Maryland (14-18) vs. Georgetown (11-20)
April 8, 2025
Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium
4:00 p.m.
B1G+
Maryland (14-18) at Delaware (17-13)
April 9, 2025
Bob Hannah Stadium
5:00 p.m.
FloSports
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Maryland begins the week with a pair of midweek contests. The Terps will first host Georgetown on Tuesday, before facing Delaware on the road on Wednesday. This will mark the second time the Terrapins have played both programs this season. The Terps faced Delaware in their 2025 home opener on Feb. 25, falling in a high-scoring affair 13-10. The Terps also hosted Georgetown in their first meeting back on Mar. 18, winning the game by a score of 14-7.
The Terps are coming off a road series against Illinois where they lost all three games. The first game was close throughout, but the Terps could not earn the opening game win in a 7-4 loss. The Terps fell in the final two games of the series, with the team unable to battle back from early deficits in both contests.
Year Two For Calarco
- Alex Calarco is having a career year in year two in College Park. 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 13th-most in the nation and are tied for the third-most in the Big Ten. Calarco was the first player to reach double-digit home runs nationally, while his 47 RBI are also tied for the ninth-most in the country.
- On Thursday, Calarco was named as one of 45 players to the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List. The Golden Spikes Award is given annually to the best amateur baseball player in the country. Calarco is the first Maryland player to feature on the midseason watch list since Matt Shaw in 2023.
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-15 in both home runs and RBI this season, while hitting for a .306 batting average.
McCoy's Brilliance On The Mound
- Redshirt sophomore Kyle McCoy has returned to the Terrapins' rotation in 2025 after missing the 2024 season due to injury. In his return, McCoy turned in an impressive performance so far and leads the Terps pitching staff in multiple categories. Through eight starts, McCoy has a 3-2 record with a 3.13 ERA and 44 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 five or more strikeouts in five of his last six outings, holding a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 3.7:1. McCoy has thrown the fourth-most innings in the conference this season and is tied for the ninth-fewest walks among qualified pitchers with 12.
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 3-2 record with a 3.13 ERA and 44 strikeouts
Walk it Out
- The Terps' offense continues to be patient at the plate, leading the conference in walks with 193 and ranking 13th in the country. The Terps have four players who rank in the top 25 in the conference in walks this season.
- Brayden Martin leads the bunch with 30 walks, tied for the most in the Big Ten and ranking in the top 30 nationally. Next is Chris Hacopian, whose 27 walks this season are tied for the eight-most in the conference. Alex Calarco follows with 23 walks which is the 17th-most in the conference. Aden Hill finishes the list for the Terps this season, tied for 22nd in the conference in walks with 21.
Brayden Martin leads the Terps with 30 walks on the season. The Terps have a total of 193 walks on the season, which lead the Big Ten and rank 13th nationally.
Scouting Our opponents
- Georgetown comes into the week after opening its conference schedule on the road against Villanova. The Hoyas got the weekend started with a 4-2 win, led by JT Raab on the mound. Raab went six innings, allowing only four hits and striking out five Raab was followed by Kai Leckszas, who went three scoreless to earn the save. Owen Carapellotti launched a three-run homer in the first to create a lead the Hoyas would not surrender. Georgetown would fall in the final two games of the weekend, losing its first series in conference play.
- Offensively, Kavi Caster leads the team with 34 hits and 25 RBI. Carapellotti leads the team with seven home runs, while Blake Schaaf leads the team with a .337 batting average. Raab leads the pitching staff with a 3-1 record, adding a 3.89 ERA and 38 strikeouts. Raab's three wins are tied for the third-most in the Big East, while his 38 strikeouts are also the third-most in the conference.
- Delaware enters after dropping a home series in conference play to Towson. The Blue Hens would drop the first two games of the series before taking the final game of the weekend. In the series finale, Aaron Graeber drove in two runs, while Matthew Minckler led the team with two hits.The pitching staff allowed only three hits in the game, striking out six batters and giving up only one extra base hit.
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Graeber leads the Blue Hens in all major offensive categories including batting average (.348), hits (46), home runs (nine) and RBI (31). Graeber's nine home runs are tied for the third most in the CAA, with his 46 hits ranking fourth in the conference. Carter Welch leads the pitching staff, coming into the week with a 2-1 record with a 2.33 ERA and 23 strikeouts. Jake Pollaro follows closely behind, entering the week with a 2-0 record with a 2.65 ERA with 21 punch outs. Pollaro has stifled batters all season, holding opposing batters to a .183 average.
Stanley Bobb Baseball Player Development Center
- 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
