Maryland
21-23, 6-15
Michigan State
16-25, 10-14
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Michigan State | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 13 | 13 | 0 |
Terps Fall To Michigan State In Series Finale
4/26/2026 1:00:00 PM | Baseball
Ty Kaunas hit his fifth-career homer as Maryland wrapped up its weekend in East Lansing.
Sunday's game got away from Maryland in the early innings. Michigan State scored 12 runs across the first two frames as the Spartans hit three homers — including a grand slam — to build their early lead and put the Terps in a hole.Ty hits his fifth homer of the season off the scoreboard#DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/Pz2HSy8EDX
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 26, 2026
Kaunas recorded two of Maryland's four hits on Sunday, including his fifth-career homer in the fifth inning. David Mendez extended his hitting streak to 18 games with a double in the loss. Brayden Martin also extended his on-base streak to 74 games with a walk in the sixth inning.
How It Happened:Mendez picks up his 10th XBH across his 18-game hitting streak since March 27#DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/0tS9KFOa8s
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 26, 2026
- B1: MSU took a 2-0 lead with a two-run homer.
- B1: An RBI single extended the Spartans' early lead in their three-run first inning.
- B2: The Spartans hit two homers — including a grand slam — in their nine-run inning to take a 12-0 lead.
- T3: Kaunas led the inning off with a single for the Terps' first hit.
- B3: Ryan Bailey worked a 1-2-3 inning.
- T4: Mendez extended his hitting streak to 18 games with a double.
- T5: Kaunas' solo shot got the Terps on the board.
- B5: An RBI single put MSU ahead 13-1.
- T6: Martin walked to extend his on-base streak to 74 games.
- B6: Lance Williams fanned two in a clean inning.
Marvelous Martin:
- Martin reached base safely for the 74th straight game, which includes all 44 games this season, extending his program record for consecutive games reaching base to start a season.
- With 131 career walks, Martin moved into second all-time in Maryland program history.
- Martin leads the Big Ten in walks (42) 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 two-hit day against the Spartans.
- He has 15 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 five on the team in hits, qualified average, doubles, RBIs, total bases, and walks.
- 18: Mendez's fourth-inning double extended his hitting streak to 18 straight games.
- 22: Saturday marked the 22nd all-time game between Maryland and Michigan State.
- 44: Martin has reached in all 44 games this season, extending his program record.
- 74: Martin has reached safely in 74 straight games dating back to last season.
- Maryland stays on the road to face Georgetown on Apr. 28. First pitch is set for 6 PM and the game will air on MUSCO.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Monke,Carter (4-4)
L: Morlang, Nic (3-4)
Batting:
2B: Crosland, Jordan 1 ; Mendez, David 1
HR: Kaunas, Ty 1
RBI: Kaunas, Ty 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kaunas, Ty 1
Batting:
2B: Sturgess,Isaac 1
HR: Bright,Noah 1 ; McKay,Ryan 1 ; Broski,Adam 1
RBI: Bright,Noah 3 ; McKay,Ryan 5 ; Picot,Parker 1 ; Broski,Adam 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Sturgess,Isaac 2 ; Bright,Noah 2 ; Thomas,Khamaree 1 ; Seymour,Randy 2 ; Deckinga,CJ 2 ; McKay,Ryan 1 ; Picot,Parker 1 ; Murphy,Dayton 1 ; Broski,Adam 1
SB: Seymour,Randy 1
HBP: Murphy,Dayton 1
