Maryland baseball destroyed by No. 1 UCLA, 12-2, in 7 innings
The Terps suffer their first seven-inning loss since last season.
Maryland baseball found itself with a runner on base against No. 1 UCLA at the top of the seventh inning after Aden Hill singled to right field. Brayden Martin took the box after him, hitting a fly ball to center field.
With no outs, Hill sped toward second base and began rounding the bases. But UCLA’s center fielder Will Gasparino caught the ball. Hill couldn’t beat Gasparino’s throw back to first.
As the double play took shape, Maryland’s chance of catching up from four runs behind disappeared. UCLA then blew its lead wide open, scoring six runs in the bottom of the seventh frame to end the game early, 12-2. In the bottom of the first with runners on the corners and an out, UCLA’s Roman Martin smashed a ground ball down the left field line for an RBI double.
He brought home his teammate Roch Cholowsky to take the lead. Shortly thereafter, Cashel Dugger obliterated Maryland pitcher Lance Williams’ breaking ball, sending it clear over Bud Coombs’ head in right field for a grand slam. With two outs, the Terps suddenly faced their largest first-inning deficit of the season.