No. 23 Maryland baseball was seeking its eighth straight win in Wednesday’s game at Delaware, and got off to a blazing-hot start.
The Terps scored seven runs in the first inning, continuing their trend of early offensive eruptions. But Delaware wouldn’t go away, despite trailing by six in the seventh inning. The Blue Hens stormed back, scoring five runs, punctuated by back-to-back home runs by redshirt senior infielder JJ Freeman and redshirt junior catcher Josearmando Diaz.
With their pitching floundering, Maryland found its identity again with a seven-run eighth inning. It strung together hit after hit, including a home run by sophomore outfielder Ian Petrutz that plated three more Terps in a 19-7 win over the Blue Hens.