McCoy’s Dominance On Mound Leads Terps Past USF, 5-2

Friday, March 14

Tampa, FL

6:30 PM

Maryland

10-8

USF

7-8

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

McCoy’s Dominance On Mound Leads Terps Past USF, 5-2

3/14/2025 8:00:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

TAMPA, FL – Kyle McCoy pitched a career-high tying eight innings as Maryland baseball defeated USF, 5-2, in game one at the USF Baseball Stadium on Friday evening. The Terps improved to 10-8 overall heading into game two tomorrow at 2 p.m.

McCoy improved to 3-0 on the mound this season, stifling USF (7-8) batters all evening. He struck out seven batters and surrendered just one earned run on six hits. Joey McMannis recorded the final three outs, earning his first career save.

E5| Kyle McCoy ends the bottom of the fifth with a punch out

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— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) March 14, 2025

The Terps scored four of their runs in the first and fifth innings. Alex Calarco and Aden Hill each batted in runs in each inning. They both finished the game with two RBIs, although they combined for just one hit. Calarco now has 37 RBIs through 18 games to lead the Terps.

Elijah Lambros dove in the other run for the Terps in the eighth inning on a single.

Brayden Martin went 4-for-5, recording a career-best four hits. He also came around to score a run. EJ Hankerson was the only other Terp to record multiple hits. He went 2-for-3 with a run. It was just the second multi-hit game of his career. Hankerson also hit his first extra-base hit in the game.

Breaking Down The Action

Maryland took an early two-run lead in the opening inning, which was scored by a sac-fly from Alex Calarco and an RBI single through the left side by Aden Hill.
Kyle McCoy retired the side with a 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the first.
USF scored its first run off a wild pitch in the second.
The Terps increased their lead to 4-1 in the fifth. Calarco walked with the bases loaded, and Hill reached on a fielder's choice, scoring a run.
USF got one run back in the sixth, recording an RBI triple.
Elijah Lambros drove in a run in the eighth to keep Maryland ahead 5-2.
Joey McMannis recorded the final three outs in the ninth and earned his first career save.

T8| Lambo comes up big with an RBI single

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— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) March 15, 2025

Numbers To Know

1: McMannis earned his first career save.
1: Hankerson hit his first career extra-base hit.
2: Hankerson has two multi-hit games in his career.
3: McCoy improved to 3-0 on the mound this season.
8: McCoy matched his career-high of eight innings pitched.
17: Hill has now reached on-base in 17-straight contests.
20: Eddie Hacopian extended his on-base streak to 20 games.
21: Martin has a 21-game on-base streak.
22: Chris Hacopian has a 22-game on-base streak.
23: Martin has 23 multi-hit games in his career.
23: Calarco has a 23-game on-base streak.
37: Calarco leads the Terps with 37 RBIs through 18 games.

E7| Huge out at home to get the Terps out of a jam

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— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) March 15, 2025

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