Terps Smack Season-High Five Homers in 14-12 Loss to Ohio State

Saturday, April 4

Columbus, OH

1 PM

Maryland

13-17, 2-9

Ohio State

16-13, 6-5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Maryland	1	1	6	0	0	4	0	0	0	12	16	4
Ohio State	2	3	5	0	0	2	2	0	X	14	17	1

Ryan Costello Rounds the Bases After a Homer Against Ohio State

Terps Smack Season-High Five Homers in 14-12 Loss to Ohio State

4/4/2026 1:00:00 PM | Baseball

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Maryland and the Buckeyes traded blows on a wild Saturday afternoon.

COLUMBUS, OH — The Terps and Buckeyes combined for 11 homers, 33 hits, and 26 runs in Saturday's slugfest, but Ohio State came away with the 14-12 win to capture the weekend series and drop the Terps to 13-17 (2-9 Big Ten) in 2026. Maryland clobbered a season-high five homers — including two from the Big Ten's new leader, Ryan Costello — as the bats rolled in Columbus.

Costello's second grand slam of the season ties him for the Big Ten lead with 12 homers!!

Terps lead 6-5!#DirtyTerps https://t.co/Sk0Vrb9WMD pic.twitter.com/YwVtZa7xeN
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 4, 2026

David Mendez recorded a three-hit day as one of six Terps with multiple knocks in the thriller. Eight of Maryland's nine starters reached via hit, but the Buckeyes smacked six homers to snatch the win.

Jordan Crosland opened the scoring with a solo shot in the first inning for his seventh homer of the season. Jackson Sirois plated a run with a sac-fly in the second inning, but the Buckeyes scored five runs across the first two frames to claim an early lead.

Crosland's seventh long ball of the season gives the Terps an early 1-0 lead!#DirtyTerps https://t.co/8H1ETqbV5j pic.twitter.com/rOFpHaQPuR
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 4, 2026

Maryland fought back with a six-run third inning that featured Costello's second grand slam of 2026 and Sirois' third homer in his past three games. The Buckeyes responded with a five-run frame as 18 total runs crossed home across the first three innings.

FIRST PITCH CRUSHING!!

Sirois with his fourth homer in the last four games! 🔥#DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/CCDu4p3wnY
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 4, 2026

The Terps' bats exploded again in the sixth inning as Ty Kaunas and Costello went back-to-back to put Maryland back in front. Kaunas' blast was just his second of the season and tied the game before Costello gave Maryland the lead and temporarily separated himself from the rest of the Big Ten's sluggers. Nate Hawton-Henley plated the sixth run of the inning with an RBI triple.

Ty's second homer of the season ties the ballgame!!#DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/571hiTvcUU
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 4, 2026

The Terps' 12 runs were their most in a conference game this season, but Ohio State dealt the final blows with two runs in both the sixth and seventh innings to improve to 16-13 (6-5 Big Ten) on the season. Maryland gets a final crack at the Buckeyes on Sunday at 1 PM.

How it Happened:

T1: Crosland's homer opened the scoring.
B1: OSU used a homer and an RBI groundout to claim a 2-1 lead.
T2: Sirois' sac-fly tied the game up.
B2: A homer and a two-run double from the Buckeyes gave them a 5-2 lead.
T3: Costello's grand slam put Maryland back up 6-5.
T3: Sirois two-run blast gave the Terps an 8-5 lead.
B3: Three Buckeye homers in the third put OSU back in front 10-8.
B4: Brayden Ryan fanned two in a 1-2-3 frame.
T6: Kaunas and Costello went back-to-back as Maryland reclaimed an 11-10 lead.
T6: Hawton-Henley's RBI triple gave the Terps' a two-run advantage.
B6: Ohio State tied the game again with a two-run homer.
B7: A bases-loaded single plated two as OSU took a 14-12 lead.
T9: Micheal Iannazzo led the inning off with a single to bring the game-tying run to the plate.

Impact Performances:

Costello (1B): 2-5, 2 HR (12, 13), 5 RBI, 2 R.
Kaunas (SS): 2-5, HR (2), 2 RBI, 2 R, BB.
Crosland (LF): 2-6, HR (7), 3 R, RBI.
Sirois (3B): 2-4, HR (4); 3 RBI, 2 R.
Mendez (2B): 3-5.
Hawton-Henley (CF): 3-5, RBI, 3B, 2B.

One homer wasn't enough for Costello as he sends a second over the right field wall‼️💪#DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/ZLq1LLnQ8z
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 4, 2026

Numbers to Know:

5: Maryland hit a season-high five homers.
6: Six different Terps logged multi-hit games.
9: The Terps had nine hits with runners on base on Saturday.
10: Maryland scored 10+ runs for the ninth time this season.
12: Maryland's 12 runs are its most in a conference game in 2026.
13: Crosland's 13 homers on the season give him the lead in the Big Ten.
14: Maryland arms collected 14 strikeouts.
16: Maryland's 16 hits are its second-most in a single game this season.
29: Saturday marked the 29th all-time meeting between Maryland and OSU.
60: Brayden Martin extended his on-base streak to 60 straight games dating back to last season.