Maryland baseball dominates Indiana, 14-4, walks off game in 7 innings

Entering the bottom of the seventh inning Saturday, Maryland baseball was up by nine runs, only needing one to enact the run-rule for the third time this week. Devin Russell stepped up to the plate for his fourth at-bat after having already notched two RBIs. Facing Indiana’s fifth pitcher, the redshirt junior blasted the first pitch he saw over the left field wall for a solo home run, giving Maryland a 10-run lead and sealing the contest.

Maryland throttled Indiana on Saturday, 14-4, to level the weekend series at The Bob. Left-handed pitcher Logan Hastings struck out the first batter he faced but gave up two back-to-back singles. Hoosiers catcher Brayden Ricketts then grounded out to Hastings, advancing the runners.

Indiana shortstop Cooper Malamazian singled to left field through the shift after Maryland’s freshman shortstop Ty Kaunas shifted closer to third base. The knock brought in two runs. An RBI double brought in the Hoosiers’ third run of the first inning to open up a comfortable lead.

“The way you overcome a beginning is by limiting freebies,” head coach Matt Swope said. “When you do that, you put yourself in a position to make some plays. ” Maryland recorded three double plays throughout the contest, including seven assists by Kaunas and five by second baseman David Mendez.