Maryland Terrapins baseball

{{Infobox college baseball team

|name = Maryland Terrapins baseball

|current = 2025 Maryland Terrapins baseball team

|founded = {{Start date|1893}}

|logo = Maryland Terrapins logo.svg

|logo_size = 100px

|university = University of Maryland

|conference = Big Ten

|location = College Park, MD

|coach = Matt Swope

|tenure = 2nd

|stadium = Shipley Field at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium

|capacity = 2,500

|nickname= Terrapins

|conference_history =

South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1907–1921)

Southern Conference (1921–1953)

Atlantic Coast Conference (1953–2014)

|national_champion =

|cws =

|regional_champion = 2014, 2015

|ncaa_tourneys = 1965, 1970, 1971, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023

|conference_tournament = 2023

|conference_champion = 1936, 1965, 1970, 1971, 2022, 2023

}}

The Maryland Terrapins baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball program of University of Maryland, College Park in College Park, Maryland, United States. The program's first season was in 1893, and it has been a member of the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference since the start of the 2015 season. Its home venue is Shipley Field at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium, located on Maryland's campus. Matt Swope is the current head coach.

The Terrapins have appeared in nine NCAA tournaments. It has won one conference tournament championship and five regular season conference titles. As of the start of the 2021 Major League Baseball season, 38 former Terrapins have appeared in Major League Baseball.

History

During the 2014 and 2015 seasons, Maryland made consecutive conference tournament championship game appearances and posted back-to-back campaigns of 40 or more wins, a first in school history.{{cite web|url=http://marylandbaseballnetwork.com/2015/05/31/terps-knock-off-tournaments-top-team-set-single-season-wins-record/|title=Terps Knock off Tournament's Top Team, Set Single Season Wins Record|date=31 May 2015}} The Terps have made multiple appearances in various top-25 national college baseball polls in each of the last two seasons and was voted the 2015 preseason favorite to win the Big Ten Conference title, its first season competing in the league.{{cite web |url=https://bigten.org/news/2015/2/11/Maryland_Tabbed_Big_Ten_Baseball_Preseason_Favorite.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318045709/https://bigten.org/news/2015/2/11/Maryland_Tabbed_Big_Ten_Baseball_Preseason_Favorite.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 18, 2022 |title=Maryland Tabbed Big Ten Baseball Preseason Favorite |date=February 11, 2015 |publisher=Big Ten Conference |work=Big Ten Conference |access-date=March 9, 2021}}

After failing to make the NCAA tournament for 43 years, the Terrapins earned berths in the 2014 and 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournaments. In 2014, Maryland Baseball beat South Carolina to advance to the NCAA tournament Super Regional round for the first time in school history.{{Cite web | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/for-maryland-baseball-team-historic-weekend-sinks-in-as-ncaa-super-regional-looms/2014/06/02/488504bc-eaa1-11e3-9f5c-9075d5508f0a_story.html | title=For Maryland baseball team, historic weekend sinks in as NCAA super regional looms}}

Maryland has participated in eight NCAA tournaments: 1965, 1970, 1971, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, and 2022. The program has won five regular season conference championships in its history.[http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-basebl/recordbook/yby_finishes.html Year-By-Year Records] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120914091131/http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-basebl/recordbook/yby_finishes.html |date=2012-09-14 }}, University of Maryland, retrieved May 31, 2010. In 2023, Maryland won its first conference tournament defeating Iowa, 4–0.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-28 |title=BIG TEN TOURNEY CHAMPS! Top-Seeded Terps Win First-Ever Big Ten Tournament Title, 4-0 |url=https://umterps.com/news/2023/5/28/baseball-maryland-iowa-big-ten-championship-game.aspx |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=University of Maryland Athletics |language=en}}

Facilities

= Shipley Field at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium (1952–present) =

Image:Shipley Field.jpg

Shipley Field at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium, often referred to simply as "The BOB", has been the home of the Maryland baseball team for more than 60 years. The team's playing field was moved to its current location in 1952, and became Shipley Field in 1956. The ballpark is located right in the heart of the Maryland campus, in between Byrd Stadium and the Artificial Turf Facility. The facility's current seating capacity is 2,500. Its playing surface is Sportexe Synthetic Turf in the infield and Bermuda Grass in the outfield and the dimensions are 320 down the left field line, 380 to center and 325 down the right field line.

In 1982, Shipley Field was the site of an exhibition game between the Terps and Earl Weaver's Baltimore Orioles. Eight years later, in 1990, the Soviet baseball team paid a visit to Shipley Field to take on the Terps in an exhibition series. The stadium has been hosting night games since a set of permanent lights were installed prior to the 1994 season. Shipley Field is named after legendary Terps' coach H. Burton Shipley, who was the Maryland skipper from 1924 to 1960.

