No. 13 Maryland Terrapins vs. South Florida Bulls
February 17, 2023
Tampa, Fla (USF Baseball Stadium)
6:30 pm EDT
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Maryland baseball opens its 2023 campaign as it takes on the University of South Florida for the first time in program history. The game will be available on ESPN+ and in-meet updates can be found on Twitter via @TerpsBaseball.
THIS WEEK’S STORYLINES
The Matchup
- No. 13 Maryland baseball faces off with the University of South Florida in the first matchup between the two schools all-time
- Maryland comes into 2023 fresh off winning its first-ever Big Ten Championship in 2022 and first conference title in more than a half-century since the Terps won the ACC in 1971. Overall, it was Maryland’s fifth conference crown.
- The Terps return 15 players from last year’s squad including six All-Big Ten honorees (Jason Savacool, Nick Lorusso, Matt Shaw, Kevin Keister, Luke Shliger, and Nick Dean).
- South Florida returns six players from their 2021 Super Regional team including junior Drew Brutcher who led the Bulls with 13 home runs in 2022.
- The Bulls also return 2021 AAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player Daniel Cantu who factors to be a key part of the South Florida lineup in 2023.
Popular in the preseason
- Maryland enters the 2023 season as a consensus top-25 program and the No. 13 team in the country according to D1Baseball.
- Three Terps, Jason Savacool, Matt Shaw and Luke Shliger each earned preseason All American honors. The trio received recognition from D1Baseball, Perfect Game and Collegiate Baseball News. Shaw was also named a preseason All-American by Baseball America.
- Juniors Luke Shliger (No. 1), Matt Shaw (No. 3) and Jason Savacool (No. 10) were each ranked in the Top-10 for their position by D1Baseball heading into the 2023 campaign.
- Maryland welcomes incoming transfers Matt Woods (Bryant), Elijah Lambros (South Carolina), Tommy Kane (Rowan), Eddie Hacopian (Cypress College) and Nate Haberthier (Ohio State), who all figure to make an immediate impact in College Park this season.
Meet the Coaches
- Sixth-year Head Coach Rob Vaughn returns as skipper after last season’s Big Ten Championship and receiving conference Coach of the Year honors. Vaughn is a career 141-96 (.595) as the Head Coach of the…
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