BLOOMINGTON, IN – Alex Calarco homered twice for the third time this season in Maryland baseball's loss to Indiana, 15-5, in its series finale at Bart Kaufman Field on Easter Sunday. Maryland is now 18-23 overall and 5-13 in Big Ten play. Indiana improved to 22-17 and 12-9 in the Big Ten.
The senior catcher finished the contest 3-for-4 and also recorded a single. He hit his first home run, a solo shot to center field in the fourth inning to get the Terps on the board. His second was a two-run blast in the sixth to tie the game at 3-3. This was Calarco's third game this season with multiple home runs.
Calarco also has back-to-back games with a home run, as he hit a three-run homer in Friday's contest. He now has 23 homers overall in his career between his two years at Northwestern and two years at Maryland, and 16 in 2025 — ranking tied for the 11th-most for a single season in program history. The senior leads the Terps in home runs and ranks second in the Big Ten with 57 RBIs.
Despite Calarco's second long ball tying the game, Indiana rallied to score five runs in the bottom of the inning to break open the game and lead 8-3.
Chris Hacopian later cut the lead Hoosiers' lead to three with a two-RBI single in the seventh, but they got the two runs back in the bottom of the inning and ended the game in the bottom of the eighth with another five-run inning.
Brayden Martin joined Calarco as Terps to record multiple hits. The sophomore went 2-for-4, reaching base three out of four times. He walked once, adding to his Big Ten-leading 42 walks drawn.
Jake Yeager earned his eighth start of the season. He pitched two innings, allowing two runs and striking out two batters.
Breaking Down The Action
- Indiana scored one run on a wild pitch to take a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. However, Jake Yeager struck out two batters to end the inning and leave a runner stranded on third base.
- The Terps recorded a double-play on a lineout and check to first base. Brayden Martin then tagged out a runner attempting to reach third base on a fielder's choice.
- The Hoosiers extended their lead to 2-0 with an RBI single in the third. Logan Hastings then entered the game and retired each of the first three batters he faced and stranded a runner on third.
- Alex Calarco hit a solo home run to center field in the top of the fourth to make it a 2-1 game.
- Indiana stretched its lead to 3-1 in the fifth with a solo home run.
- Calarco hit a second home run in the sixth, a two-run shot to tie the game at 3-3.
- Indiana responded by scoring five runs in the bottom of the inning. They hit three home runs and a double to build an 8-3 advantage.
- Chris Hacopian cut the Indiana lead to 8-5 with a two-RBI single in the seventh.
- The Hoosiers got the two runs back in the bottom of the inning on a RBI single and a sacrifice fly.
- Indiana ended the game in the bottom of the eighth with another five run inning.
Eddie In The Record Books
- Eddie Hacopian has 211 hits in his three-year Maryland career. He broke a tie with Charlie White (210 from 2011-14) and sits in 10th place on the program leaderboard for career hits. Chris Smoot (212 from 1989-92) is next up in ninth place. Hacopian is one of just 14 players in Maryland history to record 200+ knocks.
- He scored one run, giving him 150 for his career. He's tied for the seventh-most runs in program history with Anthony Buffone (2001-04) and Mike Murphy (2006-09).
Numbers To Know
- 3: Calarco has three multi-home run games this season.
- 11: Calarco is tied for the 11th-most home runs in program history for a single season.
- 15: Martin has a 15-game on-base streak.
- 16: Calarco has a team-leading 16 home runs this season.
- 21: Calarco has 21 multi-hit games as a Terp.
- 22: Calarco has 22 home runs in his career between his time at Northwestern and Maryland.
- 29: Martin has 29 multi-hit games in his career.
- 42: Martin has 42 walks this season to lead all Big Ten batters. The mark also ranks ninth most in program history for a single season.
- 57: Calarco leads the Terps and ranks second in the Big Ten with 57 RBIs this season.
- 61: The Terps have launched 61 home runs through 41 games this season.
Up Next
- Maryland will play Towson in a midweek matchup on April 22 at 6 p.m. The game will be streamed on Big Ten Plus and broadcast on Maryland Baseball Network.
