Ohio State ran into a buzzsaw named Taylor Bloom on Friday afternoon in College Park, as the Maryland starter stymied the Buckeyes' bats in a 3-0 win.
The loss dropped Ohio State to .500 in Big Ten play at 2-2 and to 19-9-1 overall. The Terrapins are now also 2-2 in conference and 16-15 for the year.
Bloom, who entered play eighth in the Big Ten with a 2.36 earned run average, cruised through the early innings, setting down the first 16 batters he faced. In total, the right-hander yielded just three hits in the shutout, striking out four and walking one.