TYSONS, VA – Hollis Porter homered twice in a game for the second time this season as Maryland baseball was defeated by Georgetown, 11-8, in a season series rubber match at Capital One Park on Tuesday evening. Maryland is now 20-26 entering its weekend series at Penn State.
Porter crushed his second homer of the day in the top of the eighth. It was a three-run blast that cut the Hoyas' lead to 9-6. The blast was Porter's team-leading 18th of the season, tying him for the eighth most in a single season in program history. He's tied with Benjamin Cowles (2021) and Paul Schager (1986).
The redshirt sophomore from Pearl River Community College also hit a two-run homer to the opposite field in the second. He finished his outing going 2-for-4 and racking up five RBIs and two runs.
Georgetown (15-30) scored four runs in the bottom of the first and led throughout the contest. Porter's first homer briefly cut the Hoyas' lead in half at 4-2. However, they responded with a three-spot in the bottom of the inning and added insurance runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings. Brayden Martin (2-for-5) and Jacob Orr each drove in runs in the ninth, but the Terps couldn't extend the game.
Orr drove in two runs in the game. Chris Hacopian and Aden Hill (2-for-4) joined Porter and Martin as Terps to record multiple hits. Hacopoian went 3-for-4 with a double while adding a run scored.
Brayden Ryan started the game on the mound. Logan Hastings,
Andrew Johnson, and
Devin Milberg all made relief appearances out of the bullpen. Hastings and Milberg each struck out four batters.
Breaking Down The Action
- Georgetown took a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first with a three-run and solo home run.
- Hollis Porter cut the Georgetown lead in half, 4-2, with a two-run home run in the top of the second.
- Brayden Ryan retired six straight batters and pitched a 1-2-3 inning to get out of the second unscathed.
- Jacob Orr brought in a run in the third, and the Terps trailed 4-3.
- The Hoyas increased their lead to 7-3 in the bottom half of the inning.
- Eddie Hacopian threw out a runner at home, and Logan Hastings struck out a batter to strand two runners on base and keep the score at 7-3 entering the sixth.
- The Hoyas hit an RBI double and led 8-3 in the bottom of the sixth.
- Georgetown knocked in a run with a solo home run in the seventh, leading 9-3.
- Porter belted a three-run shot to right center, cutting the Hoyas' lead down to 9-6 in the top of the eighth.
- In the bottom of the eighth, Georgetown scored two runs. They hit a solo home run and an RBI double.
- Maryland attempted a late-game rally, scoring two runs in the top of the ninth. Brayden Martin hit a RBI single to left field and Orr dove in a run on a RBI groundout.
Eddie In The Record Books
- Eddie Hacopian scored one run, giving him 155 for his career. He has the seventh-most runs in program history. Chris Canann (1991-94) and Larry Long (1997-00) are tied for fifth, each with 158 career runs.
Numbers To Know
- 2: Porter has two multi-home runs this season.
- 7: Eddie Hacopian has the seventh most runs in program history.
- 8: Porter has the eighth-most home runs in a single season in program history.
- 12: Hill has 12 multi-hit games this season.
- 15: Porter has 15 multi-hit games this season.
- 18: Porter has 18 homers this season.
- 20: Martin has a 20-game on-base streak.
- 32: Martin has 32 multi-hit games in his career.
- 36: Chris Hacopian has 36 multi-hit games in his career.
- 72: The Terps have launched 72 home runs this season.
Up Next
- Maryland begins a three-game series against Penn State on Friday, May 2, at 5:30 p.m. The game will be streamed on Big Ten Plus and broadcast on Maryland Baseball Network.
