a 2.70 ERA, 27 strikeouts, in 30 innings across 13 appearances.
- Berrier's seven wins on the season are tied for the sixth-most in Division I and are tied for the most in the Big Ten.
- Berrier began the season with a 7-0 record, becoming the first Terps pitcher to start a season with a record of 7-0 or better since Kansas City Royals prospect Ryan Ramsey began the 2022 season with a 10-0 record.
Logan Berrier has had a strong start to his Terrapins career. The righty leads the team with a 7-1 record and has a 2.70 ERA. Berrier's seven wins are tied for the sixth-most in Division I this season.
You Only Need One
- A team with a penchant for the dramatic, the Terrapins currently hold a 11-3 record this season in one-run games.
- The Terps added their fourth walk-off win on Sunday in a 6-5 win over Indiana. This 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.
Walk It Out
- As a team, the Terrapins have walked a total of 204 times to begin the season. Their 204 walks currently rank as the fourth-most in the Big Ten.
- Five Terps rank in the top 20 in the Big Ten in walks this year, with junior Eddie Hacopian tied for seventh in the conference with 28. Next is senior and team captain Kevin Keister, whose 24 walks on the year rank as the 13th-most in the Big Ten. The trio of Chris Hacopian, Brayden Martin, and Jacob Orr close out the list, as each player is tied for the 17th-most walks in the conference with 22 on the year.
Freshman
Chris Hacopian is one of five Terps who rank in the top 20 of the conference in walks on the campaign. The infielder currently has 22 walks on the year which is tied for the 17th-most in the Big Ten.
