With the score tied at three, No. 18 Maryland baseball was in the midst of a comeback in the bottom of the fifth inning after falling behind 3-0.
With runners on first and second, freshman designated hitter Ian Petrutz stepped up to the plate with a chance to take the lead. After working a favorable 3-1 count, Petrutz swung at an outside fastball and pulled it way over the right field wall, giving Maryland a 6-3 lead, its first of the game.
The Terps never gave up the lead as Petrutz’s home run was the third of six Maryland home runs as its offense exploded once the fifth inning hit.