COLLEGE PARK, MD – In a game that featured six lead changes, Maryland baseball closed out its 2025 season with a 13-11 win in game three of its series against Rutgers at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium on Saturday's Senior Day. Maryland finished the season 27-29 overall and 12-18 in Big Ten play.
Trailing Rutgers (28-27, 15-15 Big Ten) 10-9 entering the bottom of the eighth, Maryland secured its victory by walking in three runs and bringing home another on a hit-by-pitch. Andrew Koshy earned the first save of his Maryland career by allowing one run on one hit in the ninth.
Eddie Hacopian finished with 10 home runs this season, which is his single-season career high. He also finished with 27 career homers, which is a mark tied for the 15th most in program history. The senior went 2-for-3 in the contest with four RBIs, also adding to his career marks in hits, runs and RBIs.
Younger brother Chris Hacopian followed with a solo home run. It was the fifth time both hit a home run in their two seasons together. He hit his 29th career home run and 14th of the season in the first. In just two seasons, he tied for the 11th most homers in a Maryland career, tying Craig Munroe (1999-00). The sophomore went 2-for-4 at the plate with three RBIs and three runs.
Alex Calarco also hit a solo home run in the contest. His was 19th of the season, 22nd as a Terp and 26th in his career — including his four at Northwestern in 2023. The senior's 19 homers this season are a program record for a catcher and rank tied for sixth-most for a single season overall. Calarco went 2-for-5 in the ballgame, adding a double.
Elijah Lambros was the final of four Terps to go yard. He hit a three-run shot that tied the game in the second. It was the 26th of his career and the sixth of the season. He came around to score twice.
Maryland has hit 94 home runs this season, the third-most for a single season in program history. The program record is 137 homers in 2022.
Omar Melendez earned the start on the mound before Jack Wren made a relief appearance. Wren pitched 3.2 scoreless innings while striking out two and giving up just one hit. Logan Koester, Jake Yeager and Cristofer Cespedes also made relief appearances, all pitching an inning apiece.
Breaking Down The Action
- Chris Hacopian homered in the bottom of the first to give Maryland an early 1-0 lead.
- Rutgers took a 4-1 lead in the top of the second. It hit two RBI doubles in the frame.
- Elijah Lambros tied the game at 4-4 with a three-run homer in the bottom of the inning.
- Jack Wren allowed his first hit after 3.1 innings pitched in the fifth. The play before Jacob Orr made a diving stop and threw out the runner at first.
- Alex Calarco broke the tie and drove in the go-ahead run with a solo blast in the sixth. The Terps led 5-4.
- Rutgers responded with a two-run home run in the seventh to lead 7-5.
- In the seventh, Chris Hacopian hit a RBI single and Eddie Hacopian followed with a three-run home run to lead 9-7.
- The Scarlet Knights regained the lead at 10-9 with a solo home run and an RBI double in the eighth.
- The Terps walked in three runs and brought home another on a hit-by-pitch to lead 13-10 entering the top of the ninth.
- The Scarlet Knights added one final run in the ninth, but Andrew Koshy ended the frame and earned the save.
Terps In The Record Book
- Eddie Hacopian tallied two hits, giving him 231 in his three-year Maryland career. He ranks tied for fifth in program history with Dan Melvin (2004-07). Hacopian is one of just 14 players in Maryland history to record 200+ knocks.
- Alex Calarco has 19 home runs this season. He tied for sixth in single-season program history with John McCurdy (2002) and Alex Pauley (1985). He holds the program record for single-season home runs by a catcher.
- Chris Hacopian has 29 career home runs. He's tied for 11th all-time in a Maryland career with Craig Munroe (1999-00).
- Eddie Hacopian walked once. He now has 98 career walks. He broke a tie entering the game with Scott Bronowicz (1995-98) to claim ninth in program history.
- Eddie Hacopian recorded four RBIs, giving him 148 for his career. He ranks fourth on the program's career RBIs list, passing Will Frazier's 147 from 2002-05.
- Eddie Hacopian scored one run, giving him 164 for his career. He ranks fifth in program history, as Chris Alleyne (2018-22) is fourth with 168.
Senior Day Celebration
Numbers To Know
- 1: Koshy earned the first win of his Maryland career.
- 5: This is the fifth time both Hacopian brothers homered in the same game.
- 6: The game featured six lead changes.
- 10: Eddie Hacopian has 10 home runs this season, a single-season career-high.
- 14: Chris Hacopian has 14 homers this season.
- 19: Calarco's 19 home runs are the most by a catcher in program history.
- 22: Calarco has 22 homers in his Maryland career.
- 25: Calarco has 25 multi-hit games as a Terp.
- 26: Calarco has 26 home runs in his career, including four he hit at Northwestern.
- 26: Lambros has 26 home runs in his career, including six this season.
- 27: Eddie Hacopian has 27 homers in his career.
- 29: Chris Hacopian hit his 29th home run of his career, which is tied for the 11th most in program history.
- 30: Martin has a 30-game on-base streak.
- 32: Eddie Hacopian has a 32-game on-base streak.
- 36: Martin has 36 multi-hit games in his career.
- 42: Chris Hacopian has 42 multi-hit games in his career.
- 67: Eddie Hacopian has 67 multi-hit games in his career.
- 94: The Terps have hit 94 home runs this season, ranking as the third most for a single season in program history.
