Maryland baseball majorly hurt its chances of making the Big Ten Tournament with a loss to Penn State, 8-4, on Thursday.
The Nittany Lions captured a six-run lead, and Maryland could not muster another one of its signature comebacks as mistakes cost the Terps.
With the win, Penn State now jumps Maryland in the Big Ten standings and could seemingly eliminate the Terps on Friday.
Omar Melendez took the ball for game one of the most important series of the year. He worked scoreless innings in his first two frames, but faced trouble in the third, as Kevin Michaels broke the ice with a solo home run to give Penn State the lead.