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Postgame Celebration After Road Ranked Win At Wake Forest
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Winner Maryland MARYLAND 6-4
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Wake Forest WF 9-2
Winner
Maryland MARYLAND
6-4
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Final
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Wake Forest WF
9-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Maryland MARYLAND 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 19 1
Wake Forest WF 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 13 3

W: Van Buren, Ryan (1-1) L: Josh Gunther (0-1) S: Johnson, Andrew (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Clutch Hitting Leads Terps Past No. 12 Wake Forest, 9-8

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – Maryland baseball used clutch hitting in the top of the ninth to score three runs and defeat No. 12 Wake Forest, 9-8, at David F. Couch Ballpark on Saturday. The Terps are now 6-4 overall, going 2-0 on the day with a win earlier today against Princeton. This was Matt Swope's first win over a ranked team as Maryland's head coach. 

The Terps out-hit the Deacons (9-2) 20-13 in the win. However, Jacob Orr plated the go-ahead run with an RBI single. He was one of three Terps to record RBI singles with two outs. The others were Alex Calarco and Hollis Porter. Andrew Johnson entered the game, recorded the final three outs, and picked up his third career save. This was his second save of the day, as he recorded one in 0.2 innings pitched in the Princeton game. 
  Orr led the Terps, going 4-for-6 with a double to go along with three RBIs and two runs. His first hit of the game, a two-RBI single to put the Terps on the board first, was his 100th career hit.  

Calarco extended his hitting streak to nine games. He went 4-for-6 with a double and two runs. He has recorded an RBI in nine of Maryland's first 10 games and leads the Terps with 25 RBIs, also ranking first in the NCAA.

Aden Hill continued hitting his stride. He went 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles while recording two RBIs and a run. The transfer from VCU has nine RBIs over his last three games. Brayden Martin also recorded multiple hits, going 2-for-3 with three walks.

Porter went 3-for-6 with two RBIs. He homered in the fourth, tying the game at six apiece. The long ball was his fourth of the season since transferring from Pearl River Community College. He recorded multiple hits, going 2-for-5. Elijah Lambros also drove in a run.   
  Joey McMannis earned his third start of the season on the mound. He pitched two scoreless innings, surrendering three hits and striking out two batters. However, he left the game early because of an injury. 

Brayden Ryan and Andrew Koshy combined to pitch the next two innings before Ryan Van Buren pitched the remaining four innings. He struck out just one batter but gave up only one run on three hits. 


Breaking Down The Action
  • Maryland took an early 4-0 lead in the top of the first. Jacob Orr recorded a two-RBI single, Aden Hill ripped an RBI double and Elijah Lambros added an RBI single. 
  • Hill recorded another RBI double, increasing Maryland's lead to 5-0 in the third.
  • Wake Forest had a six-run bottom of the third. A three run home run, a solo home run and a two-RBI single gave it the lead.  
  • Hollis Porter hit a solo home run in the fourth to tie the game at six apiece. 
  • The Deacons then went back ahead, 7-6, with an RBI single in the bottom half. 
  • Wake Forest tacked on another run in the fifth with an RBI double. 
  • Ryan Van Buren pitched a 1-2-3 bottom of the seventh inning as the Terps trailed 8-6. 
  • Brayden Martin drew his third walk of the game, and Eddie Hacopian singled. Alex Calarco then drove Martin home to make it a one-run game. 
  • Orr played the go-ahead run with an RBI single. Andrew Johnson then recorded the final three outs to earn the save. 
Numbers To Know
  • 1: This was Swope's first win over a ranked team as Maryland's head coach. 
  • 3: Johnson was awarded his third career save. 
  • 4: Porter hit his fourth career home run at the Division I level.
  • 5: Porter had his fifth multi-hit game as a Terp. 
  • 9: Hill has nine RBIs in his last three games. 
  • 9: Calarco has a nine-game hitting streak. 
  • 9: Calarco has an RBI in nine of Maryland's first 10 games.
  • 15: Hill has 15 multi-RBI games in his career. 
  • 20: Martin has 20 multi-hit games in his career.   
  • 21: The Terps have launched 21 home runs over the nine games this season. 
  • 23: Hill has 23 multi-hit games in his career, including four as a Terp.
  • 25: Calarco leads the Terps with 25 RBIs through 10 games, ranking first in the NCAA.
  • 27: Orr has 27 multi-hit games in his career.  
  • 30: Calarco now has 30 multi-hit games in his career.
  • 100: Orr reached 100 career hits. 
Up Next
  • Maryland will play game two against No. 12 Wake Forest tomorrow, March 2. The game will be streamed on the ACC Network on ESPN.  
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