Maryland baseball looked to start its weekend in Tampa, Florida, on the right foot and handed the ball to its best pitcher.
Kyle McCoy took the hill Friday and dominated the Bulls’ lineup, going eight innings and giving up one earned run. He escaped multiple jams and powered Maryland past USF, 5-2.
Before taking the bump, the Terps gave McCoy much-needed run support in the first inning. Maryland plated two runs, driven in by Aden Hill and Alex Calarco. Those two runs were all McCoy needed, as he was a buzzsaw in the early going. Even then, the Bulls scored a run via the passed ball, but it was unearned.