Maryland
21-21, 6-13
Michigan State
14-25, 8-14
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 3 |
| Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 1 |
Terps’ Offense Explodes In 18-10 Win Over Michigan State
4/24/2026 6:00:00 PM | Baseball
Maryland clobbered five homers in its series-opening victory.
Each of the Terps' first three hits left the park as Maryland jumped all over the Spartans. Mendez, Devin Russell, and Brayden Martin each smacked three-run bombs in the win.
Mendez left the yard in the top of the first inning to give the Terps an early 3-0 lead. The blast marked Maryland's first hit of the day, Mendez's seventh homer of the season, and extended his hitting streak to 16 straight games.
An inning later, Russell roped a three-run shot of his own out to left field to extend the Terps' lead to 6-0. Russell's fifth homer of the season marked his third in his last six games as Michigan State was forced to go to its bullpen.395 feet for his 7th XBH in his last 7 games!
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 24, 2026
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Terps 3, Spartans 0#DirtyTerps https://t.co/l5iw514pkW pic.twitter.com/yAl7CbNCU0
Russell and Jordan Crosland went back-to-back in the second inning as Maryland's homer parade continued. Crosland became the second Terp this season to reach double-digit homers as Maryland scored seven runs across the first two innings.Two innings, two three-run homers for the Terps 🐢
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 24, 2026
6-0 early in East Lansing 💥#DirtyTerps https://t.co/vVUnFHWL65 pic.twitter.com/j7INxqBjz9
Martin ripped an RBI single in the third before Michigan State got on the board with a five-hit, five-run third inning to cut the Terps' lead to 8-5. Bud Coombs quickly got the Terps back on track with a leadoff homer in the fourth to mark Maryland's fourth homer of the game.430 feet to center field for @jcrosland12 💪
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 24, 2026
Terps now lead 7-0 in the second inning 🐢#DirtyTerps https://t.co/96nqBBYMME pic.twitter.com/F7Vubg9zMq
Martin blew the game back open with a three-run homer of his own in the fifth inning to give Maryland a 12-5 lead. His second home run of the season gave the Terps their second five-homer game of 2026..@bud_coombs with the fourth homer of his freshman season 📈#DirtyTerps https://t.co/Knn7IgsVQn pic.twitter.com/Oe5EnoPu4c
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 24, 2026
Logan Hastings earned the win on Friday night with his 5.1-inning effort. He collected seven strikeouts and threw a career-high 117 pitches as he collected his fourth win of the season. With plenty of run support, he only allowed six earned runs before the Terps turned to the bullpen.AN OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION 💪
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 24, 2026
Terps tie their season-high with five homers and it's only the fifth inning‼️#DirtyTerps https://t.co/PUQZvJO1Fb pic.twitter.com/AV3pANZFJL
The Terps loaded the bases before an out was recorded in the eighth inning, allowing Maryland to add six insurance runs, three of which came on a bases-clearing double from Mendez. He finished with six RBIs, which are the most by a Terp this season.Hastings gets his 7th strikeout of the game on pitch No. 102 😤👏#DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/YymUHZQxKH
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 25, 2026
Cristofer Cespedes threw 3.2 innings of one-run ball while collecting seven strikeouts to earn the save. Martin, Mendez, and Ty Kaunas all collected three-hits in the slugfest. Maryland goes for the series win on Saturday at 3:30 PM.Mendez clears the bases as he is up to 6 RBI tonight 💪
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 25, 2026
The most by a Terp this season!#DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/4yl14hUIhD
How It Happened:
- T1: Mendez's three-run homer put Maryland ahead 3-0.
- T2: Russell's three-run blast doubled the Terps' lead.
- T2: Crosland's solo shot gave UMD a 7-0 lead.
- T2: Martin wore a pitch to extend his on-base streak to 72 games.
- B2: Hastings fanned two in a 1-2-3 frame.
- T3: A two-out RBI single from Martin gave Maryland an 8-0 lead.
- B3: MSU used five hits and an error to score its first five runs.
- T4: Coombs led the inning off with his fourth-career homer.
- T5: Martin crushed a three-run bomb to give the Terps a 12-5 lead.
- B6: MSU plated four with a four-hit inning.
- T8: Maryland loaded the bases with nobody out, prompting Crosland's sac-fly that gave Maryland a 13-9 lead.
- T8: Ryan Costello drove in two with a two-out single.
