Maryland baseball drops second straight conference series, falls 8-3 to No. 1 UCLA

After Game 1 against No. 1 UCLA ended in the seventh inning due to the run rule on Friday, Maryland baseball was out for revenge. Its bid for vengeance was strong, as it outhit the Bruins Saturday, 13-10.

But it couldn’t keep up on the scoreboard. The Terps ultimately fell to UCLA, 8-3, at Jackie Robinson Stadium in Los Angeles. Maryland has now lost their second Big Ten series in a row after losing two out of three games against Purdue last weekend.

With two outs in the top of the first inning, catcher Rylen Stockton collected his 13th RBI of the season with a double to left field, giving Maryland a one-run head start. But UCLA didn’t allow the Terps to hold any sort of lead for long. In the bottom of the first, Bruins’ infielder Roman Martin tied the game with a double RBI.

With two runners on base, Payton Brennan blasted a home run over the left field wall on his first pitch, making it a 4-1 game. Maryland senior Aden Hill recorded his third home run of the season to give the Terps another run in the top of the second. The Bruins responded quickly, extending their lead in the bottom of the third with a sacrifice fly to center field by Will Gasparino.