WINSTON-SALEM, NC – Maryland baseball defeated Princeton in both of their matchups, winning the latter game, 10-7, at David F. Couch Ballpark on Saturday. The Terps improved 5-4 overall heading into its second game of the day, where it will play No. 12 Wake Forest.  

Princeton (0-7) took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first, but Maryland went on to score six of the game's next seven runs. The Terps then scored four runs in the eighth to put the game away, including an Eddie Hacopian solo home run. It was his 18th career home run and his first of the season. The Terps were led offensively by Aden Hill, Alex Calarco and Colin Gibbs, who recorded multiple hits and RBIs.

Hill went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. The VCU transfer has seven RBIs in his last two games. He drove in his runs today on two separate RBI singles. Calarco continued his dominance, going 2-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs. He now has 24 RBIs through nine games, ranking first in the NCAA. Calarco also has at least one RBI in eight of nine games for the Terps this season. 

In his first career start, freshman Colin Gibbs went 3-for-4 with three RBIs for his first multi-hit game. Elijah Lambros added two RBIs, and Liam Willson notched one as another standouts.   

Omar Melendez made his second start on the mound this season. He pitched six innings, striking out five batters and surrendering three runs. Melendez earned his sixth career win for the Terps and his first of the 2025 season. 

Jack Wren took the mound in the seventh. He pitched two innings, striking out three batters and surrendering just one run. Ryan Bailey made his second appearance of the season but surrendered three runs in the bottom of the ninth. Andrew Johnson came on in the ninth with one out, striking out back-to-back batters to secure the win and earn the save.


Breaking Down The Action

• Princeton took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first with an RBI single. 
• The Terps tied the game at one apiece in the top of the second. Colin Gibbs, in his first career start, drove in a run with an RBI single to center field. 
• Aden Hill and Elijah Lambros each pitched in with two out RBI singles, and the Terps took a 3-1 lead in the third. 
• The Tigers got a run back in the bottom of the inning, trailing 3-2. 
• In the fourth, the Terps scored three runs. Calarco got the scoring started in the frame with a 2-run single. Hill brought the final run in the inning home on his second RBI single of the game.
• Princeton got one run in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI single.
• The Terps scored four insurance runs in the top of the eighth. The first came home on Eddie Hacopian's first home run of the 2025 season. The Terps would later load the bases, with a run scoring on a hit by pitch. The third run scored on a fielder's choice before an RBI single by Gibbs.
• Princeton scored one run in the bottom of the inning with an RBI double. The Terps led 10-4. 
• The Tigers scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth. With two outs, Andrew Johnson came on and got the final two outs on a pair of strikeouts to secure the win.

Numbers To Know

• 1: Gibbs earned his first career start. 
• 1: Gibbs recorded his first career multi-hit game. 
• 6: Melendez earned his sixth career win as a Terp. 
• 7: Hill has seven RBIs in his last two games. 
• 8: Calarco has an RBI in eight of Maryland's first nine games.
• 5: Lambros has five walks in his last two games. 
• 14: Hill has 14 multi-RBI games in his career. 
• 18: Hacopian hit his 18th career home run and his first of the season. 
• 20: The Terps have launched 20 home runs over the nine games this season.
• 22: Hill has 22 multi-hit games in his career, including three as a Terp.
• 24: Calarco leads the Terps with 24 RBIs through eight games, ranking first in the NCAA. 
• 29: Calarco now has 29 multi-hit games in his career.

Up Next

• Maryland will play No. 12 Wake Forest at 3 p.m. today. The game will be streamed on the ACC Network on ESPN.