Coming off of last night’s 10-6 win, Maryland baseball had an opportunity to even its record at .500 for the first time all season against Ohio State on a chilly day in College Park Saturday.
The Terps found themselves tied at two after an early pitcher’s duel. After losing two-run leads in the seventh and ninth innings, this weekend’s middle game would come down to a decisive chance in extra innings.
It would be freshman Luke Shliger’s patient at-bat with the bases loaded in the tenth, a tense battle with Buckeye closer T.J. Brock that ended with a very mature take on a low and away running fastball that was just off the plate.