Maryland
25-29, 7-21
Penn State
16-33, 9-19
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn St. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 1 |
| Maryland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
Mendez Homers In Loss To Nittany Lions
5/14/2026 6:00:00 PM | Baseball
The Terps drew 1,239 fans to Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium on Thursday night.
Mendez hit a two-run homer in the third inning for his 10th blast of the season to become the fourth Terp with double-digit home runs this season. Mendez finished with two hits, two runs scored, and two RBIs on Thursday night.
One game after tallying 11 RBIs against Georgetown, Paul Jones II got the Terps on the board with an RBI single. Jones II has collected 17 RBIs over his last three games. His knock plated Mendez for the first of his two runs scored in the loss.That ball was blasted 🚀
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) May 14, 2026
David Mendez's 10th home run of the season gives the Terps two runs!
Bottom 3
Nittany Lions 4, Terps 3#DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/iTXVMTEiwl
Penn State scored in five of Thursday's seven innings to improve to 16-33 (9-19 Big Ten) in 2026. Maryland used five arms in the loss and stranded 12 runners as the Terps struggled to record timely hits. Maryland gets another crack at the Nittany Lions on Friday night.
How It Happened:
- T1: Penn State opened the scoring with a two-run inning.
- B1: Brayden Martin legged out an infield single for the game's first hit.
- B2: Jones II drove in Mendez to get the Terps on the board.
- T3: Penn State's first hit came in the form of a two-run homer to extend its lead to 4-1.
- B3: Mendez's two-run shot made it a one-run game.
- T4: Penn State hit a pair of two-run homers to go ahead 8-3.
- T5: The Nittany Lions added on with a four-run frame.
- T6: A throwing error put Penn State ahead by 10.
- T7: Quinn Yellin tossed a scoreless frame.
Numbers To Know:Quinn gets the K for the Terps#DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/wQ8cIGFbls
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) May 15, 2026
- 1: Maryland leads the conference in walks, runs, and RBIs.
- 1: James Gladden made his first start of the season.
- 2: Martin (54) and Kaunas (46) rank in the top two in the Big Ten in walks.
- 5: Maryland ranks in the top five in the Big Ten in runs, hits, doubles, home runs, RBIs, stolen bases, walks, batting average, on-base percentage, slugging, and total bases.
- 17: Jones II has 17 RBIs across his last three games.
- 20: Martin's 20 steals this season are the second-highest mark in the Big Ten and the 12th-most in Maryland single-season history.
- 44: Friday marked the 44th all-time meeting between Maryland and Penn State.
- 344: The Terps drew seven walks to bring their Big Ten-leading season total to 344.
- 447: Maryland's 447 runs scored this season lead the Big Ten.
- 1,239: Maryland drew an attendance of 1,239, which was its third highest mark of 2026.
- Maryland and Penn State continue their weekend series on Friday at 6 PM on B1G+ and the Maryland Baseball Network.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ben DeMell (2-1)
L: Gladden, James (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Bryce Molinaro 1 ; Kevin Karstetter 1 ; Maddox McDonald 1
HR: Michael Anderson 1 ; Jesse Jaconski 1 ; Maddox McDonald 1
RBI: Michael Anderson 4 ; Bryce Molinaro 2 ; Kevin Karstetter 1 ; Jesse Jaconski 2 ; Maddox McDonald 3
SF: Bryce Molinaro 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jayden Davis 2 ; Michael Anderson 3 ; Kevin Karstetter 1 ; Jesse Jaconski 1 ; Spencer Barnett 1 ; Avery Smith 2 ; Maddox McDonald 1 ; Preston Yaucher 2
SB: Michael Anderson 1
CS: Spencer Barnett 1
HBP: Michael Anderson 2 ; Preston Yaucher 1
Batting:
HR: Mendez, David 1
RBI: Mendez, David 2 ; Jones II, Paul 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Coombs, Bud 1 ; Mendez, David 2
SB: Martin, Brayden 1
