2021 Maryland Terrapins baseball team

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2021 Maryland Terrapins baseball
NCAA Greenville Regional
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record30–18 (28–16 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachAnthony Papio (4th season)
Hitting coachMatt Swope (4th season)
Pitching coachCorey Muscara (4th season)
Home stadiumBob "Turtle" Smith Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Nebraska  ‍‍‍y 31 12   .721 34 14   .708
No. 24 Maryland  ‍‍‍y 28 16   .636 30 18   .625
Michigan  ‍‍‍y 27 17   .614 27 19   .587
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 26 18   .591 26 18   .591
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 26 18   .591 26 18   .591
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 22 20   .524 22 20   .524
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 22 22   .500 22 22   .500
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 21 23   .477 21 23   .477
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 18 24   .429 18 24   .429
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 15 21   .417 15 21   .417
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 17 27   .386 17 27   .386
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 16 26   .381 16 26   .381
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 6 31   .162 6 31   .162
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021[1][2]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The Maryland Terrapins baseball team was a baseball team that represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Terrapins were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium in College Park, Maryland. They were led by fourth-year head coach Rob Vaughn.

Previous season[edit]

The Terrapins finished the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season 10–5 overall (0–0 conference) and first place in conference standings, as the season was cut short in stages by March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Preseason[edit]

For the 2021 Big Ten Conference poll, Maryland was voted to finish in fifth by the Big Ten Coaches.[4]

Roster[edit]

2021 Maryland Terrapins baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
1 INF Benjamin Cowles R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Newark H. S. Newark, New York
3 OF Randy Bednar / 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Landon School Bethesda, Maryland
4 INF Maxwell Costes / 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Gilman School Baltimore, Maryland
5 INF Tommy Gardiner / 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Lenape H. S. Mount Laurel, New Jersey
6 INF Matthew Shaw / 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Worcester Academy Brimfield, Massachusetts
8 INF Kevin Keister / 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Caravel Academy Smyrna, Delaware
9 C Riley Langerman / 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Ventura College Parker, Colorado
10 RHP Will Glock /R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Loyola Blakefield Fallston, Maryland
11 OF Chris Alleyne / 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Chestnut Hill Academy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
12 LHP Tyler Blohm /L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Archbishop Spalding H. S. Severna Park, Maryland
13 INF Matt Orlando / 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Los Osos H. S. Marlton, New Jersey
14 OF Tony Schreffler Jr. / 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Central Dauphin H. S. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
15 RHP Sam Bello /R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Iona Preparatory School West Nyack, New York
16 RHP Chris Chaney /R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So St. James School Falling Waters, West Virginia
17 RHP Trevor LaBonte /R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) York H. S. York, Maine
18 RHP Sean Burke /R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Saint John's H. S. Sutton, Massachusetts
20 LHP Ryan Murphy /L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Billerica Memorial H. S. Billerica, Massachusetts
21 RHP Chris Bookhultz /R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. John's College H. S. Brookeville, Maryland
22 RHP Sean Heine /R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Shawnee H. S. Medford, New Jersey
23 LHP Drew Wilden /L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr West Deptford H. S. West Deptford Township, New Jersey
24 C Blake Badman / 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr DeMatha Catholic H. S. Huntington, Maryland
25 C Justin Vought / 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Wyoming Valley West H. S. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
26 RHP Connor Staine /R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So West Morris Central H. S. Clinton, New Jersey
27 C Luke Shliger / 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Trinity-Pawling School Danbury, Connecticut
28 RHP David Falco /R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Trinity-Pawling School Danbury, Connecticut
29 RHP Elliot Zoellner /R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr St. Mary's H. S. Annapolis, Maryland
30 LHP Sean Fisher /L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr Parkside H. S. Parsonsburg, Maryland
32 LHP Ryan Ramsey /L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Pascack Hills H. S. Montvale, New Jersey
33 RHP Mark Diluia /R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Marian Catholic H. S. Flossmoor, Illinois
34 RHP Zach Thompson /R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Archbishop Spalding H. S. West River, Maryland
35 INF Aaron Perez / 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So All Hallows H. S. New York, New York
36 OF Tucker Flint / 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Bishop Hendricken H. S. East Greenwich, Rhode Island
37 U Logan Ott /L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Montoursville Area H. S. Montoursville, Pennsylvania
38 C James Heffley / 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr Albert Einstein H. S. Kensington, Maryland
39 RHP Gavin Stellpflug /R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Somerville H. S. Whitehouse Station, New Jersey
40 INF Michael Bouma / 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Sherwood H. S. Brookeville, Maryland
41 OF Bobby Zmarzlak / 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Westhill H. S. Stamford, Connecticut
42 RHP Nick Dean /R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Bensalem H. S. Bensalem, Pennsylvania
43 INF Austin Chavis / 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Calvert Hall College H. S. Bel Air, Maryland
44 RHP Nigel Belgrave /R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Auburn H. S. Auburn, Massachusetts
45 RHP Jason Savacool /R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Charles W. Baker H. S. Baldwinsville, New York
Head coach

