A combined 44 runs had been scored over the first two games of the series between Maryland baseball and Ohio State. 

However, the scoring slowed down Sunday afternoon en route to the Buckeyes 7-0 win over Maryland. 

“We just gotta play more consistent,” said head coach Matt Swope. “I think we’re better than our record.”

The Terps did not collect a hit with runners in scoring position, and left 12 runners on base. 

This is the first time Maryland has been shut out this season. 

Once again, Maryland was not able to limit freebies. Walks have been a consistent area Swope has marked as one the Terps need to improve, yet the issue remains unresolved. The Terps pitchers walked 11 batters on Sunday.  

Maryland starting pitcher Austin Weiss gave up five walks in just 1 ⅓ innings and allowed five runs on just one hit, a two-run double. Andrew Koshy followed and let two inherited runs score. 

Koshy then continued his recent dominant streak. He shut down the Buckeyes, giving up no runs over 2 ⅔ innings. He walked three batters, but did not give up any hits. Maryland’s bullpen has been used this series heavily, and Koshy’s ability to pitch multiple innings helped the Terps stay alive. 

Pierce Herrenbruck started for OSU and he dominated the Terps’ bats. Over 5 ⅔ innings, Herrenbruck allowed just four hits and struck out five. He saw the Terps’ lineup three times and dominated them each time. 

His day ended after the Terps loaded the bases in the sixth inning. Reliever Luke Carrell then came in and forced Brayden Martin into a flyout to preserve the shutout. The Terps threatened again in the seventh, getting two runners on with just one out, before Rylen Stockton grounded into an inning-ending double play. 

Meanwhile, the Terps turned to Jake Yeager, the usual Sunday starter, out of the bullpen, and he delivered a very solid outing. Yeager came in with a 10.23 ERA, but he pitched two scoreless innings, while racking up four strikeouts on Sunday. 

“I thought he was good,” said Swope. “I thought that was obviously his best outing of the year.”

In the seventh inning, the Terps’ gloves let them down. Errors were a huge issue for the Terps this series, as they committed 11 over the three games. 

Landon Edwards started the inning, immediately hitting and walking a batter before getting pulled for James Gladden. 

Gladden then gave up a run on an error by Jackson Sirois, his second error of the game. The Buckeyes added on one more run in the eighth, scoring on a wild pitch by Gladden. OSU’s bullpen held the Terps scoreless over the final three innings to preserve the shutout.