Heading into the 2021 season, there were a lot of high expectations surrounding the Maryland baseball program. In the previous season that was cancelled after just 15 games, the Terps had put together an impressive start, jumping out to a 10-5 nonconference record.
With most of the key pieces returning to the lineup for this season, plus the addition of some highly-touted freshmen, Maryland was due for a big season that featured only 44 games, all against Big Ten opponents.
In the Big Ten preseason poll voted on by coaches in the conference, Maryland ranked fifth. With almost half the season in the books, the Terps aren't quite in the position they had hoped they would be early on.