Rob Vaughn

Assistant coach(es)
Hitting coach(es)

Matt Swope

Base coach(es)

Anthony Papio

Pitching coach(es)

Corey Muscara


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[edit]

2021 Maryland Terrapins baseball game log
Regular season
March (6–9)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record
1 March 5 vs Michigan State Fluor Field at the West EndGreenville, South Carolina 0–6[5] Benschoter (1–0) Burke (0–1) None 328 0–1 0–1
2 March 6 vs Michigan State Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, South Carolina 4–7[6] Erla (1–0) Fisher (0–1) Iverson (1) 313 0–2 0–2
3 March 6 vs Michigan State Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, South Carolina 4–5[7] Christophersen (1–0) Bello (0–1) Iverson (2) 313 0–3 0–3
4 March 7 vs Michigan State Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, South Carolina 3–2[8] Savacool (1–0) Powers (0–1) None 307 1–3 1–3
5 March 12 at Rutgers Bainton FieldPiscataway, New Jersey 13–8[9] Burke (1–1) Rutkowski (1–1) None 250 2–3 2–3
6 March 13 at Rutgers Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey 3–9[10] Wereski (2–0) Fisher (0–2) Muller (1) 250 2–4 2–4
7 March 13 at Rutgers Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey 7–8[11] Stanavich (1–0) Staine (0–1) Fitzpatrick (2) 250 2–5 2–5
8 March 14 at Rutgers Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey 9–5[12] Savacool (2–0) Hoopes (0–2) None 250 3–5 3–5
9 March 20 at Penn State Medlar FieldUniversity Park, Pennsylvania 19–10[13] Blohm (1–0) Gagnon (0–1) Bello (1) 302 4–5 4–5
10 March 21 at Penn State Medlar Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 5–6[14] Shingledecker (1–1) Zoellner (0–1) None 282 4–6 4–6
11 March 22 at Penn State Medlar Field • University Park, Pennsylvania 7–1[15] Savacool (3–0) Virbitsky (0–2) None 205 5–6 5–6
12 March 27 vs Iowa Bill Davis StadiumColumbus, Ohio 4–6[16] Hoffman (1–0) Ramsey (0–1) Nedved (4) 5–7 5–7
13 March 28 vs Iowa Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 2–11[17] Davitt (2–1) Staine (0–2) None 5–8 5–8
14 March 28 at Ohio State Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 4–5[18] Root (3–1) Fisher (0–3) Brock (4) 180 5–9 5–9
15 March 29 at Ohio State Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 9–3[19] Savacool (4–0) Pfenning (0–2) Ramsey (1) 107 6–9 6–9
April (11–4)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record
16 April 2 Northwestern Bob "Turtle" Smith StadiumCollege Park, Maryland 4–3[20] Falco (1–0) Smith (1–1) Bello (2) 150 7–9 7–9
17 April 3 Northwestern Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland 8–4[21] Ramsey (1–1) Moe (0–1) None 150 8–9 8–9
18 April 4 No. 25 Michigan Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland 5–6[22] Weiss (3–1) Falco (1–1) None' 150 8–10 8–10
19 April 5 No. 25 Michigan Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland 17–7[23] Blohm (2–0) Paige (0–1) Bello (3) 100 9–10 9–10
20 April 9 at Nebraska Haymarket ParkLincoln, Nebraska 2–6[24] Povich (3–1) Burke (1–2) None 2361 9–11 9–11
21 April 10 at Nebraska Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 10–7[25] Ramsey (2–1) Bragg (1–2) Bello (4) 3197 10–11 10–11
22 April 11 at Nebraska Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 3–14[26] Schanaman (3–0) Savacool (4–1) None 3188 10–12 10–12
23 April 16 Ohio State Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland 10–6[27] Burke (2–2) Burhenn (2–2) None 100 11–12 11–12
