Maryland Baseball Travels To Rutgers For Final Away Series

Friday, May 8

Piscataway, NJ

6 PM

Maryland

Rutgers

Ryan Costello Story Cover Photo posed infront of red background

Maryland Baseball Travels To Rutgers For Final Away Series

5/6/2026 3:40:00 PM | Baseball

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Maryland (23-26, 6-18) at Rutgers (22-26, 9-15)

May 8-10, 2026

Bainton Field

6:00 PM, 6:00 PM, 3:00 PM

B1G+

COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The Maryland Terrapins (23-26, 6-18) are headed to New Jersey for a weekend series against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (22-26, 9-15) for their final away series of the 2026 season. Friday's matchup will be the 40th time these teams have faced off. The Terps lead the series 24-14-1 and won 13-11 in the most recent matchup which occurred on May 17, 2026. The series will kick off this Friday at 6 p.m., followed by another 6 p.m. start time on Saturday, and the series will close out with a 2 p.m. first pitch on Sunday. All games can be watched on B1G+ or listened to on Maryland Baseball Network.

where we are

The Terps ran rampant against the Towson Tigers, for a 23-11 win on Tuesday night. The 23 runs are the most the Terps have scored in a single-game this season.
Maryland was lethal at the plate as they hit two grand slams which contributed to the season-high 21 RBI for a single game. The Terps also worked 22 walks, another single-game high for the season. For reference, the NCAA record for walks in a single game is 25.
Three different Terps recorded four runs scored: Jordan Crosland, Brayden Martin and David Mendez.

Infielder Paul Jones II (30), Catcher Devin Russell (12), Right-Handed Pitcher Lance Williams (98), Left-Handed Pitcher Landon Edwards (16)Maryland Terrapins Baseball vs Towson Tigers at John B. Schuerholz Park at Brooks Robinson Field in Towson, MD on Tuesday, May. 5, 2026. Kevin Snyder/Maryland Terrapins

Maryland at Towson (5/5)

freshmen firepower

The Terps' freshmen have made great first impressions this season, with both their bats and their gloves. Six out of the seven grand slams the Terps have hit this season have come from freshmen.
Ryan Costello hit his fourth grand slam of the season on Tuesday night, tied for the most of any player in the nation. His seven RBI at Towson is the most by a Terp in a single game this season. He now sits on a Big Ten leading 58 RBI. Costello also leads all freshmen in the nation in home runs with 15.
Bud Coombs joined the grand slam action last night for the first of his collegiate career. Through his 23 games played this season, he has five home runs and has a 1.117 OPS with a .323 batting average.
Shortstop Ty Kaunas quickly became a household name. He is the only player to start every game at the same position this season for the Terps. He is batting .304 and has recorded 16 doubles, the most out of any freshmen in the Big Ten and third overall in the conference. He has been a force at the 6 with 20 double plays and 116 assists.
Nate Hawton-Henley's first career home run came in grand fashion at Navy. He has 29 hits in 33 games played this season for a .363 batting average while earning himself an everyday starting role in center field.

Freshmen phenoms 🐢#DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/gjzCoHO2vZ
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) May 6, 2026

Marvelous martin

Brayden Martin has been Mr. Reliable this season as he is only one of two players to start every game this season. He has reached base in 48 out of 49 games.
After a four-walk outing against Towson on Tuesday, he now holds 47 walks this season which leads the Big Ten and sits in the top 10 nationally.
Along with leading the team in hits (69) and batting average (.354), he also leads the team in steals with 19. He leveled up his base running game this season after only getting six in each of the previous two seasons he's played for the Terps.

𝓔𝓽𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓭 𝓲𝓷 𝓱𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂

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
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) April 8, 2026

big cris, big plays

Cristofer Cespedes has been on fire lately while on the bump.
On Friday night he pitched the first six innings of the game, allowing only one hit which came after 5.0 innings of no-hit ball.
Last Tuesday against Georgetown he came in during the ninth to close out the game and recorded a 1-2-3 inning with two strikeouts. This comes one week after he struck out the side to finish off the win against Mount St. Mary's on April 21.

Big Cris gets his first K of the day to complete the scoreless inning 😤

Middle 2
Terps 0, Wolverines 0#DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/trGLiBOcp2
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) May 1, 2026

maestro mendez

David Mendez hit his fourth conference home run on Sunday. He leads the team in conference play with a .376 batting average, 35 hits, .602 slugging percentage and seven doubles.
He followed his Sunday home run with another one on Tuesday afternoon. Overall, he leads the team in total bases with 101 and has 22 XBH on the season. His base running has been elite too with 46 runs and 11 stolen bases.
On the defensive side of the ball he has been just as efficient. His 120 assists and 25 double plays both lead the team.

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