The Terrapins come into the game after losing its home conference series to Northwestern 1-2. The Terps led throughout game one of the series, taking a 5-3 lead into the top of the ninth. A two-run homer by Northwestern in the ninth would send the game into extras, where Northwestern would hit the game-winning home run in the top of the tenth. Northwestern would control game two of the series, clinching the series with an 18-8 win. In the series finale, The Terps offense would be keyed by five home runs, as they closed out the weekend with a 22-11 win.

• Alex Calarco continues to be one of the top hitters in the nation. Calarco ranks among some of the top hitters in multiple categories as the team reaches the midpoint of the season.
• Calarco's 13 home runs this season are the third-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 47 RBI are tied for the fourth-most in the country.
• Earlier this month, Calarco was named the Dick Howser Trophy National Hitter of the Month for the month of February. 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 continues to lead the Terrapins' offense in multiple categories and be one of the best hitters in the country. Calarco ranks in the top five in both home runs and RBI this season, while hitting for a .336 batting average.

• Redshirt sophomore Kyle McCoy has been one of the best pitchers in the conference this season after returning from an injury that kept him out for the entire 2024 season. Through six starts, McCoy has a 3-1 record with a 2.79 ERA and 39 strikeouts.
• McCoy tied his longest outing of his career against USF, going eight innings. The start for McCoy was his third consecutive with seven or more strikeouts. McCoy only allowed one earned run in the outing, with four outings this season where the lefty has allowed zero or one earned run.
• McCoy has been very effective in his first season back from injury. McCoy has had four consecutive starts with six or more strikeouts in an outing, holding a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 4.3:1. McCoy's three wins are tied for the seventh-most in the conference, while throwing the third-most innings and sixth-fewest walks in the Big Ten.

In his return to the mound after an injury that kept him out for the entire 2024 season, Kyle McCoy has been phenomenal on the mound for Maryland. The redshirt sophomore pitcher has a 3-1 record with a 2.79 ERA and 39 strikeouts

• 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.

• UMBC comes into the game after taking two of three from Georgetown over the weekend. UMBC took game one at home, coming back for a walk-off win 8-7. After holding the lead for most of the game, UMBC went into the bottom of the ninth tied at seven. A walk-off double with one out in the ninth secured the win for the Retrievers. UMBC secured the series win on Saturday, earning a 4-3 win in extra innings. The Retrievers scored two runs in the top of the eighth to tie the game and send it to extras. A solo homer from Derek Paris in the top of the 10th to complete the come from behind victory. The Retrievers went into the series finale with a chance for the sweep, but fell to Georgetown on Sunday.
• The Retrievers are led in batting average by Anthony Mascuilli, who comes into the week with a .375 batting average. Leewood Molessa leads the team both in home runs (five) and RBI (18) after the team's first 21 games. Jesiah Carpenter leads the team with 21 hits, while stealing six bases. UMBC leads the conference in stolen bases so far this season, coming in with 41 on the year. 
• Nick Remy leads the pitching staff with three wins on the season. The righty has a 3.52 ERA, with two saves and a team-leading 16 strikeouts in 15.1 innings. Ayden Gonzalez leads the team in ERA at 2.70 over nine appearances. UMBC's staff has the fourth-lowest ERA in the America East, and has allowed the fewest earned runs and hits in the conference.

Quinn Yellin

• 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