Terps Take Down GW 9-6 Thanks To Explosive Eighth Inning

COLLEGE PARK, MD – Maryland utilized an explosive eighth-inning rally to defeat George Washington (5-17), 9-6 on Tuesday Evening.

The Terps (12-8) saw the bats come alive in the bottom of the eighth, as hits from Luke Shliger and Nick Lorusso tied the game before a three-run home run from Matt Woods gave the Terps an 8-5 lead. Kevin Keister added an insurance run launching a deep solo shot into deep center to give the Terps a 9-5 lead going into the top of the final frame.

Breaking Down The Action

• Maryland jumped to an early lead as Luke Shiger took the game’s third pitch to deep center. Matt Shaw followed with a solo home run of his own to make it a 2-0 Terrapin advantage at the end of the first inning.
• George Washington quickly responded as Michael Kohn followed three consecutive singles with a grand slam home run to give the Colonials a 4-2 lead in the top of the second inning.
• The Colonials added to their run total as a Tim Nicholson groundout scored Kohn to make it 5-2 George Washington in the top of the fourth inning.
• The Terps got one back, cutting the lead to Colonial lead to 5-3 in the bottom of the fifth, as a Luke Shliger groundout scored Bobby Zmarzlak. The left fielder launched a ball off the batters-eye in center field for his second triple of the season.
• Shliger and Nick Lorusso both recorded singles through the right side of the infield to tie the game 5-5 in the bottom of the eighth. Matt Woods followed with a bases-clearing blast over the left center fence to make it 8-5 Maryland.
• Kevin Keister completed the rally with a solo home run to deep center to make the score 9-5 Terps.

By The Numbers

• 1: Logan Ott took the mound for his first start of 2023.
• 1: Devin Russell recorded his first career start behind the dish for the Terps.
• 2: The number of triples recorded by Bobby Zmarzlak this season.
• 4: Midweek wins for Maryland so far this season after Tuesday’s win
• 8: Number of consecutive games with a hit for Matt Woods after recording a hit on Tuesday.
• 19: Number of consecutive games with a hit for Lorusso
• 20: After drawing a walk in the bottom of the fifth inning Kevin Keister has now reached base safely in all 20 games this season 
• 32: Number of RBI for Nick Lorusso this season, leading the team in the category

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