COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Jake Stinnett struck out a career-high 14 batters and held No. 11 NC State to two hits through five innings to lead Maryland past the Wolfpack 10-0 Friday night at Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium.
Stinnett’s 14 strikeouts are the most in an ACC contest this season and the most by a Terrapin pitcher since 2008. Stinnett struck out nine of the first 17 batters he faced including striking out the side in the fourth.
A+
Maryland
What Maryland (7-0) does best is win the possession battle. Possessions are earned in a variety of ways: goaltending, faceoffs and by being prodigious on ground balls; the Terps rank No. 1 nationally in ground balls per game at 39.3. They hog the ball from their opponent, ranking No. 2 in clearing percentage, tied for No. 2 in fewest turnovers committed and No. 3 in scoring defense. If NCAA titles were won in mid-March, Maryland would have … Read More »
North Carolina also comes into Saturday’s game on a short week after pulling out a 13-10 home win over Harvard on Tuesday. The Tar Heels boast the No. 2-ranked offense in the nation, scoring 15.3 goals per game. Junior attackman Joey Sankey leads the UNC offense with 32 points on 17 goals and 14 assists. He’s joined by fellow junior attackman Jimmy Bitter, who has 15 goals and seven assists for 22 points. Senior Pat Foster, who has started at … Read More »
Dayton over Ohio State. It was clear the better team won
Harvard over Cincinnati. — Harvard is not the typical Ivy League team. Dribble penetration– Superior guard play
North Dakota State over Oklahoma.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Maryland wrestler Jimmy Sheptock moved on to the quarterfinal round with two wins on the opening day of the 2014 NCAA Wrestling Championships at the Chesapeake Energy Arena on Thursday.
Five Terrapin wrestlers started the day and four will continue on to Friday’s action. Christian Boley and Shyheim Brown rebounded from first round losses with wins in their wrestlebacks while Spencer Myers won in the opening round and dropped his second match.
Sheptock, the top seed … Read More »
Ridiculous
– Sophomore guard Four McGlynn nailed a game-winning shot at the buzzer just inside the half court line to propel Towson to a 63-60 victory over USC Upstate in the opening round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament inside the Hodge Center on Wednesday night.
