WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — After being dealt a difficult draw in the Winston-Salem Regional, Maryland baseball did not let any of the outside noise affect its momentum after winning the Big Ten Tournament.
The Terps opened up the NCAA Tournament with a rematch against Northeastern, who served Maryland an ugly loss in early May. Maryland put together one of its most complete performances of the season, led by junior ace right-handed pitcher Jason Savacool, who chucked six stellar innings to lead the Terps to a 7-2 victory in the first game of the Winston-Salam regional.
Senior third baseman Nick Lorusso kept his bat hot in the bottom of the first inning, cranking the first pitch of his at-bat over the left-center field fence to give Maryland an early 1-0 lead.