On May 8, 2010, Shipley Field was officially dedicated as Shipley Field at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium in honor of former Maryland baseball player, Bob "Turtle" Smith '63.{{cite web|title=Maryland Dedicates Baseball Stadium To Bob "Turtle" Smith|url=http://www.terptalk.com/2010/05/08/maryland-dedicates-baseball-stadium-to-bob-turtle-smith/|publisher=Terp Talk|date=2010-05-09}} Bob and his wife Carol had previously established a fully endowed baseball scholarship, called the "Bob "Turtle" Smith & Carol B. Smith and Family Endowed Baseball Scholarship"{{cite web|author=Maryland Athletics|title=Bob 'Turtle' Smith and Carol B. Smith and Family Endowed Baseball Scholarship|url=http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=207287006|publisher=UMTerps.com}} A new turf infield, an upgraded warning track, a new brick backstop, a new outfield fence and an upgraded scoreboard were installed prior to the 2011 season.

=Eric Milton Family Clubhouse=

Prior to the start of Maryland's game against the Miami Hurricanes on Saturday, April 13, 2013{{cite web|title=Terps Unveil Renovated Clubhouse|url=http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=208458883|publisher=UMTerps.com}} head coach John Szefc and the Terrapin baseball program held a dedication ceremony to unveil the Eric Milton Family Clubhouse.

The Terps' clubhouse, which is located within the Varsity Team House just beyond the left-field fence at Shipley Field at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium, received a facelift with significant help from former Terrapin Eric Milton (1994–96) and his family.

The renovation included the installation of 38 custom cherry-wood lockers, new carpeting and flooring, new signage, and the addition of an awards wall and a custom counter for kitchen appliances.

=The Shell=

In 2011, a 5,000 square foot hitting and pitching facility, nicknamed, "The Shell", was installed behind the left-field fence at Shipley Field at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium and adjacent to the Varsity Team House.

Notable alumni

=Current MLB roster=

Former Terrapins on current MLB rosters.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"

!Player

!Position

!Team

| P

| 2B

| SS

| OF

| San Francisco Giants

Jose Cuas

| P

Chicago Cubs

Individual honors

=All-Americans=

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:98%;" ! scope="col" style="width:20%;"\|Name{{cite web\|title=All-Americans\|url=http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=208119731\|publisher=UMTerps.com\|access-date=3 November 2013}} ! scope="col" style="width:5%;"\| Position ! scope="col" style="width:5%;"\|Year ! scope="col" style="width:5%;"\|ABCA ! scope="col" style="width:5%;"\|BA ! scope="col" style="width:5%;"\|CB ! scope="col" style="width:5%;"\|NCBWA ! scope="col" style="width:5%;"\|TSN ! scope="col" style="width:42%;" class="unsortable"\|Notes
scope="row" \|{{sortname\|Tom\|Brown\|dab=safety}} \|OF \|1962	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	ABCA 1st Team
scope="row" \|{{sortname\|Will\|Frazier}} \|OF \|2002	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	CB Freshman Team
scope="row" \|{{sortname\|Derek\|Hacopian}} \|OF \|1992	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	ABCA 1st Team BA 2nd Team CB 1st Team
scope="row" \|{{sortname\|John\|Hetrick\|nolink=1}} \|OF \|1967	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|{{y}}}}	ABCA 2nd Team TSN 1st Team
scope="row" \|{{sortname\|Bob\|Grossman}} \|P \|1972	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	1st Team - Poll previously called American Association of College Baseball Coaches (AACBC)
scope="row" \|{{sortname\|Gene\|Hiser}} \|OF \|1970	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|{{y}}}}	ABCA 1st Team TSN 1st Team
scope="row" \|{{sortname\|Jason\|Maxey}} \|C \|2002	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	CB Freshman Team
scope="row" \|{{sortname\|John\|McCurdy\|dab=baseball}} \|INF \|2002	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|—}}	ABCA 3rd Team BA 2nd Team NCBWA 1st Team
scope="row" \|{{sortname\|Jim\|Pitt}} \|OF \|1964	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	ABCA 2nd Team
scope="row" \|{{sortname\|Dave\|Suave}} \|2B \|1971	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	ABCA 3rd Team
scope="row" \|{{sortname\|Chris\|Alleyne}} \|OF \|2022	{{center\|{{Clear}}}}	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|—}}	NCBWA 1st Team BA 1st Team CB 1st Team

class="wikitable" !scope="row"\| ABCA \|American Baseball Coaches Association
scope="row"\|BA \|Baseball America
scope="row"\|CB \|Collegiate Baseball
scope="row"\|NCBWA \|National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
scope="row"\|TSN \|The Sporting News

class="wikitable"

