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Lance Williams Pitches Against Troy
2
Maryland UMD 8-5
5
Winner Troy TROY 6-7
Maryland UMD
8-5
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Final
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Troy TROY
6-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Maryland UMD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 1
Troy TROY 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 X 5 7 0

W: Egan, Tommy (2-0) L: Williams, Lance (1-1) S: Alonso, Dylan (3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Williams Fans 10 in 5-2 Loss to Troy

Maryland got a strong start from its ace in Friday's series opener.

TROY, AL — The host Trojans blanked Maryland 5-2 on Friday night in the first game of the weekend series. Lance Williams was solid on the mound, and David Mendez recorded a pair of RBIs, but the Terps fell to 8-5 in 2026.

Williams did his job on the mound for the Terps, allowing only three earned runs on five hits across six innings of work. He fanned 10 batters, including striking out the side in two different innings, to become the first Terp with 10+ strikeouts since Jason Savacool against UCF in 2023.  The Trojans pushed the game's first four runs across in the third and fourth innings. Aaron Piasecki hit a three-run homer off Williams in the third and took a 4-0 lead in the fourth. Troy added an insurance run in the eighth to move to 3-1 at home this season. Mendez got the Terps on the board with a two-RBI double with Maryland down to its final out to avoid the shutout.  Ty Kaunas recorded two of Maryland's seven hits on Friday night. Maryland looks to even the weekend in the second game of the series on Saturday at 4:30 PM.   How it Happened:
  • B1: Williams fanned two in a scoreless first.
  • T2: Kaunas singled up the middle for the Terps' first hits. 
  • B2: Williams collected three strikeouts in a blank second. 
  • B3: Piasecki's three-run homer put Troy ahead 3-0.
  • B3: Williams struck out the side in a second straight inning. 
  • T4: Paul Jones II and Kaunas recorded back-to-back singles.
  • B4: Troy opened a 4-0 lead with an RBI single.
  • B8: The Trojans pushed an insurance run across. 
  • T9: Mendez doubled two home to get Maryland on the board.
Impact Performances:
  • Williams (SP): 6.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 10 K, 1 BB, 88 pitches.
  • Kaunas (SS): 2-3, HBP.
  • Mendez (2B): 1-5, 2 RBI, 2B. 
  • Jordan Crosland (LF): 0-2, 2 R, 2 BB.
Up Next:
  • Maryland's series with Troy rolls on with the second game on Mar. 7. First pitch is set for 4:30 PM and will air on ESPN+.
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