With each team struggling to score in the final three innings, No. 1-seed Maryland baseball had a walk-off opportunity in the bottom of the 11th inning with the score tied at four.
Following a junior left fielder Bobby Zmarzlak strikeout, sophomore second baseman Kevin Keister got the inning started with a single to left field, forcing No. 3-seed UConn to make a pitching change. Freshman right-handed pitcher Jack Sullivan was put in the game and struggled heavily, surrendering a single and hitting a batter on back-to-back pitches.
With the bases loaded, junior third baseman Nick Lorusso stepped up to the plate with a chance to extend Maryland’s season.