Almost a full calendar year ago, Maryland baseball touched down in Fort Worth, Texas, ready to suit up for a marquee matchup against perennial powerhouse TCU before starting up conference play for the 2020 season. The team was 10-5 at the time.
In the span of a few short hours, the NCAA canceled its winter sports postseason and the entirety of its spring sports schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the Terps, the offseason began just weeks after their first game.
Coming off of a 29-29 (12-12 Big Ten) effort in their last full season, the Terps will compete with a deep Big Ten conference and even more challenging Division I slate as head coach Rob Vaughn’s club pushes for its first NCAA tournament bid since 2017.