Maryland baseball crushed in 13-3 seven-inning loss to Penn State

After scoring its third-most runs of the season on Tuesday against Georgetown, Maryland baseball only scored three runs in seven innings against Penn State Thursday, leading to the Terps’ 10th loss in a conference series opener. Maryland fell, 13-3, to Penn State in the first game of its final conference series at the Bob Thursday night. The Terps only scored in two out of the seven innings, struggling to keep Penn State at bay.

“It doesn’t matter whether we’re out or not, we’re coaching and doing all those different things,” head coach Matt Swope said. “Next year, it’s definitely going to have to be a point of emphasis, or do some things differently. ” The Nittany Lions snagged the lead in the top of the first after Maryland starting pitcher James Gladden walked the first two batters and then threw a wild pitch.

A sacrifice fly and an error by shortstop Ty Kaunas then sent those baserunners home. Maryland failed to score but kept the Nittany Lions scoreless in the top of the second. Gladden’s first and only strikeout of the game, a fly out to left center and a sliding catch in shallow right field by redshirt junior Jordan Crosland retired the side.

That would be one of the only innings the Nittany Lions failed to score in. The Terps grabbed their first run of the game in the bottom of the second after a single to right center by sophomore Paul Jones II — his 12th RBI in the past 48 hours. Jones II notched 11 on Tuesday against Georgetown.