Indiana University Athletics

Baseball Falls in Finale Against Maryland
4/30/2023 9:58:00 PM | Baseball
For the third straight day, Maryland (30-25, 11-4 B1G) scored first, this time with two runs in the second inning and two more in the third. Indiana (31-14, 9-6 B1G) got three runs back in the bottom of the third inning, before the Terrapins tacked on one run in the fourth and fifth innings. IU took its first lead of the weekend, 7-6, with a four-run fifth inning, but Maryland scored eight of the final nine runs in the game.
Freshman Devin Taylor and sophomore Carter Mathison led the way offensively for Indiana. Taylor hit a pair home runs to run his season total to 13. He totaled five RBIs and two runs scored on the afternoon. Mathison drove in one RBI and went 3-for-5 on the day.
Senior Phillip Glasser moved his reached base streak to 45 games and his hitting streak to 13 games with a 2-for-4 day at the plate with one run scored, one RBI and one walk in the contest. Senior Hunter Jessee was on base four times and scored three runs. He singled, walked twice and was hit-by-pitch in the contest.
All six Indiana pitchers used in the game allowed at least one run, with freshman Connor Foley (2-1) taking the loss. He allowed two runs on three walks over two-thirds of an inning.
Elijah Lambros posted a 4-for-4 day at the plate with two home runs, four runs scored and three RBIs. He also reached base twice via walk. Luke Shliger, Matt Woods, and Jacob Orr each drove in two RBIs in the game, with Shaw hitting his 18th home run of the season.
Scoring Recap
Top Second
Eddie Hacopian started things with a one-out double and Matt Woods followed with an RBI double to start the scoring. A single put runners on first and third, before Jacob Orr's sacrifice bunt scored the second run of the inning.
Maryland 2, Indiana 0
Top Third
Four straight batters reached base with one out to account for the two runs in the frame. Matt Shaw singled and Nick Lorusso walked in front of an Ian Petrutz RBI single. Hacopian then followed with an RBI single of his own.
Maryland 4, Indiana 0
Bottom Third
Hunter Jessee walked with one out and Phillip Glasser followed with a single. After a strikeout, Devin Taylor hit a three-run home run to center field.
Maryland 4, Indiana 3
Top Fourth
Kevin Keiser doubled to start the inning and came around to score on a two-out RBI single from Lorusso.
Maryland 5, Indiana 3
Top Fifth
Elijah Lambros hit a two-out solo home run.
Maryland 6, Indiana 3
Bottom Fifth
Peter Serruto singled to start the inning and moved to third on a Jessee double. Bobby Whalen brought in the first run of the frame with a sacrifice fly and Taylor tied the game with a two-run home run. After a walk to Brock Tibbitts, Carter Mathison doubled to right field and Tibbitts came around to score.
Indiana 7, Maryland 6
Top Sixth
Shaw hit a solo home run with one out.
Indiana 7, Maryland 7
Top Seventh
After a 53-minute rain delay, Lambros and Orr walked to begin the inning and moved up a base on a sacrifice bunt. Shliger followed with a base hit to score both runs.
Maryland 9, Indiana 7
Top Eighth
Hacopian singled before a lineout was the first of the inning. After a Lambros base hit, back-to-back singles from Orr and Keister each plated one run.
Maryland 11, Indiana 7
Bottom Eighth
Jessee worked a two-out walk and came around to score on a Glasser double to left field.
Maryland 11, Indiana 8
Top Ninth
With two outs and a runner on third base, Matt Woods put down an RBI sacrifice bunt and Lambros followed with his second home run of the game, this one of the two-run variety.
Maryland 14, Indiana 8
Up Next
With no midweek game on the schedule, Indiana will prep for a trip to Northwestern for a three-game series that starts Friday, May 5 at 4 p.m. ET. The games will be carried on B1G+ and the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lippman, Kenny (5-0)
L: Foley, Connor (2-1)
S: Falco, Dave (7)
Batting:
2B: Lorusso, Nick 1 ; Hacopian, Eddie 1 ; Woods, Matt 1 ; Keister, Kevin 1
HR: Shaw, Matt 1 ; Lambros, Elijah 2
RBI: Shliger, Luke 2 ; Shaw, Matt 1 ; Lorusso, Nick 1 ; Petrutz, Ian 1 ; Hacopian, Eddie 1 ; Woods, Matt 2 ; Lambros, Elijah 3 ; Orr, Jacob 2 ; Keister, Kevin 1
SH: Orr, Jacob 1 ; Keister, Kevin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shaw, Matt 2 ; Lorusso, Nick 1 ; Zmarzlak, Bobby 1 ; Hacopian, Eddie 2 ; Woods, Matt 2 ; Lambros, Elijah 4 ; Orr, Jacob 1 ; Keister, Kevin 1
CS: Shliger, Luke 1
HBP: Shliger, Luke 1 ; Orr, Jacob 1

Batting:
2B: Glasser, Phillip 1 ; Mathison, Carter 2 ; Jessee, Hunter 1
HR: Taylor, Devin 2
RBI: Glasser, Phillip 1 ; Whalen, Bobby 1 ; Taylor, Devin 5 ; Mathison, Carter 1
SF: Whalen, Bobby 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Glasser, Phillip 1 ; Taylor, Devin 2 ; Tibbitts, Brock 1 ; Serruto, Peter 1 ; Jessee, Hunter 3
HBP: Jessee, Hunter 1