Hacopian Earns 200th Career Hit In Loss To Illinois

Box Score CHAMPAIGN, IL – With his hit in the fourth inning, senior first baseman Eddie Hacopian earned his 200th career hit. Still, Maryland baseball was defeated by Illinois, 15-3, in game two of its doubleheader at Illinois Field on Saturday. Maryland is now 14-17 overall and 3-8 in Big Ten, heading into game three against Illinois on Sunday.

Hacopian, a 2024 All-Big Ten First Team honoree, achieved the career mark in just three seasons. He became one of just 14 players in program history to reach the milestone.

Hit No. 2⃣0⃣0⃣ for @EddieHacopian #DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/OvPs1GuJKr
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 6, 2025

Illinois (16-11, 5-5 Big Ten) used a pair of five-run innings in the bottom of the first and fourth to lead 10-1. Maryland mustered just two more runs until the remainder of the game, including an RBI single by Aden Hill.

Hacopian and Hill were two of five Terps to record a hit in the contest. The others were Brayden Martin, Hollis Porter, and Jacob Orr.

Logan Hastings started on the mound, and Devin Milberg, Omar Melendez, Ryan Van Buren, Ryan Bailey and James Gladden all made appearances out of the bullpen.

Breaking Down The Action

The Illini scored five runs in the bottom of the first to take an early 5-0 lead.
Eddie Hacopian reached base in the top of the fourth on a single, his 200th career hit at Maryland. He came around to score on a passed ball.
The Illini answered back in the bottom half of the fourth, scoring five more runs to take a 10-1 lead.
Brayden Martin scored on a passed ball to make it 10-2 in the sixth.
Illinois scored two more runs in the seventh to lead 12-3.
The Illini hit a three-run home run in the eight to end the game early. They won 15-3.

T7| RBI single from @yvng15hill

Terps 3
ILL 10#DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/2NNa3MKDjp
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 6, 2025

Numbers To Know

35: Chris Hacopian has a 35-game on-base streak.
200: Eddie Hacopian picked up his 200th career hit at Maryland

Up Next

Maryland will play game three of the series tomorrow, April 6, at 2 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed on Big Ten Plus and broadcast on Maryland Baseball Network.

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Players Mentioned

#24 James Gladden: RHP; 6' 0"; Redshirt Sophomore

#10 Chris Hacopian: UTL; 6' 1"; Sophomore

#3 Eddie Hacopian: INF; 6' 3"; Senior

#42 Brayden Martin: UTL; 5' 10"; Sophomore

#17 Omar Melendez: LHP; 6' 6"; Senior

#1 Jacob Orr: INF; 5' 9"; Senior

#35 Ryan Van Buren: RHP; 6' 4"; Senior

#9 Hollis Porter: UTL; 6' 4"; Redshirt Sophomore

#33 Aden Hill: OF; 5' 10"; Junior

#36 Logan Hastings: RHP; 5' 10"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#24 James Gladden
: 6' 0"; Redshirt Sophomore
: RHP

#10 Chris Hacopian
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: UTL

#3 Eddie Hacopian
: 6' 3"; Senior
: INF

#42 Brayden Martin
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: UTL

#17 Omar Melendez
: 6' 6"; Senior
: LHP

#1 Jacob Orr
: 5' 9"; Senior
: INF

#35 Ryan Van Buren
: 6' 4"; Senior
: RHP

#9 Hollis Porter
: 6' 4"; Redshirt Sophomore
: UTL

#33 Aden Hill
: 5' 10"; Junior
: OF

#36 Logan Hastings
: 5' 10"; Freshman
: RHP