Terps Lose Tight Contest To No. 23 Virginia, 7-6

Tuesday, March 11

Fredericksburg, VA

5:35 PM

Maryland

8-8

Virginia

10-5

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

3/11/2025 5:25:00 PM | Baseball

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FREDERICKSBURG, VA – Maryland baseball was narrowly defeated by No. 23 Virginia, 7-6, at Virginia Credit Union Stadium on Tuesday evening. Maryland is now 8-8 heading into its matchup with Mount St. Mary's at home tomorrow.

The Cavaliers (10-5) scored the walk-off, game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth on a wild pitch. Despite the loss, Maryland's offense made a late surge, scoring three runs in the top of the ninth to tie the game up 6-6. Chris Hacopian kicked off the scoring with an RBI double, followed by Alex Calarco with an RBI groundout, and Hacopian reaching home plate on a passed ball. Hacopian went 2-for-4 with two runs scored.

T9| Terps tie it up on a passed ball!!!!

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The Cavaliers scored three unearned runs in the bottom of the inning to take a 4-3 lead — its first of the game. They later added a two-run homer for insurance, heading into the game's final inning.

Elijah Lambros hit an RBI triple in the top of the third inning, giving Maryland an early 1-0 lead. Lambros' triple marked the fifth of his career and first of the season. Virginia subsequently tied the game an inning later, but a Jacob Orr sacrifice fly and a Hollis Porter RBI single gave Maryland a 3-1 lead in the sixth.

T3| The hometown kid gets us started

Lambros brings home a run on an RBI triple

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Jake Yeager made his third career start and pitched an impressive five innings. The freshman allowed one earned run on five hits. Cristofer Cespedes replaced Yeager in the sixth, retiring two batters before Andrew Johnson pitched the remaining 2.1 innings and struck out two batters.

Along with Orr's sac fly, he added a double as one of two Terps to record an extra-base hit. Brayden Martin went 2-for-5 as the only other Terp to record multiple hits.

Breaking Down The Action

The Terps scored the game's first run to lead 1-0 in the third inning, coming off an RBI triple by Elijah Lambros to left center.
Jacob Orr saved a potential tying run by Virginia in the bottom of the third, making a sliding catch in left field to end the inning.
Virginia tied the game 1-1 in the fourth inning after reaching home on an attempted steal at second base. The runner got caught in a rundown, allowing another runner at third to score. However, the Terps prevented the Cavaliers from taking the lead, as Alex Calarco tagged a runner out at the plate for the second out of the inning.
The Terps added two runs in the sixth, taking a 3-1 lead. Orr earned a sacrifice fly, and Hollis Porter sliced an RBI single to left field.
The Cavaliers took their first lead of the game in the sixth, leading 4-3. The first run was scored on a fielding error, and the other two came on an RBI single.
Virginia added two-runs in the eighth, off a two-run homer.
Maryland tied the game in the top of the ninth. Chris Hacopian hit an RBI double to right field, followed by an RBI groundout from Alex Calarco and Hacopian scored at home plate on a passed ball.
The Cavaliers earned the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth, off a wild pitch.

T9| Chris Hacopian deposits one to right field for an RBI double

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Numbers To Know

5: Lambros hit his fifth career triple.
10: Hacopian extended his hitting game streak to 10 games.
15: Aden Hill has now reached on-base in 15-straight contests.
18: Eddie Hacopian extended his on-base streak to 18 games.
19: Martin has a 19-game on-base streak.
20: Chris Hacopian has a 20-game on-base streak.
21: Calarco has a 21-game on-base streak.
21: Martin has 21 multi-hit games in his career.
27: Orr recorded his 27th career double.
28: This was Chris Hacopian's 28th multi-hit game.

Up Next

Maryland returns to College Park to host Mount St. Mary's tomorrow afternoon. The first pitch is at 4 p.m., and the game will be streamed on Big Ten Plus and broadcast on Maryland Baseball Network.