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Maryland Baseball Bounces Back In Game Two At Troy

After an opening series loss yesterday to Troy, Maryland takes game two setting up the potential series clincher tomorrow afternoon.
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Oct 30, 2021; College Park, Maryland, USA; Maryland Terrapins spirit team runs with a Maryland state flag after a first half touchdown against the Indiana Hoosiers at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images
Oct 30, 2021; College Park, Maryland, USA; Maryland Terrapins spirit team runs with a Maryland state flag after a first half touchdown against the Indiana Hoosiers at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images | Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images

The Maryland Terrapins baseball game used a productive day at the bat to take game two, 9-3, on the road against Troy on Saturday afternoon at Riddle-Pace Field.

The Terps (9-5) had 13 total hits as a team. Ryan Costello went 3-for-5 at the plate with one run scored and an RBI.

Aden Hill and Brayden Martin each had two hits and combined for four runs.

David Mendez kicked off the scoring for Maryland with an opening-inning two-run homer out to left field. It was Mendez's third homer of the season.

However, Troy (6-8) responded in the second inning with three runs behind two RBI singles and an RBI double to take its first lead of the game.

Hill swiftly tied things up in the third, hitting a leadoff solo home run shot, which was his first of the season.

Collin Gibbs put Maryland back ahead with an RBI single through the left side in the top of the fifth inning, a lead that Maryland wouldn't relinquish the rest of the way.

Nic Morlang took over the mound for Ethan Smith in the bottom frame of the fifth. After allowing a leadoff double, Morlang retired the next three batters to end the inning. Morlang held the Trojans scoreless in the sixth, finishing with four punch outs and earning his second victory of the season.

Costello added another run on the board in the seventh, hitting an RBI single, bringing Ty Kaunas home.

Hill and Martin each plated a run-off back-to-back RBI doubles in the eighth inning.

Rylen Stockton smoked a ball out of the park, 388 feet, for his third homer of the season, further increasing the Terps' lead to six runs in the ninth.

Logan Hastings closed out the final three innings with a spectacular appearance out of the bullpen. Hastings struck out eight batters, allowed only two hits, and held Troy scoreless.

After the game, it was noted that Hastings became the first Terrapin pitcher to strike out at least eight batters in a relief appearance, since Nate Haberthier back on March 12, 2023, in a 9-1 victory against Maine.

Key Team Stats

  • The Terps had nine players finish with at least one hit.
  • Six Terps also each finished with at least one RBI.
  • Both teams left eight batters on base and had double-digit strikeouts.

Up Next:

Maryland finishes up the weekend series with Troy tomorrow afternoon. The first pitch is set for 12 p.m.

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Jaden Golding
JADEN GOLDING

Jaden's sports journalism career began at the College of Southern Maryland from 2022-2023, where he was brought in to cover baseball, softball, basketball, soccer, and volleyball at CSM. In late 2023, he began interning at the University of Maryland Athletics Department as a contributing writer to help develop feature stories and game recaps. He also creates his own sports media content on professional Washington teams with LegacyMaker Sports Network.

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