Maryland baseball swept for second time this season, falls to No. 1 UCLA, 14-4
Two out of three of the Terps’ losses this weekend were due to a 10-run deficit.
Facing a series finale against the No. 1 UCLA Bruins, Maryland baseball needed to keep the bats quiet if it hoped to cause a surprise. But UCLA had run through two Maryland pitchers, who threw a combined total of 68 pitches and allowed seven runs, by the middle of the fourth inning.
Maryland ultimately fell 14-4 in the series finale at Jackie Robinson Stadium on Sunday in Los Angeles, California. This marked the Terps’ second series sweep of the season. In the bottom of the fourth inning, freshman left-handed pitcher Austin Weiss took the mound for his collegiate debut against the top-ranked team in the country.
Weiss was ranked the No. 82 player and No. 8 left-handed pitcher in his class by Perfect Game — he tossed the first scoreless UCLA inning of the game.
Maryland’s lead-off hitter Brayden Martin was walked in the first inning and later claimed his 10th stolen base of the season after the Terps hadn’t attempted to steal a base in the series’ opening two games. Brayden Martin was followed by Ryan Costello and David Mendez, both of whom popped out only a couple feet from the wall. Meanwhile, the Bruins entered the first inning with their bats on fire.
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