Maryland Baseball Opens Big Ten Play Against Purdue This Weekend

Friday, March 13

College Park, MD

6 PM

Maryland

Purdue

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Maryland Baseball Opens Big Ten Play Against Purdue This Weekend

3/11/2026 7:00:00 PM | Baseball

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Maryland (10-6, 0-0) vs. Purdue (10-5, 1-2)

Mar. 13-15, 2026

Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium

6:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 1:00 PM

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COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The Maryland Terrapins (10-6) return to Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium this weekend to open Big Ten play, hosting the Purdue Boilermakers (10-5) for a three-game series. Maryland has historically held the edge in the matchup, owning a 14-5 all-time record against Purdue. The two teams last met during the 2023 season, when the Terps captured the series, 2-1. First pitch for the series opener is scheduled for Friday at 6 p.m. The series continues Saturday at 2 p.m. and concludes Sunday at 1 p.m. Tickets can be purchased here. Fans can watch the games live on Big Ten Network or listen on the Maryland Baseball Network.

where we are

Maryland moved to 10-6 after a Tuesday encounter against the West Virginia Mountaineers.
The Terps have won seven out of their last nine games and are coming off a series win at Troy that saw the Terps pull off a gritty comeback win vs. the Trojans on Sunday.
Tuesday was filled with "firsts" as Franklin Pichardo Jr. hit his first career home run while Nate Hawton-Henley knocked his first career hit.

Nate Hawton-Henley

Beauty of the bats

The Terps have accumulated 52 hits, 40 runs, 20 XBHs, nine home runs and 37 RBI in their first five games in March.
Rylen Stockton hit two home runs and recorded five hits over the weekend. He has the second highest OPS (1.128) and batting average (.340) on the team.
Jordan Crosland has been coming up clutch lately. In his past eight games he has hit a walk-off RBI and a ninth-inning two-run shot.
The Terps now have seven players with double digit hits and RBI.

Outfielder Jordan Crosland (4)Maryland Terrapins Baseball vs Wagner Seahawks at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium in College Park, MD on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. Dylan Davies/Maryland Terrapins

Jordan Crosland rounding the bases vs. Wagner (2/28)

heroic hastings

Logan Hastings has been brilliant on the mound to open the 2026 season. Hastings tossed 10.1 innings before allowing his first hit of the season.
On the season, Hastings holds a team-best 0.96 ERA, 1-0 record, two saves and 18.2 innings over four appearances.
Hastings is holding batters to a .156 batting average and a 0.70 WHIP.
The Maryland native became the first Terp with eight or more strikeouts in a relief appearance since Nate Haberthier on March 12, 2023 vs. Maine. Hastings had eight strikeouts in 3.0 innings pitched.
The sophomore ranks fourth in the Big Ten in ERA.
Hastings was named to the National Pitcher of the Year watch list.

Logan Hastings becomes the first Terp with 8 or more strikeouts in a relief appearance since Nate Haberthier on March 12, 2023 vs. Maine! 🐢

Hastings lowered his ERA to a minuscule 0.96 in the outing and earned the save 🔥#DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/6GND8PI4ny
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) March 8, 2026

crushing coz

Ryan Costello was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (3/9) after the Terps' 3-1 week. In the series clinching win on Sunday at Troy, Costello clubbed two home runs including a go-ahead shot in the ninth inning to put the Terps in front.
Costello leads all freshman in the nation in home runs with nine and ranks 11th in the nation among all players.
The Howell, NJ native also ranks 18th in the nation in RBI with 27.
Costello leads the team in home runs (nine), total bases (51), slugging percentage (.773), RBI (27) and OPS (1.203).

Congratulations to @RyanCostelloo on being named Big Ten Freshman of the Week 👏🐢

📰 https://t.co/OGtk4dCsaN #DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/v5RZRiLJm2
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) March 9, 2026

Marvelous martin

Martin's 28 hits ranks 17th in the nation and his .431 batting average ranks 45th.
Across the Terps' last nine games, Martin has gotten on-base three or more times in seven of those games. In those nine games, Martin is hitting for a .500 average and .633 OBP with 17 hits and 12 walks.
Martin is currently on a 46-game on-base game streak.
His three-hit game on Sunday marked his fifth game this season with three or more hits.
He also leads the teams in stolen bases with eight and has a 100% success rate.