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Chris Hacopian
6
Winner Maryland UMD 26-16
4
James Madison JMU 24-16
Winner
Maryland UMD
26-16
6
Final
4
James Madison JMU
24-16
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Maryland UMD 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 6 9 0
James Madison JMU 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 1

W: Lippman, Kenny (2-3) L: Madden, Griffin (0-1) S: Berrier, Logan (3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Terps Sweep James Madison In Season Series With 6-4 Win

HARRISONBURG, VA – Maryland baseball swept James Madison in its season series with its 6-4 win at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park on Tuesday. The Terps previously defeated the Dukes, 9-5, at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium on March 19.

Maryland (26-16) earned its 15th comeback win of the season as it manufactured four runs in the top of the fifth inning. The inning was highlighted by Michael Iannazzo's first career home run. The freshman launched a three-run shot to right field to give the Terps its 6-4 lead.  

James Madison (24-16), ranked No. 23 in RPI, went scoreless for the remaining five innings as Kenny Lippman and Logan Berrier came out of the bullpen and supplied dominant outings. Berrier went the final three innings with three strikeouts and earned his third save of the season. He allowed just one hit. Lippman pitched 3.2 innings in relief and struck out four batters while giving up two hits and one run. He earned his second win of the year. The Terps now have seven three-inning saves on the season. 

Chris Hacopian was responsible for the other run in the fifth inning. He hit his team-leading 10th home run of his freshman season. He finished the night 3-for-4 and hit a home run in each game against the Dukes. 
  Sam Hojnar recorded an RBI single and a run. Jacob Orr registered multiple hits.  

The Terps picked up their 36th head-to-head win against the Dukes to lead the all-time series. Maryland also snapped James Madison's nine game home winnning streak. 
  Iannazzo On His First Career Home Run 
"I was just looking for a good pitch to hit. Got one, a sider down and in first pitch, something I like to hit. [I] put a pretty good swing on it. I think a lot of people were pretty surprised. I haven't really hit too many out at all in practice or anything. So, just definitely felt great when I got in there."

Swope's Take 
"It was just a good bounce back, I gave the guys credit after the game," head coach Matt Swope said. "The energy was great from our guys and we ended up having a big swing by Mikey right there and then Logan Berrier did a fantastic job coming in right there slamming the door." 

Breaking Down The Action
  • James Madison struck first in the opening inning, with an RBI double down the infield line to take an early 1-0 lead. 
  • The Terps responded in the third, scoring two runs from a fielding error and an RBI single from Sam Hojnar. 
  • An RBI double and wild pitch helped the Dukes regain the lead, 3-2, in the bottom frame of the third.
  • The Dukes added another run with an RBI double to left center in the fourth inning. 
  • Chris Hacopian and Michael Iannazzo both hit homers to lead the Dukes, 6-4, entering the bottom of the fifth inning. Iannazzo's was a three-run shot and the first of his career. 
  • Kenny Lippman and Logan Berrier combined for 6.2 innings of dominance. Lippman allowed just one run and Berrier went the remaining three innings while holding James Madison scoreless. 
Terps In The Record Books
  • Kevin Keister drew a walk and now has 107 in his career, tied with LaMonte Wade (2013-15) for fourth in program history. Keister broke a tie with Matt Swope (1999-2002). 
Numbers To Know 
  • 1: Michael Iannazzo hit his first career home run.
  • 2: Chris Hacopian has a home run in each game against the Dukes this season.  
  • 4: Kevin Keister is tied for fourth in program history with 107 walks. 
  • 4: Hacopian has four three-hit games in his career. 
  • 5: James Madison went scoreless for the remaining five innings. 
  • 5: Maryland has won five straight games at James Madison.
  • 7: Maryland has seven three-inning saves on the year. 
  • 9: Maryland broke James Madison's nine game home winning streak. 
  • 10: Hacopian hit his team-leading 10th home run of his freshman season.
  • 15: Maryland has 15 comeback wins this season. 
  • 18: Hacopian has 18 multi-hit games this season.
  • 24: Jacob Orr has 23 multi-hit games in his career.
  • 36: Maryland now leads in all-time head-to-head games against the Dukes with its thirty-sixth win.
Up Next
  • Maryland returns to Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium for its series against Illinois. Game one is on April 26 and the first pitch is at 5 pm. The game will be streamed on Big Ten Network and Maryland Baseball Network.
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