This is the Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news.
A plethora of Maryland baseball standouts have been performing well in various summer leagues thus far. Here’s an update on how some Terps have been playing:
Nine Terps are currently playing in the New England Collegiate Baseball League: Devin Russell, Chris Hacopian, Brayden Martin, Alex Calarco, Ryan Van Buren, Elijah Lambros, Michael Iannazzo, Jacob Orr and Andrew Johnson.
One of the best performers has been Iannazzo, who leads the Danbury Westerners with a .342 batting average and .432 on-base percentage. Meanwhile, Calarco has four doubles, two home runs and eight RBIs through 11 games.
The lone Terp in the Appalachian League is pitcher Duke McCarron. He’s made four appearances for the Kingsport Axmen, leading the team with two wins and totaling eight strikeouts.
Three Maryland players are playing in the Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League: Jordan Crosland, Evan Smith and EJ Hankerson. In 14 games, Crosland has recorded a double, a home run and six RBIs. Meanwhile, Smith has struck out 10 batters in just over nine innings of work and Hankerson tallied a double, triple and RBI this season.
In other news
Former Terp Matt Shaw hit his second home run of the week Thursday.
Another day, another Matt Shaw bomb #DirtyTerps https://t.co/ObfkwUCSjn
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) June 21, 2024