- T8: Mendez cleared the bases with a three-RBI double.
- B8: MSU scored its 10th run with an RBI single.
- Mendez (2B): 3-6, HR (7), 6 RBI, R, 2B.
- Martin (3B/RF): 3-5, HR (2), 4 RBI, 2 R, BB, SB.
- Crosland (LF): 2-5, HR (10), 3 R, 2 RBI,
- Kaunas (SS): 3-4, 3 R, 2 BB.
- Russell (C): 1-4, HR (5), 3 RBI, 2 R, BB.
- Coombs (RF): 1-3, HR (4), 2 R, RBI, R.
- Hastings (SP): 5.1 IP, W (4-3), 8 H, 9 R, 6 ER, 7 K, 117 pitches.
- Cespedes (RP): 3.2 IP, S (2), 4 H, 1 R, 7 K, 0 BB, 58 pitches.
- Paul Jones II (1B): 2-6, R.
- Martin reached base safely for the 72nd straight game, which includes all 42 games this season, extending his program record for consecutive games reaching base to start a season.
- With 130 career walks, Martin is tied for second all-time in Maryland program history.
- Martin leads the Big Ten in walks (41) and is among the conference's leaders in steals (17).
- He's Maryland's team leader in qualified average, hits, runs, and walks.
- Kaunas continued his hot season with a three-hit, three-run day against the Spartans.
- He has 14 multi-hit games in his freshman season and leads the team in doubles.
- Kaunas is the only Terp this season to have started at and played the same position in every game this season, and he ranks in the top three on the team in hits, doubles, RBIs, and walks.
- 3: Each of Maryland's first three hits were homers on Friday.
- 6: Mendez's six RBIs are the most by a Terp this season.
- 13: Maryland improved to 13-7 all-time against Michigan State.
- 16: Mendez's homer extended his hitting streak to 16 straight games.
- 16: Maryland scored double-digit runs for the 16th time this season.
- 17: Maryland's 17 hits tied its season high and marked its most in a Big Ten game this season.
- 18: Maryland's 18 runs are its most in a Big Ten game since a 20-5 win over Nebraska in 2023.
- 20: Friday marked the 20th all-time game between Maryland and Michigan State.
- 53: Maryland has scored 53 runs across its last three games.
- 267: Maryland added five walks to its Big Ten-leading season total of 267.
- Maryland and MSU continue their weekend series on Saturday at 3:30 PM on B1G+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hastings, Logan (7-0)
L: Greeley,JD (0-2)
S: Cespedes, Cristofer (2)
Batting:
2B: Mendez, David 1
HR: Crosland, Jordan 1 ; Martin, Brayden 1 ; Coombs, Bud 1 ; Mendez, David 1 ; Russell, Devin 1
RBI: Crosland, Jordan 2 ; Martin, Brayden 4 ; Costello, Ryan 2 ; Coombs, Bud 1 ; Mendez, David 6 ; Russell, Devin 3
SH: Martin, Brayden 1 ; Gibbs, Colin 1
SF: Crosland, Jordan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Crosland, Jordan 3 ; Martin, Brayden 2 ; Costello, Ryan 1 ; Coombs, Bud 2 ; Gibbs, Colin 1 ; Mendez, David 1 ; Jones II, Paul 1 ; Kaunas, Ty 3 ; Hawton-Henley, Nate 1 ; Hill, Aden 1 ; Russell, Devin 2
SB: Crosland, Jordan 1 ; Martin, Brayden 1 ; Jones II, Paul 1 ; Hill, Aden 2
HBP: Crosland, Jordan 1 ; Martin, Brayden 1 ; Gibbs, Colin 1 ; Hawton-Henley, Nate 2 ; Russell, Devin 1
Batting:
2B: Sturgess,Isaac 1 ; Bright,Noah 1 ; Deckinga,CJ 1 ; Picot,Parker 2
RBI: Sturgess,Isaac 1 ; Bright,Noah 4 ; Thomas,Khamaree 1 ; Seymour,Randy 1 ; McKay,Ryan 1
SF: McKay,Ryan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sturgess,Isaac 2 ; Bright,Noah 2 ; Thomas,Khamaree 2 ; Picot,Parker 2 ; Rice,Trent 2
SB: Thomas,Khamaree 1 ; Seymour,Randy 1
CS: Seymour,Randy 1
HBP: McKay,Ryan 1 ; Rice,Trent 1
