Maryland baseball steamrolls Richmond, 19-4, in 7 innings

Two weeks ago, Maryland began its six-game loss streak after falling 7-5 against Richmond. That streak ended after a 6-4 victory over No. 12 USC on Saturday.

The run rule cut half of the Terps’ games short during their skid. But on Tuesday, Maryland found itself on the other end of a blowout. Maryland dominated Richmond 19-4 on Tuesday at The Bob during the teams’ second meeting this season — the Terps recorded four home runs and outhit the Spiders, 17-5.

“Going all the way back to UCLA, I’m super happy with the offensive effort, the ability to battle through some really tough teams, and do really well offensively,” said head coach Matt Swope. “I know the results haven’t been there, with only one win, but I was happy with that and challenging them a little bit for next man up with what we got going on. ” Terps right-handed pitcher Nic Morlang threw a total of four strikeouts — three came in the first inning.

Still, the Spiders grabbed an early one-run lead in the top of the first after an RBI double by Evan Wilson. Maryland’s five-run first inning began with a perfect bunt by junior Brayden Martin that was followed by a walk, and a sacrifice bunt by Ty Kaunas who still reached first after an error by Richmond pitcher Aaron Van Tuyle. “When I bunted, I thought it was foul,” Martin said.