UCLA
11-4, 1-1
Maryland
8-6, 1-1
UCLA Drops Middle Game to Maryland, 13-3
March 08, 2025 | Baseball
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UCLA (11-4, 1-1 Big Ten) saw its pitching staff surrender a season-high 13 runs to Maryland's prolific offense (8-6, 1-1 Big Ten), marking the first time this season it has allowed double-digit runs.
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UCLA's Roch Cholowsky and Roman Martin had multi-hit performances, contributing to the team's 10 total hits which was just two fewer than Maryland.
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The Terrapins broke the game open with a seven-run third inning and added two runs each in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings to secure a decisive victory. With the mandatory conference run-rule in effect and Maryland leading 13-3, the game was called after seven innings.
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Both teams were kept off the board through the first two innings, but Maryland surged ahead in the third with a pair of two-run homers, a solo shot, and a couple two-out base hits to establish a 7-0 lead. This rally forced starting pitcher Ian May (1-1) out of the game after just 2.1 innings. The left hander was tagged with his first loss of the season after allowing five earned runs.
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The Terrapins added two more in in the fourth to extend their lead to nine.
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Dean West delivered an RBI single in the top of the fifth to get UCLA on the board. However, the hosts countered with another two-run blast, this time off the bat of Chris Hacopian, to push their lead to double-digits.
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UCLA continued to battle at the plate, stringing together four hits to post a two-spot in the sixth. Mulivai Levu and Payton Brennan started the inning with back-to-back singles. Cashel Dugger's RBI groundout plated the first run, and Martin followed with an RBI single to drive in Brennan, making the score 11-3.
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Maryland scored two more runs in the bottom half of the sixth to ascend its margin beyond the 10-run threshold. After shutting down the Bruins the top of the seventh, the Terrapins came away with the run-rule victory, 13-3.
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The Bruins conclude the series with the rubber match against Maryland tomorrow at 9 a.m. PT (12 p.m. ET). Landon Stump is slated to take the mound for UCLA. The game will be available for viewing on B1G+.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Logan Hastings (1-0)
L: May, Ian (1-1)
Batting:
RBI: West, Dean 1 ; Dugger, Cashel 1 ; Martin, Roman 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Levu, Mulivai 1 ; Brennan, Payton 1 ; Salgado, AJ 1
Batting:
2B: Hollis Porter 1 ; Jacob Orr 1 ; Aden Hill 1 ; Liam Willson 2 ; Elijah Lambros 1
HR: Eddie Hacopian 1 ; Chris Hacopian 1 ; Alex Calarco 1 ; Hollis Porter 1
RBI: Brayden Martin 1 ; Eddie Hacopian 2 ; Chris Hacopian 2 ; Alex Calarco 2 ; Hollis Porter 1 ; Jacob Orr 2 ; Liam Willson 2 ; Elijah Lambros 1
SH: Brayden Martin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Eddie Hacopian 2 ; Chris Hacopian 2 ; Alex Calarco 2 ; Hollis Porter 2 ; Jacob Orr 2 ; Liam Willson 2 ; Elijah Lambros 1
SB: Elijah Lambros 1
HBP: Aden Hill 1
