COLLEGE PARK, MD – Maryland baseball belted five home runs in its seven-inning 22-11 win over Northwestern in the series finale at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The 22 runs scored were a program record for a Big Ten game, surpassing its 20 runs scored against Nebraska on May 7, 2023. Maryland improved to 14-14 and 3-6 in Big Ten play.
Four of Maryland's five home runs occurred in the first three innings. They were major contributors to the Terps scoring 12 runs through the first three.
Alex Calarco hit two, and
Eddie Hacopian and
Hollis Porter each hit one in just the first three innings. Porter later joined Calarco as Terps to hit multiple HRs in the game. The Terps have four games this season where they have hit four or more home runs in a game as a team.
Porter, who's swinging a hot bat, went a career-best 5-for-6 with six RBIs and four runs. He crushed a two-run home run in the third and a three-run homer in the sixth. He has the 12th home run of the season, giving him seven home runs over his last nine games. He also hit a RBI double. Porter is the first Terps to post a five-hit game since Matt Woods also recorded five hits against Nebraska on May 3, 2023.
Calarco went 2-for-2 with five RBIs and five runs against his former team. He hit a two-run and three-run and homer, occurring in the first and second innings, respectively. The senior now has 13 home runs this season and 47 RBIs. He leads Maryland in both categories. Overall, Calarco has 21 home runs in his career, with 17 as a Terp and four as a Wildcat. This was also his second multi-HR game this season.
Hacopian went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs. He smashed a three-run homer in the third. It was the senior's third homer run of the season and the 20th of his career.
Other Terps to drive in a run were Jacob Orr (two RBI double), Liam Willson (two RBI double), Aden Hill (RBI double) and Chris Hacopian (RBI groundout). Lambros finished the game with multiple hits, going 2-for-3.
Jake Yeager started on the mound for Maryland and earned his second win of the season. The freshman pitched 4.1 innings, holding Northwestern batters to eight hits and six runs.
Andrew Koshy pitched an inning of relief before
Andrew Johnson closed out the final two innings of the game.
The Terps outhit the Wildcats (12-13, 5-4 Big Ten) 16-14. They also drew 15 walks while limiting Northwestern to just two walks.
Breaking Down The Action
- The Terps took a 4-0 lead in the first inning. Alex Calarco smacked a two-run homer, and Jacob Orr singled up the middle to drive in two more runs.
- Calarco hit his second homer of the game in the second, this time a three-run blast to extend Maryland's lead to 7-0. Eddie Hacopian singled, and Chris Hacopian drew a walk to set up the runs.
- Northwestern earned its first run of the game in the third, hitting a solo home run.
- Maryland added seven runs in the bottom of the third to lead 14-1. The inning was highlighted by a three-run homer by Eddie Hacopian and a two-run homer from Hollis Porter. Liam Willson also added a two-RBI double.
- Aden Hill hit an RBI double down the right-field line and scored on a wild pitch in the fourth. Maryland led 17-1.
- Northwestern added eight runs in the fifth, cutting Maryland's lead to 17-9.
- The Terps added five runs in the sixth to regain its double-digit lead. Porter hit his second homer of the game with a three-run shot to right field.
- The Wildcats scored two runs in the bottom of the inning on a two-run HR, but the game ended early due to a run rule. The Terps won 22-11.
Numbers To Know
- 1: This was Porter's first multi-HR game.
- 2: Calarco has two multi-home run games.
- 2: Yeager earned his second win of the season.
- 3: The Terps are one of three teams in the Big Ten with two players (Calarco & Porter) recording 10 or more HRs on the season.
- 4: The Terps have four games this season where they have hit four or more home runs in a game as a team.
- 6: Porter has six home runs in his last nine games.
- 11: Porter has eleven multi-hit games as a Terp.
- 12: Porter has 12 home runs this season.
- 11: Calarco has eleven multi-RBI games this season.
- 13: Calarco has 13 home runs this season.
- 18: Calarco has 18 multi-hit games as a Terp, including 10 this season.
- 20: Eddie Hacopian has 20 home runs in his career, including three this season.
- 21: Calarco has 21 home runs in his career, including 17 as a Terp and four as a Wildcat.
- 22: The 22 runs scored were a program record for a Big Ten game.
- 25: Calarco and Porter have a combined 25 home runs through 28 games.
- 30: Hill has 30 multi-hit games in his career, including nine as a Terp.
- 32: Chris Hacopian has a 32-game on-base streak.
- 33: Calarco has a 33-game on-base streak.
- 34: Lambros has 34 multi-hit games in his career.
- 43: The Terps have launched 43 home runs in 28 games this season.
- 47: Calarco leads the Terps with 47 RBIs through 28 games.
- 59: Eddie Hacopian recorded his 59th multi-hit game as a Terp.
Up Next
- Maryland will play a midweek game against UMBC on Tuesday, April 1. The first pitch starts at 4 p.m. The game will be streamed on Big Ten Plus and broadcast on Maryland Baseball Network.
