Maryland
15-18
Navy
18-13
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 1 |
| Navy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Hawton-Henley’s Grand Slam Highlights Terps’ 15-2 Win Over Navy
4/8/2026 3:00:00 PM | Baseball
The freshman’s first-career homer was a big one in Maryland’s midweek victory.
Hawton-Henley's fourth-inning grand slam marked the freshman's first-career homer and highlighted a five-run, four-hit frame that gave the Terps their first lead of the afternoon. Hawton-Henley tallied his fifth-career multi-hit game in the midweek win.
Brayden Martin had a historic Wednesday. He drew a walk in the third inning to extend his on-base streak to 63 straight games, including each of the first 33 games of the 2026 season, which set a new program record for consecutive games reached safely to start a season.What a moment for the freshman 👏
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 8, 2026
Terps lead 5-1!#DirtyTerps https://t.co/Qb2o0tqlJr pic.twitter.com/4N4OtS86V3
Jake Yeager got the nod in the midweek clash as the first of only three Terps to toe the rubber on Wednesday. He held Navy to a lone run across his five-inning outing, which tied his season high. Yeager collected five strikeouts across his 82-pitch day that lowered his seaon ERA by over a full point.𝓔𝓽𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓭 𝓲𝓷 𝓱𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 8, 2026
After reaching base safely in all 33 of our games to begin the season, Brayden Martin has set a new program record 👏🔥#DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/ZKfwposoH3
Jordan Crosland opened the scoring for the Terps in the top of the third by plating Hawton-Henley with a sacrifice fly. The RBI marked Crosland's 10th over his last six games and tied the midweek contest, and he finished with two on the day.Yeager finishes off the fourth inning with his fourth K of the game! 🔥
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 8, 2026
Terps lead 6-1 heading to the fifth inning#DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/EUyRzMOLEA
David Mendez logged a three-hit day and drove in a trio of runs, including two on a bases-loaded single during Maryland's seven-run eighth inning that put the win on ice. Paul Jones II, Colin Gibbs, and Ty Kaunas each recorded multi-hit games in the win as Maryland earned its 13th straight win over Navy (18-13, 5-7 Patriot League) in their rich series history.
Maryland moved to 2-0 in what will be a five-game week for the Terps. A three-game Big Ten series against Indiana awaits Maryland in College Park this weekend, with the first game starting on Friday at 6 PM.Mendez with a two-run single to extend the lead!#DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/BsZsLM5dDa
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 8, 2026
How it Happened:
- B2: Navy pushed the first run across with an RBI groundout.
- T3: Hawton-Henley singled for the Terps' first hit and scored on Crosland's sac-fly.
- T3: Martin drew his historic walk to extend his on-base streak to 63 games.
- T4: Hawton-Henley's grand slam gave UMD a 5-1 lead before Gibbs scored on a throwing error to extend the advantage.
- T5: A bloop single from Mendez got lost in the sun, allowing Maryland to claim a 7-1 lead.
- B5: Yeager stranded two in a scoreless frame.
- T6: A sac-fly from Ryan Costello put Maryland ahead 8-1.
- B6: Andrew Koshy threw a scoreless frame in his only inning of work.
- B7: Navy plated a run on a wild pitch.
- T8: A two-RBI single from Mendez gave the Terps a 10-2 lead.
- T8: Gibbs wore a pitch to drive in another run.
- T8: An RBI fielder's choice off the bat of Crosland gave Maryland a 10-run lead.
- T8: MIchael Iannazzo plated two with a two-out single before Martin scored on a wild pitch to cap the seven-run inning.
- B8: Brayden Ryan worked a scoreless frame to seal the run-rule win.
- Yeager (SP): 5.0 IP, W (1-2), 1 R, 4 H, 5 K, 2 BB, 82 pitches.
- Hawton-Henley (CF): 2-3, HR (1), 4 RBI, 2 R, BB.
- Mendez (2B): 3-4, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB.
- Gibbs (3B): 2-4, 2 R, RBI.
- Kaunas (SS): 2-5, 2 R, 2B, BB.
- Jones II (1B): 2-4, 2 R, BB.
- Crosland (LF): 0-2, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB.
- Martin (RF): 0-3, R, 3 BB.
- 1: Hawton-Henley hit his first-career homer.
- 2: Maryland has only allowed two runs in two midweek games this week.
- 3: Maryland won games on back-to-back days for the third time this season.
- 5: Yeager's five innings of work tied his season high.
- 5: Five Terps logged multi-hit days.
- 7: Navy used seven pitchers on Wednesday.
- 8: Maryland fanned eight Midshipmen in the win.
- 11: Crosland has driven in 11 runs in his past six games.
- 13: Maryland improved to 13-8 this season in non-conference games.
- 13: The Terps earned their 13th straight win in their all-time series with Navy.
- 15: Maryland's 15 runs are the most allowed by Navy in a game this season.
- 26: Maryland scored 26 runs in its two midweek games this week.
- 33: Having reached in all 33 games this season, Martin set the new program record for consecutive games reaching base to start a season.
- 35: Maryland improved to 35-28 all-time against Navy.
- 63: Martin has reached safely in 63 straight games dating back to last season.
- 63: Wednesday marked the 63rd all-time meeting between Maryland and Navy and the first since 2022.
- 201: Maryland drew nine walks to push its Big Ten-leading season total to 201.
- Maryland returns to College Park to open a three-game weekend series with Indiana on Apr. 10. First pitch is slated for 6 PM and the game will air on B1G+ and the Maryland Baseball Network.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Yeager, Jake (1-2)
L: Brown, Ian (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Kaunas, Ty 1
HR: Hawton-Henley, Nate 1
RBI: Crosland, Jordan 2 ; Costello, Ryan 1 ; Iannazzo, Michael 2 ; Mendez, David 3 ; Hawton-Henley, Nate 4 ; Gibbs, Colin 1
SF: Crosland, Jordan 1 ; Costello, Ryan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Crosland, Jordan 2 ; Martin, Brayden 1 ; Iannazzo, Michael 1 ; Kaunas, Ty 2 ; Stockton, Rylen 1 ; Jones II, Paul 2 ; Mendez, David 2 ; Hawton-Henley, Nate 2 ; Gibbs, Colin 2
SB: Crosland, Jordan 1 ; Martin, Brayden 1 ; Kaunas, Ty 1 ; Mendez, David 1 ; Hawton-Henley, Nate 1
CS: Crosland, Jordan 1
HBP: Stockton, Rylen 1 ; Hawton-Henley, Nate 1 ; Gibbs, Colin 1
Batting:
3B: Cripe, Tyler 1
RBI: Hooten, Jake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cripe, Tyler 1 ; Klug, Chris 1
SB: Klug, Chris 2
HBP: Klug, Chris 2
