Maryland baseball dropped the opening game of its crucial Big Ten series against Illinois, 7-4, Friday in College Park.
Maryland’s Big Ten Tournament chances hang in the balance this weekend against the conference-leading Fighting Illini, who came into the series 10-2 in Big Ten play. But the Terps, now 10th in the league standings, didn’t look up to occasion on Friday, held to just two hits through six innings.
“u200bu200bWe’re just trying to find a place to where we play better down the stretch,” Maryland head coach Matt Swope said. “We just need to play more consistent baseball down the stretch, something we did earlier in the year that we haven’t done recently.