BALTIMORE, Maryland April 22, 2014 - Maryland rode the outstanding starting pitching of Jake Stinnett and Mike Shawaryn to victories in the first two games of this past weekend's home series with Georgia Tech, but couldn't close the door on the Yellow Jackets even when they had a two-run lead halfway through yesterday's series finale. The Sunday game ended up going 12 innings and Georgia Tech exploded for seven runs in the 12th to win, 13-6. Maryland led, 5-3, after five innings, before Tech scored three in the top of the sixth to take the lead. Maryland tied the game in the sixth inning when Charlie White raced home on a double play grounder, and the score stayed tied until the top of the 12th. The very hard luck losing pitcher was Bobby Ruse, who entered the game in the top of the seventh and shut down the Yellow Jackets for the next five innings on two hits. Sadly, the Terrapins were also spinning their wheels. Truth is, they should have won the game in the sixth when they loaded the bases with nobody out but only managed the one run. Then in the bottom of the seventh they had two runners called out at home. Truth is, only one of them was actually out. The umpire blew the call on the second play, but such is life, one supposes (one supposes also that these kind of mistakes happen to the benefit of the home team, but Maryland is apparently an exception to that rule). In the win on Saturday, Mike Shawaryn struck out nine Yellow Jackets, and Tim Lewis singled through a drawn up infield to score an important insurance run in the bottom of the eighth inning as Maryland won, 4-1. Georgia Tech loaded the bases against Maryland closer Kevin Mooney in the top of the eighth, but got out of the inning on a double play ground ball.
The Terps play today at West Virginia at 6 pm. They return home tomorrow to take on George Mason. Here are the up-to-the-minute ACC Standings:
Atlantic Division
1. Florida State: 16 wins, 5 losses, .762 pct, 30 wins, 9 losses
2. Clemson: 12 wins, 8 losses, .600 pct, 3.5 games behind, 24 wins, 15 losses
3. Wake Forest: 12 wins, 9 losses, .571 pct, 4.0 games behind, 25 wins, 17 losses
4. Maryland: 9 wins, 11 losses, .450 pct, 6.5 games behind, 24 wins, 14 losses
5. North Carolina State: 7 wins, 14 losses, .333 pct, 9 games behind, 21 wins, 17
losses
6. Boston College: 5 wins, 16 losses, .238 pct, 11 games behind, 14 wins, 26 losses
7. Notre Dame: 4 wins, 17 losses, .190 pct, 12 games behind, 16 wins, 23 losses
Coastal Division
1. Virginia: 16 wins, 5 losses, .762 pct, 33 wins, 7 losses
2. Miami: 16 wins, 5 losses, .762 pct, 28 wins, 13 losses
3. Duke: 12 wins, 9 losses, .571 pct, 4 games behind, 24 wins, 17 losses
4. Georgia Tech: 11 wins, 10 losses, .524 pct, 5 games behind, 25 wins, 16 losses
5. North Carolina: 10 wins, 11 losses, .476 pct, 6 games behind, 23 wins, 17 losses
6. Pittsburgh: 9 wins, 12 losses, .429 pct, 7 games behind, 17 wins, 22 losses
7. Virginia Tech: 7 wins, 14 losses, .333 pct, 9 games behind, 18 wins, 20 losses
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