24 April 17 Ohio State Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland 5–4[28] Falco (2–1) Brock (0–1) None 10 12–12 12–12
25 April 18 Ohio State Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland 9–4[29] Savacool (5–1) Neely (1–2) None 100 13–12 13–12
26 April 23 at Iowa Duane Banks FieldIowa City, Iowa 2–6[30] Hoffman (3–0) Burke (2–3) Nedved (6) 528 13–13 13–13
27 April 24 at Iowa Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa 8–6[31] Dean (1–0) Irvine (2–3) Bello (5) 1,112 14–13 14–13
28 April 24 vs Northwestern Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa 2–1[32] Ott (1–0) Doherty (1–2) Falco (1) 15–13 15–13
29 April 25 vs Northwestern Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa 9–7[33] Fisher (1–3) Uberstine (2–3) None 16–13 16–13
30 April 30 Minnesota Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland 12–4[34] Dean (2–0) Schoeberl (0–4) None 100 17–13 17–13
May (11–3)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record
31 May 1 Minnesota Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland 4–3[35] Fisher (2–3) DeLuga (0–1) None 250 18–13 18–13
32 May 2 Minnesota Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland 6–3[36] Falco (3–1) Skoro (2–3) Bello (6) 250 19–13 19–13
33 May 7 at Illinois Illinois FieldChampaign, Illinois 0–2[37] Hoffmann (2–0) Dean (2–1) Kirschsieper (2) 158 19–14 19–14
34 May 8 at Illinois Illinois Field • Champaign, Illinois 5–3[38] Savacool (6–1) Lavender (5–2) Bello (7) 141 20–14 20–14
35 May 9 at Illinois Illinois Field • Champaign, Illinois 12–4[39] Ramsey (3–1) Gowens (1–3) None 167 21–14 21–14
36 May 14 Purdue Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland 11–0[40] Dean (3–1) Schapira (0–6) None 150 22–14 22–14
37 May 15 Purdue Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland 6–1[41] Savacool (7–1) Johnson (2–5) Ramsey (2) 250 23–14 23–14
38 May 16 Purdue Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland 7–2[42] Burke (3–3) Brooks (2–3) Zoellner (1) 250 24–14 24–14
39 May 21 at No. 24 Michigan Ray Fisher StadiumAnn Arbor, Michigan 11–8[43] Ramsey (4–1) Proctor (0–1) None 250 25–14 25–14
40 May 22 at No. 24 Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 3–14[44] Weston (6–3) Savacool (7–2) Dragani (1) 250 25–15 25–15
41 May 23 at No. 24 Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 7–3[45] Burke (4–3) Denner (4–4) None 250 26–15 26–15
42 May 29 Indiana Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland 4–3[46] Ramsey (5–1) Macciocchi (0–1) None 250 27–15 27–15
43 May 29 Indiana Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland 5–2[47] Burke (5–3) Brown (5–4) None 250 28–15 28–15
44 May 30 Indiana Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland 3–7[48] Stahl (3–0) Blohm (2–1) None 500 28–16 28–16
Postseason
NCAA Tournament: Greenville Regional (1–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record
45 June 4 vs Charlotte Clark–LeClair StadiumGreenville, North Carolina 10–13[49] Marozas (5–3) Savacool (7–3) Giesting (1) 4,174 28–17 28–16
46 June 5 vs Norfolk State Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina 16–0[50] Burke (6–3) Hosley (7–2) Thompson (1) 4,196 29–17 28–16
47 June 6 vs Charlotte Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina 2–1 Zoellner (1–1) Lindsey (6–2) None 5,017 30–17 28–16
48 June 6 vs East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina 6–9 Colmore (7–1) Staine (0–3) Bridges (5) 5,017 30–18 28–16

Awards[edit]

Big Ten Conference Players of the Week[edit]