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Title: Maryland baseball cruises by Wagner in last game of the series, 15-10
Dek: The Terps sweep the Seahawks in their first home weekend series.
Maryland baseball had already batted around the order in the second inning when left fielder Jordan Crosland came to the plate for the second time. The Terps had put up seven runs on Wagner — six of which came before they had recorded out — and the double play that ended the stretch still brought home a run.
Crosland wasn’t done with the frame. He hit a torpedo over the left-field fence for his second home run of the weekend.
The redshirt sophomore’s solo shot was the icing on the cake of Maryland’s early explosion. Wagner clawed back, but the early deficit was too much to overcome as the Terps won, 15-10, sealing their first sweep of the season.
Maryland trailed by one when the bottom of the second inning started. Heading back to the dugout to trade batting helmets for caps, it led by eight.
A lot of Maryland’s success was due to Wagner’s issues on the mound and in the field. Seahawks head coach Craig Noto dipped into the bullpen six times over the course of the game, and three Terps scored one run off of an error, two off of passed balls and two off of walks and hit batters.
The Terps’ pitchers fared better than that, but not by much.
Sophomore Jake Yeager got his third Sunday start of the year. The right-handed pitcher allowed four runs and four hits — only striking out two while issuing four walks — in four innings.
Wagner’s Diego Tavarez pulled an RBI double to right in the top of the third, followed by an RBI single by Jayden Alvarez to further cut into Maryland’s lead. An army of Terps started speeding towards the bullpen, signaling Yeager’s afternoon was ending soon.
Maryland’s season-long infield mistakes started to bleed to the edges of the diamond.
Wagner’s Josiah Ross grounded the ball to third baseman Jackson Sirois. The sophomore’s throw across the diamond pulled first baseman Paul Jones II off the bag, allowing Ross to reach safely.
But Sirois redeemed himself just one batter later, catalyzing a 5-4-3 double play to quickly end the top of the fourth.
Joseph Fredericks took over for Yeager at the top of the fifth inning, but struggled mightily. The Washington, D.C. native didn’t record an out, walked two batters and allowed hits to two more, culminating in two runs.
All of a sudden, Maryland’s lead was down to one run. Cristofer Cespedes relieved Fredericks, and escaped the inning without any more damage.
The Seahawks defensive issues caught up to them. The Terps all advanced one base to bring Crosland home after Wagner’s shortstop logged an error. One batter later, the Terps walked again, spreading their lead back out.
“We [led] the league of walks [last year]. The number-one thing for me is swing decisions, every single day, without fail,” Swope said. “That’s really our mantra as an offense.”
Logan Hastings turned out to be the bright spot in Maryland’s pitching line up. After a week away from the mound, he took over in the top of the seventh. Hastings posted the first strikeout in four innings, on his way to four total in a three-out save.
“He’s going to be pivotal for us in these late game situations,” Swope said. “I trust him the most out of anybody.”
Three things to know
1. Brayden Martin’s rise to the top. Martin posted an extremely impressive performance against Wagner. The right fielder went 4-of-5 with four RBIs, stole back-to-back bases and scored two runs himself. Martin now leads the team in runs and stolen bases, and currently holds a .438 batting average.
2. Back in the win column. Sunday solidified Maryland’s first home weekend series sweep since 2024, where the Terps won three straight games against Bryant. Maryland fell to UCLA 1-2 for their home weekend series opener in 2025.
3. Scaling the conference leaderboard. Maryland currently leads the Big Ten in total runs so far with 103. 46 of them came against Wagner in their first home series.