The Terrapins played two midweek games this week, losing to Virginia on Tuesday in a neutral site battle 7-6. In their second game of the week, the Terps got a win over Mount St. Mary's 9-3. Maryland took the lead early against Virginia, going ahead 3-1 in the top of the sixth. Virginia would score three runs to take the lead, and then added two more to take a 6-3 lead into the ninth. The Terps would battle back in the ninth, scoring three runs to tie the game, but fell in the bottom ha;f of the inning on a walkoff run on a wild pitch. Maryland got back in the win column on Wednesday over Mount St. Mary's. After falling behind 2-0 in the top of the first, the Terps would score nine unanswered runs to take control of the game. Eight of the nine starters had base hits in the game, with five players having multi-hit games. Freshman Parker Corbin got his second start of the season, going 2-3 and leading the team with two RBI.

• Aden Hill had a pair of home runs in 17-1 win over Princeton in Winston-Salem on Feb. 28, with both home runs coming in the second inning.  In Hill's first appearance at the plate, the junior right fielder clubbed a two-run shot over the left field fence. In his second at bat of the inning, Hill hit a three-run homer to the same exact spot in right center field.
• Hill's two home runs tied an NCAA record for the most home runs by a player in an inning. Hill is the first Terp to accomplish the feat since Will Watson, who hit two home runs in the third inning in a 17-2 win over Rutgers back on May 12, 2018.

Aden Hill launched two home runs in the second inning of Maryland's 17-1 win over Princeton on Feb. 28. The two home run inning for Hill tied an NCAA record.

• Alex Calarco continues to be one of the top hitters in the nation. Calarco launched two home runs and had four RBI last weekend to increase his season totals.
• Calarco's 10 home runs this season are the second-most in the nation and are tied for the most in the Big Ten. Calarco was the first player to reach double-digit home runs nationally, while his 35 RBI are the third-most in the country.
• Last week, Calarco was named the Dick Howser Trophy National Hitter of the Month. This comes after Calarco finished the month of February with a .424 average, seven home runs, and 22 RBI. Calarco clubbed three grand slams in the season's first month, while also leading the country in home runs and RBI in the season's first month.

Alex Calarco has been swinging a hot bat for the Terps to start the season. Through 15 games, Calarco is batting .366. Calarco has 10 home runs and 35 RBI, both of which rank in the top five in Division I.

• The Terps got off to a great start with the bases loaded, hitting six grand slams in their first six games. College records aren't available to confirm if a team has ever hit six grand slams in a six-game span. For perspective, never in Major League Baseball history since 1901, has a team hit six grand slams in a six-game span, let alone in the first six games of a season. The 2020 San Diego Padres hit five grand slams in a six-game span within a season from Aug. 17-22, 2020.
• By comparison the 2023 Maryland team which finished the year with a national-best 11 grand slams, hit a grand slam in each of their first three games and four in their first six games.
• Alex Calarco leads the pack with three grand slams this season. He is followed by Chris Hacopian, who has hit two grand slams this year. Paul Jones II hit a grand slam during Maryland's 35-12 win on Saturday, which was also his first home run of his collegiate career.

Chris Hacopian hit his second grand slam of the year on Feb. 23 against Western Carolina. The grand slam was the sixth of the season for the Terps in their first six games.

• USF heads into the weekend after a weekend series at home against Villanova. The Bulls took the opening game of the series, winning a pitchers duel in a 3-2 game. The Bulls pitchers struckout 11 batters in the win, which was secured on a walkoff single with the bases loaded in the ninth. The Bulls lost the second game of the weekend on Saturday, by a score of 12-9. The Bulls overcame a six-run first inning to take the lead in the seventh, but could not hold on in the loss. The Bulls battled in the rubber match, but came up short in a 8-5 defeat.
• Ryan Pruit leads the Bulls' offense in batting average and hits, coming into the weekend with a .373 average and 19 hits. Pruitt's .373 average is the 10th-best batting average in the American Athletic Conference. Sebastian Greico leads the team in home runs and RBI with six and 20 respectively through the team's 14 games.
• The pitching staff is led by Corey Braun, who leads the team with a 2-0 record with a 2.59 ERA and 30 strikeouts. Braun's 30 strikeouts are the third-most in the AAC, and the lefty is holding opposing hitters to a .211 average. Adan Longoria leads the team with seven appearances, while Landen Yorek and Jack Nedrow have two wins on the year.

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• On Wednesday, Jan. 14, Maryland unveiled the new Stanley Bobb Baseball Performance Center. This will serve as the new indoor training facility for the Maryland Baseball program.
• This new state-of-the-art facility will allow baseball student-athletes the opportunity to train year round in a controlled environment, allowing them to continue to hone their skills regardless of the conditions.
• The 8,500 square foot facility will have defined spaces for both pitchers and hitters in a climate controlled environment. The facility features state-of-the-art technology.
• This project is one of the many as part of Maryland's Building Champions initiative, a campaign that enables investment in facility renovation and enhancement.
• The facility is named after the late Stanley Bobb, who pitched for the Terps from 1954-57. A member of the Greater Washington Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, Bobb was the starting pitcher in the dedication game at then-Shipley Field in 1954.

Last month, Maryland opened the Stanley Bobb Baseball Player Development Center. The 8,500 square foot facility will have defined spaces for both pitchers and hitters in a climate controlled environment. The facility features state-of-the-art technology and will allow baseball student athletes to train year-round regardless of the conditions