Maryland baseball blows out Mount St. Mary’s, 19-8

Bauman singled past Jones II at first base into right field, bringing in two runs for Mount St. Mary’s. Bailey then recorded his first strikeout and the first out of the inning. But another run was brought in after another overthrow by Pichardo Jr.

A sacrifice fly and single racked up two more runs, reducing Maryland’s lead from 11 to six.

Jake Yeager took the mound for Bailey in the sixth, where he sanctioned a walk and single before the defense notched a double play and putout to end the inning.

The Terps came back in the seventh, forcing the Mountaineers’ seventh and eighth pitchers out of the contest. Sophomore Paul Jones II scored on a wild pitch after Mendez blasted an RBI single with two outs. Coombs notched his fourth RBI of the game up the middle before the inning ended with a strikeout.

“We obviously got a little sloppy in the middle innings,” Swope said. “But we were able to lean on them [the offense].”

Maryland was able to hold Mount St. Mary’s in the bottom of the seventh after catching two in the air and Pichardo Jr. throwing out Evan Meier at third base in a steal attempt.

Costello logged his fifth RBI of the contest in the top of the eighth to give Maryland back a 10-run lead. Junior Andrew Koshy stepped to the mound looking to close out the game in the eighth inning.

But Maryland once again failed after a single and two walks with one out led to an RBI by Mendes. The Terps closed out the inning with a double play by Mendez — his 24th of the season.

Jones II pounded his fifth home run of the season to open the ninth inning on the 0-1 pitch. Crosland brought in Maryland’s 19th run of the game during his sixth at bat with an RBI double to left field before the inning ended.

Cristofer Cespedes pitched three straight strikeouts — all swinging — to close out the midweek victory in the bottom of the ninth.

Three things to know

1. Costello and Crosland crushed it. The junior and redshirt freshman lead the Terps in home runs with Costello notching 14 and Crosland recording 9. Crosland’s home run on the first pitch of the match set the tone for Maryland while Costello’s third grand slam put the Terps farther ahead of the Mountaineers.

2. Another marathon of walks. Mount St. Mary’s went through 11 pitchers who walked 13 batters on Tuesday, the most the Terps have walked since February 28. Maryland’s 16-5 victory over Iowa on Sunday and 15-7 victory over Towson a week ago were both the results of a surplus of walks. Prior to Tuesday, Maryland ranked first in the Big Ten and third in the nation in walks with 249.

3. Bullpen blowout. The Terps went through five pitchers on Tuesday, pitching six strikeouts, walking seven batters and allowing nine hits. Crosland’s five putouts in left field, along with Mendez’s five assists and three putouts, helped keep the Mountaineers at bay after Maryland’s bullpen struggled to stay afloat.