!scope="row"| ABCA

|American Baseball Coaches Association

scope="row"|BA

|Baseball America

scope="row"|CB

|Collegiate Baseball

scope="row"|NCBWA

|National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association

scope="row"|TSN

|The Sporting News

=Conference Honors =

==ACC Player of the Year==

class="wikitable"

! scope="col" | Player{{cite web|url=http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=716383&SPID=120725&DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=208119734|publisher=UMTerps.com|access-date=3 November 2013|title=Conference Honors}}

! scope="col" | Position

! scope="col" | Year

Bob Grossman

1972

Derek Hacopian

1992

==All-ACC==

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:50%;"

! scope="col" style="width:20%;"|Name

! scope="col" style="width:5%;"| Position

! scope="col" style="width:5%;"|Year

scope="row" |{{sortname|Mike|Baier}}

|2B

|1972

scope="row" |{{sortname|Al|Baker|dab=collegebaseball}}

|SS

|1958

scope="row" |{{sortname|Jerry|Bark}}

|1965

scope="row" |{{sortname|Tom|Bradley|dab=baseball}}

|1967, 68

scope="row" |{{sortname|Ernie|Berliner}}

|1B

|1954

scope="row" |{{sortname|Don|Brown|dab=baseball}}

|1B

|1960, 61

scope="row" |{{sortname|Tom|Brown|dab=safety}}

|1B/OF

|1961, 62

scope="row" |{{sortname|Anthony|Buffone}}

|UTL

|2004

scope="row" |{{sortname|Darrell|Carradini}}

|DH

|1976

scope="row" |{{sortname|Pat|Clarke|dab=baseball}}

|OF

|1959

scope="row" |{{sortname|Frank|Cooper|dab=baseball}}

|SS

|1959, 60

scope="row" |{{sortname|Phil|Coddry}}

|1969

scope="row" |{{sortname|Russell|Duffy}}

|1955

scope="row" |{{sortname|Kendall|Echols}}

|1983

scope="row" |{{sortname|Bob|Ferris}}

|1975, 76

scope="row" |{{sortname|Bob|Grossman|dab=baseball}}

|1971

scope="row" |{{sortname|Tim|Gordon|dab=baseball}}

|3B

|1981

scope="row" |{{sortname|Derek|Hacopian}}

|OF

|1992

scope="row" |{{sortname|Chester|Hanulak}}

|OF

|1954

scope="row" |{{sortname|Brett|Harman}}

|2012

scope="row" |{{sortname|Grayson|Harmeyer}}

|OF

|1963

scope="row" |{{sortname|Kevin|Hart}}

|P/1B

|2004

scope="row" |{{sortname|Connie|Hemphill}}

|1954

scope="row" |{{sortname|Neil|Herrick}}

|OF

|1980

scope="row" |{{sortname|John|Hetrick}}

|OF

|1967

scope="row" |{{sortname|Kevin|Hicks}}

|1975

scope="row" |{{sortname|Gene|Hiser}}

|OF

|1969, 70

scope="row" |{{sortname|Don|Kerns}}

|OF

|1966

scope="row" |{{sortname|Brandon|Lowe}}

|2B

|2014

scope="row" |{{sortname|John|Marciano}}

|1B/P

|1996

scope="row" |{{sortname|Andy|McDonald|dab=baseball}}

|3B

|1958

scope="row" |{{sortname|Harry|Martell}}

|OF

|1971

scope="row" |{{sortname|Craig|Munroe}}

|DH

|2000

scope="row" |{{sortname|Bob|Niffenger}}

|DH

|1977

scope="row" |{{sortname|Jim|Norris}}

|OF

|1968, 69, 70

scope="row" |{{sortname|Scott|Patterson|dab=baseball}}

|DH

|1987

scope="row" |{{sortname|Jim|Pitt}}

|OF

|1964

scope="row" |{{sortname|Jimmy|Reed|dab=baseball}}

|2013

scope="row" |{{sortname|Dick|Reitz}}

|1959

scope="row" |{{sortname|Phil|Rogers|dab=baseball}}

|1961

scope="row" |{{sortname|Dan|Santo}}

|3B

|1959

scope="row" |{{sortname|Jeff|Schaefer}}

|2B

|1981

scope="row" |{{sortname|Steve|Schmoll}}

|2003

scope="row" |{{sortname|Chris|Smoot}}

|1B

|1992

scope="row" |{{sortname|Jake|Stinnett}}

|2014

scope="row" |{{sortname|David|Suave}}

|2B

|1970, 71

scope="row" |{{sortname|Frank|Thomas|dab=collegebaseball}}

|OF

|1992

scope="row" |{{sortname|Casey|Trout}}

|SS

|1999

scope="row" |{{sortname|Bill|Walker|dab=baseball}}

|OF

|1955

scope="row" |{{sortname|Charlie|White|dab=none}}

|OF

|2013, 14

==Big Ten Freshman of the Year==

class="wikitable"

