University of Delaware Athletics
Blue Hens Ride Hot Play into Home-and-Home Series with No. 21 Maryland
4/27/2015 2:04:00 PM | Baseball
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. – After an impressive display at the plate in a series sweep of Colonial Athletic Association rival William & Mary over the weekend, the University of Delaware baseball team will square off with No. 21 Maryland for a non-league home-and-home series Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Blue Hens (18-15) come into this week's action having won four of their last five games and have score 57 runs over that span.
Jim ShermanGreg Olenski, who is one of the hottest hitters in the CAA, has helped power the UD offense. The senior leads the Hens with a .431 batting average and 11 doubles and has compiled these stats in just 16 starts.
Fellow senior Zach Lopes is coming off one of the best series of his career. Lopes hit .500 (9-18) during last week's games and the senior also posted two doubles, one triple, one home run, and seven RBI.
Lopes hit a grand slam and tallied a career-high five RBI in Saturday's win vs. William & Mary. He also scored four runs on Saturday and scored a total of seven last week to bring his season total to 30, which is tied for the most on the team.
The Terrapins (30-13) come into this week's matchups with the Hens having completed a three-game sweep over conference foe Purdue last weekend. Maryland currently sits in fourth place in the Big Ten, but has lost three straight non-conference tilts.
Maryland has been efficient at the plate all season as the Terps leads the Big Ten with 282 runs scored this season and is second in the conference with an on-base percentage of .375.
Kevin Martir leads the Terrapins with a .367 batting average and 13 doubles, while Brandon Lowe has a team-high two triples and nine home runs.
Tuesday's first pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. at the University of Maryland's Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium, while the second game will take place Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Bob Hannah Stadium.
HEN SCRATCHINGS
· Maryland leads the all-time series 21-12-1 and has won five of the last six meetings between the two programs.
· Wednesday's game was originally scheduled for March 3, but was postponed because of inclement weather.
· Maryland is second in the Big Ten with 36 home runs.
· The Terrapins pitching staff leads the Big Ten with 370 strikeouts.
· Maryland has been ranked as high as No. 11 this season.
· UD is second in the CAA with a .307 team batting average.
· Norm Donkin is tied for the CAA lead with four triples.
· Diaz Nardo and Gary Jones have a team-high four home runs for the Blue Hens.
· UD will resume its CAA schedule Friday as the Hens travel to UNCW to begin at three-game series with the Seahawks.
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