Michael Locksley and Matt Swope teamed up for a commitment last week in DeMatha's Bud Coombs.

The class of 2025 commit shares a unique bond with Swope and valued playing two sports.

“Few people can play baseball and football at the level that he can.'

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Matt Shaw’s freshman year (45 games): .332 BA, 42 R, 30 RBI, 7 HR, .544 SLG%

Chris Hacopian this year (48 games): .318 BA, 47 R, 35 RBI, 12 HR, .561 SLG%

Maryland’s RPI stands at No. 35 following the weekend.

The mark is still the second-best in the conference behind only Nebraska.

Illinois is the next highest at No. 61.

No matter how the season ends, Terps will be in good shape in 2025 … really good shape.

Early guess at what the roster could look like next season, including a starting nine with all returners.

Looking at Maryland starters against Rutgers:

Omar Melendez: 6.2 IP, 3 ER, 5K, W
Joey McMannis: 3.2 IP, 2 ER, 4 K
Logan Koester: 6 IP, 3 ER, 0 BB, W

Strong performances across the board.

Story from Maryland's 6-4 victory over Rutgers yesterday:

- Third Big Ten series victory
- Rotation rearrangement, Logan Koester's bounce back
- Big RPI week looms against USC Upstate, Boston College

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Logan Koester following his fifth win of the season:

“I know what these guys expected from me — just putting the ball in play, getting a lot of first pitch outs, which was super convenient and worked well for me.”

Logan Berrier after earning his fifth save of the season, speaking about his love for closing games:

“I love it, it's one of the best feelings in the world. There’s nothing like coming into late game with a game on the line.“

Swope: “You don't need any motivational speeches at this point. We just need to play consistent. The guys know what's at stake.”

Matt Swope on the four top-100 RPI opponents Maryland faces in the upcoming week:

“It’s nice to have a really good RPI home game. And then just excited for the guys to go play an ACC opponent. They're used to good competition. They're gonna give us all they got.”

Matt Swope following the series win:

“They came out and battled in that second game and built up two big innings. We got some clutch pitching from those guys. And it's just great to leave here with the series win.”

Maryland baseball defeats Rutgers in rubber match, 6-4, secures series win

✍️: Michael Howes
📸: Sam Cohen
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Maryland earns the series win with a 6-4 win over Rutgers — earning the series win over the Scarlet Knights. Logan Koester earned his fifth win of the season and tossed six innings for the first time in a month.

Terps earn their third conference series win.

Rutgers gets one run in the seventh off Logan Berrier but the Terps still lead 6-4.

Logan Koester’s final stat line:

6 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 2K, 0 BB

Elijah Lambros ropes a two-score double down the left field line — increasing the Terps’ lead to three. Devin Russell reclaimed the Terps lead moments prior with a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch. Terps lead 6-3 in the sixth.