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Team Celebrates With Paul Jones II After Sixth Inning Home Run
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Winner Maryland UMD 24-27
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Minnesota MINN 22-25
Winner
Maryland UMD
24-27
8
Final
2
Minnesota MINN
22-25
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Maryland UMD 2 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 8 8 0
Minnesota MINN 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 3

W: McCoy, Kyle (6-2) L: Joe Sperry (4-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Terps Crank Three Homers In Win Over Minnesota, 8-2

MINNEAPOLIS – Hollis Porter, Paul Jones II and Chris Hacopian all homered in Maryland baseball's 8-2 win over Minnesota in game one at Siebert Field on Friday. The Terps are now 24-27 overall and 9-16 in the Big Ten, hitting their fourth-most home runs in a single season. 

Hacopian's homer was a two-run shot in the top of the first inning. It gave Maryland an early lead it never relinquished. The homer was the sophomore's 11th of the season and 26th of his career. He went 2-for-5 in the ballgame and has six homers over his last 12 games. 
  Porter (solo) and Jones (three-run) hit their homers in the top of the sixth. Porter has a team-high 21 home runs this season, which is the sixth-most for a single season in program history. He drove in two runs, also recording an RBI groundout, giving him 63 RBI on the season. That mark ranks tied for the 10th most for a single season in program history. He tied Craig Munroe (1999) and Kevin Haverbusch (1997). 
  Jones, a native of Minnesota, hit his second home run of his freshman season. Brayden Martin joined Hacopian as Terps with multiple hits, going 2-for-3. He also scored two runs. The sophomore even walked once, upping his walk total to 54 this season. He leads the Big Ten with that mark and ranks tied for third in single-season program history with Luke Shliger (2022).     
  Kyle McCoy made his 13th start on the mound this season. He pitched seven innings, surrendering just two runs on 10 hits. He picked up his fifth win of the season. Ryan Van Buren pitched the final two innings, giving up just one hit. 

Minnesota scored its lone two runs in the fourth frame. The Gophers faltered to 22-25 overall and 8-17 in Big Ten play. 

Breaking Down The Action
  • Chris Hacopian crushed a no-doubter two-run shot out to center field, giving the Terps a 2-0 lead in the opening inning.
  • Hollis Porter hit an RBI groundout in the third inning, extending Maryland's lead to 3-0.
  • The Gophers made it a 3-2 game with a two-run single in the bottom of the fourth. 
  • Porter and Paul Jones II homered in the top of the sixth. Porter's was a solo shot, and Jones' was a three-run shot. Aden Hill also drove in a run on a groundout. The Terps led 8-2. 
  • Ryan Van Buren took over on the mound in the eighth. He gave up just one hit to secure the win.  
Numbers To Know
  • 2: Jones has two home runs in his career. 
  • 5: McCoy has five wins this season. 
  • 9: McCoy has nine outings this season with five or more strikeouts. 
  • 11: Chris Hacopian hit his 11th homer of the season and 26th of his career. 
  • 21: Porter hit his 21st home run of the season, placing him sixth on the single-season program leaderboard. 
  • 25: Martin has a 25-game on-base streak. 
  • 35: Martin has 35 multi-hit games in his career.  
  • 39: Chris Hacopian has 39 multi-hit games in his career
  • 54: Martin leads the Big Ten with 54 walks this season. He also ranks tied for third in single-season program history. 
  • 82: The Terps have hit 82 home runs this season, ranking as the fourth most for a single season in program history.  
Up Next 
  • Maryland plays game two of its three-game series against Minnesota tomorrow, May 10. The first pitch starts at 4 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed on Big Ten Plus and broadcast on Maryland Baseball Network.
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