Maryland baseball crushes Navy, 15-2, in 8 innings

The bases were loaded for Maryland baseball in the top of the fourth inning against Navy Wednesday. It took a sinking line drive to left field by freshman Ty Kaunas, a single by Paul Jones II through a gap in right field and a David Mendez walk. In a tied game with one out, freshman Nate Hawton-Henley stepped up to the plate looking to deliver.

The freshman was thrown a strike that he launched over the left field wall at 103 mph for his first collegiate home run, giving the Terps a four-run lead. “He was just really happy,” head coach Matt Swope said. “It’s a really big moment to have your first home run be a grand slam.

” Maryland ultimately demolished Navy Wednesday, 15-2, in its second game in two days. Navy sent the Terps down 1-2-3 innings in each of the first two innings. Maryland also held the Midshipmen scoreless during the first, with right-handed starter Jake Yeager recording his first strikeout of the game.

But Navy scored the first run in the game in the bottom of the second, taking a 1-0 lead. Chris Klug reached first on a throwing error by Yeager and advanced to second on a wild pitch. He then made his way home after shortstop Noah Stead grounded out to second base.