Maryland
18-20, 4-12
Iowa
2-01-5, 6-9
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Iowa | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
Terps Fall To Hawkeyes In Continuation Of Series Opener
4/17/2026 1:00:00 PM | Baseball
Maryland looks to even the series against Iowa right away in the second game of the Big Ten weekend.
David Mendez continued his hot stretch with a two-RBI single in the top of the first inning that pushed his hitting streak to 12 games and logged his 17th hit over that span. Mendez ranks third on the team in hits and gave his Terps an early 2-0 lead.
The Hawkeyes plated six in the bottom of the third inning on two homers and a double as they took their first lead of the weekend series. Kaunas brought Maryland a run closer in the following frame with a two-out RBI double that chased the Hawkeyes' starting arm.Mendez puts the Terps on the board first with a two-out, two-run single 🐢
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 17, 2026
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Terps 2, Hawkeyes 0#DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/64yaSxNUT5
Nate Hawton-Henley's second homer of his career brought Maryland within two runs as he cleared the fence in the top of the fifth frame. The game went into a weather delay shortly after and was suspended until Saturday afternoon.
Once the game picked up, Iowa used a seven-run seventh inning to seal its 20th win of the season and move to 6-10 in conference play. Maryland gets another crack at the Hawkeyes right away as the weekend series moves along with Saturday's normally-scheduled contest..@NHawtonHenley's second hit of the day isn't coming back 💪
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 17, 2026
Terps cut the Hawkeye lead to two runs#DirtyTerps https://t.co/rBEdAse73n pic.twitter.com/AKOoYokTTD
How it Happened:
- T1: Mendez's two-RBI double opened the scoring.
- B1: Evan Smith capped a 1-2-3 frame with his first K of the day.
- B3: Iowa tied the game with a two-run homer.
- B3: The Hawkeyes sent a three-run shot out to center field to claim a 5-2 lead.
- B3: An RBI double tacked on another Iowa run.
- T4: Kaunas' RBI double made it a 6-3 game.
- T5: Hawton-Henley's homer brought the Terps a run closer.
- B6: The game was suspended and set to resume on Saturday.
- B6: Ryan Bailey left the bases full of Hawkeyes as the game picked up.
- B7: Iowa opened the frame with back-to-back doubles to extend its lead to 7-4.
- B7: An error gifted the Hawkeyes their eighth run of the game.
- B7: Iowa used a seven-run, five-hit, three-walk frame to capture a 13-4 lead.
- B8: Iowa plated its 14th run to seal the run-rule win.
- 12: Mendez extended his hitting streak to 12 games.
- 20: Friday marked the 20th all-time meeting between Maryland and Iowa.
- 38: Martin extended his program-record on-base streak to start a season to 38 games.
- 68: Martin has reached base safely in 68 games dating back to last season.
- 238: Maryland added five walks to its Big Ten-leading season total of 238.
- 301: Maryland's 301 runs this season rank second in the Big Ten.
- Maryland and Iowa continue their Big Ten series with the second game of the day starting in roughly 40 minutes.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Leisure, Beau (1-0)
L: Smith, Evan (0-5)
S: Alivo, Kyle (2)
Batting:
2B: Kaunas, Ty 1
HR: Hawton-Henley, Nate 1
RBI: Hawton-Henley, Nate 1 ; Kaunas, Ty 1 ; Mendez, David 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Hawton-Henley, Nate 1 ; Crosland, Jordan 1 ; Kaunas, Ty 1 ; Jones II, Paul 1
HBP: Crosland, Jordan 1 ; Stockton, Rylen 1 ; Jones II, Paul 1
Batting:
2B: Alivo, Kyle 1 ; Nerat, Joey 2 ; Strohmeyer, Kellen 1
3B: Strohmeyer, Kellen 1
HR: Mitchell, Gable 1 ; Geffre, Carter 1
RBI: Wulf, Caleb 1 ; Mitchell, Gable 2 ; Alivo, Kyle 1 ; Geffre, Carter 3 ; Nerat, Joey 1 ; Strohmeyer, Kellen 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Wulf, Caleb 2 ; Mitchell, Gable 2 ; Alivo, Kyle 2 ; Schulte, Kooper 2 ; Risley, Miles 2 ; Geffre, Carter 1 ; Nerat, Joey 2 ; Strohmeyer, Kellen 1
SB: Schulte, Kooper 1 ; Risley, Miles 2 ; Strohmeyer, Kellen 1
HBP: Frost, Jaixen 1
