Offense has been the key to Maryland baseball’s success early in 2026.
The Terps plated 10 runs in each of the previous three games and wasted no time getting right back to it on Sunday.
Another offensive explosion increased the series output to 46 runs against Wagner, sealing the sweep with a 15-10 win at Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium.
The Terps’ win streak reached four with Sunday’s win and they scored 61 runs in that stretch.
A nine-run bottom of the second, headlined by a Jordan Crosland solo home run, saw the Terps bat around the order.
Brayden Martin had a four-hit day along with four RBIs and two stolen bases.
The long ball has been a main source of offense for the Terps so far, but they kept everything small on Sunday afternoon.
They had 12 hits and also drew an impressive 12 walks – a season-high.
“We lead the league in walks every year. That’s our mantra,” head coach Matt Swope said.
“That’s one thing that if there’s anything I talk about, it’s that we are swinging at strikes and taking balls.”
Despite that, Wagner’s three-run third inning off Maryland starter Jake Yeager kept it competitive momentarily. Yeager went four innings, allowing four earned runs with four walks and two strikeouts.
He was replaced at the top of the fifth by Joseph Fredericks. Fredericks struggled out of the gate and had the bases loaded, nobody out. An RBI double by Diego Tavares saw Fredericks’ day be cut short. He was replaced by Cristofer Cespedes, who allowed two more runs.
Ryan Bailey was able to stop the bleeding and pitch a shoutout sixth.
The Terp offense hit back once again in the third with a sacrifice fly by David Mendez and a walk-in RBI by Paul Jones II.
Wagner’s arms struggled mightily against the Terp offense. Quinn Finnegan started for the Seahawks and only lasted one inning. He gave up five early runs and was quickly replaced by Sam Bonilla. He didn’t fare much better, giving up four runs in the Terps’ second inning barrage. Christopher Colina and Braden Lowe were able to limit the damage, combining to give up only three runs.
Ty Kaunas walked in a run, following an error and plated two more runs for the Terps. That gave them insurance.
With those insurance runs added, Swope handed the ball to Logan Hastings, and he never looked back. Hastings coasted through two innings quickly before giving up 2 runs in consolation.
“We are just trying to get guys built up. We have had to extend him and haven’t really had that stopgap closer. He is going to be pivotal to us,” Swope said.
The Terps’ bats, along with their star reliever, were all they needed to complete the sweep of Wagner.