! scope="col" | Player

! scope="col" | Position

! scope="col" | Year

scope="row" |Tyler Blohm

|2017

scope="row" |Chris Hacopian

|SS

|2023

==Big Ten Player of the Year==

class="wikitable"

! scope="col" | Player

! scope="col" | Position

! scope="col" | Year

scope="row" |Chris Alleyne

|CF

|2022

scope="row" |Matt Shaw

|SS

|2023

==Big Ten Coach of the Year==

class="wikitable"

! scope="col" | Player

! scope="col" | Year

Rob Vaughn

2022, 2023

NCAA tournament Record

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" {{CollegePrimaryHeader\|team=Maryland Terrapins\|Year\|Coach\|Record\|Pct\|Notes}}
1965	Elton "Jack" Jackson	0–2	.000	District 3
1970	Elton "Jack" Jackson	1–2	.333	District 3
1971	Elton "Jack" Jackson	0–2	.000	District 3
2014	John Szefc	4–2	.667	Charlottesville Super Regional
2015	John Szefc	3–3	.500	Charlottesville Super Regional
2017	Rob Vaughn	1–2	.333	Winston-Salem Regional
2021	Rob Vaughn	2–2	.500	Greenville Regional
2022	Rob Vaughn	3–2	.600	College Park Regional
2023	Rob Vaughn	1–2	.333	Winston-Salem Regional

References

[https://archive.today/20120914091131/http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-basebl/recordbook/yby_finishes.html Maryland Baseball, Year-By-Year Record]

[http://www.terptalk.com/2010/05/08/maryland-dedicates-baseball-stadium-to-bob-turtle-smith/]

[http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=207287006]

External links

[http://www.umterps.com/SportSelect.dbml?ATCLID=208119720&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=29700&SPID=120725&SPSID=716385 Maryland Baseball on UMTerps.com]
[http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=208119725 Maryland Terrapins Career Batting Records]
[http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=208119723 Maryland Terrapins Career Pitching Records]

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:98%;" ! scope="col" style="width:20%;"\|Name{{cite web\|title=All-Americans\|url=http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=208119731\|publisher=UMTerps.com\|access-date=3 November 2013}} ! scope="col" style="width:5%;"\| Position ! scope="col" style="width:5%;"\|Year ! scope="col" style="width:5%;"\|ABCA ! scope="col" style="width:5%;"\|BA ! scope="col" style="width:5%;"\|CB ! scope="col" style="width:5%;"\|NCBWA ! scope="col" style="width:5%;"\|TSN ! scope="col" style="width:42%;" class="unsortable"\|Notes
scope="row" \|{{sortname\|Tom\|Brown\|dab=safety}} \|OF \|1962	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	ABCA 1st Team
scope="row" \|{{sortname\|Will\|Frazier}} \|OF \|2002	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	CB Freshman Team
scope="row" \|{{sortname\|Derek\|Hacopian}} \|OF \|1992	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	ABCA 1st Team BA 2nd Team CB 1st Team
scope="row" \|{{sortname\|John\|Hetrick\|nolink=1}} \|OF \|1967	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|{{y}}}}	ABCA 2nd Team TSN 1st Team
scope="row" \|{{sortname\|Bob\|Grossman}} \|P \|1972	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	1st Team - Poll previously called American Association of College Baseball Coaches (AACBC)
scope="row" \|{{sortname\|Gene\|Hiser}} \|OF \|1970	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|{{y}}}}	ABCA 1st Team TSN 1st Team
scope="row" \|{{sortname\|Jason\|Maxey}} \|C \|2002	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	CB Freshman Team
scope="row" \|{{sortname\|John\|McCurdy\|dab=baseball}} \|INF \|2002	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|—}}	ABCA 3rd Team BA 2nd Team NCBWA 1st Team
scope="row" \|{{sortname\|Jim\|Pitt}} \|OF \|1964	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	ABCA 2nd Team
scope="row" \|{{sortname\|Dave\|Suave}} \|2B \|1971	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	{{center\|—}}	ABCA 3rd Team
scope="row" \|{{sortname\|Chris\|Alleyne}} \|OF \|2022	{{center\|{{Clear}}}}	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|{{y}}}}	{{center\|—}}	NCBWA 1st Team BA 1st Team CB 1st Team

Maryland Terrapins baseball

History

Facilities

= Shipley Field at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium (1952–present) =

=Eric Milton Family Clubhouse=

=The Shell=

Notable alumni

=Current MLB roster=

Individual honors

=All-Americans=

=Conference Honors =

==ACC Player of the Year==

==All-ACC==

==Big Ten Freshman of the Year==

==Big Ten Player of the Year==

==Big Ten Coach of the Year==

NCAA tournament Record

See also

References

External links