# Maryland Terrapins baseball

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. 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.
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.
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. In 2023, Maryland won its first conference tournament defeating Iowa, 4–0.

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

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. 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" 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 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

* Bosey Berger
* Tom Bradley
* Tom Brown
* Brett Cecil
* Mark Ciardi
* Bob Ferris
* Kevin Hart
* Buck Herzog
* Gene Hiser
* Vic Keen
* Charlie Keller
* Hal Keller
* Mike Knode
* Justin Maxwell
* Eric Milton
* Simon Nicholls
* Jim Norris
* Sherry Robertson
* Jeff Schaefer
* Steve Schmoll
* Ron Swoboda

### Current MLB roster

Former Terrapins on current MLB rosters.
| Player | Position | Team |
| Adam Kolarek | P | Los Angeles Angels |
| Brandon Lowe | 2B | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Kevin Smith | SS | Oakland Athletics |
| LaMonte Wade | OF | San Francisco Giants |
| Jose Cuas | P | Chicago Cubs |

## Individual honors
### All-Americans

| Name | Position | Year | ABCA | BA | CB | NCBWA | TSN | Notes |
| Tom Brown | OF | 1962 | Y | — | — | — | — | ABCA 1st Team |
| Will Frazier | OF | 2002 | — | — | Y | — | — | CB Freshman Team |
| Derek Hacopian | OF | 1992 | Y | Y | Y | — | — | ABCA 1st Team BA 2nd Team CB 1st Team |
| John Hetrick | OF | 1967 | Y | — | — | — | Y | ABCA 2nd Team TSN 1st Team |
| Bob Grossman | P | 1972 | Y | — | — | — | — | 1st Team - Poll previously called American Association of College Baseball Coaches (AACBC) |
| Gene Hiser | OF | 1970 | Y | — | — | — | Y | ABCA 1st Team TSN 1st Team |
| Jason Maxey | C | 2002 | — | — | Y | — | — | CB Freshman Team |
| John McCurdy | INF | 2002 | Y | Y | — | Y | — | ABCA 3rd Team BA 2nd Team NCBWA 1st Team |
| Jim Pitt | OF | 1964 | Y | — | — | — | — | ABCA 2nd Team |
| Dave Suave | 2B | 1971 | Y | — | — | — | — | ABCA 3rd Team |
| Chris Alleyne | OF | 2022 | | Y | Y | Y | — | NCBWA 1st Team BA 1st Team CB 1st Team |
| ABCA | American Baseball Coaches Association |
| BA | Baseball America |
| CB | Collegiate Baseball |
| NCBWA | National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association |
| TSN | The Sporting News |

### Conference Honors
#### ACC Player of the Year

| Player | Position | Year |
| Bob Grossman | P | 1972 |
| Derek Hacopian | OF | 1992 |

#### All-ACC

| Name | Position | Year |
| Mike Baier | 2B | 1972 |
| Al Baker | SS | 1958 |
| Jerry Bark | P | 1965 |
| Tom Bradley | P | 1967, 68 |
| Ernie Berliner | 1B | 1954 |
| Don Brown | 1B | 1960, 61 |
| Tom Brown | 1B/OF | 1961, 62 |
| Anthony Buffone | UTL | 2004 |
| Darrell Carradini | DH | 1976 |
| Pat Clarke | OF | 1959 |
| Frank Cooper | SS | 1959, 60 |
| Phil Coddry | P | 1969 |
| Russell Duffy | P | 1955 |
| Kendall Echols | P | 1983 |
| Bob Ferris | P | 1975, 76 |
| Bob Grossman | P | 1971 |
| Tim Gordon | 3B | 1981 |
| Derek Hacopian | OF | 1992 |
| Chester Hanulak | OF | 1954 |
| Brett Harman | P | 2012 |
| Grayson Harmeyer | OF | 1963 |
| Kevin Hart | P/1B | 2004 |
| Connie Hemphill | P | 1954 |
| Neil Herrick | OF | 1980 |
| John Hetrick | OF | 1967 |
| Kevin Hicks | P | 1975 |
| Gene Hiser | OF | 1969, 70 |
| Don Kerns | OF | 1966 |
| Brandon Lowe | 2B | 2014 |
| John Marciano | 1B/P | 1996 |
| Andy McDonald | 3B | 1958 |
| Harry Martell | OF | 1971 |
| Craig Munroe | DH | 2000 |
| Bob Niffenger | DH | 1977 |
| Jim Norris | OF | 1968, 69, 70 |
| Scott Patterson | DH | 1987 |
| Jim Pitt | OF | 1964 |
| Jimmy Reed | P | 2013 |
| Dick Reitz | P | 1959 |
| Phil Rogers | C | 1961 |
| Dan Santo | 3B | 1959 |
| Jeff Schaefer | 2B | 1981 |
| Steve Schmoll | P | 2003 |
| Chris Smoot | 1B | 1992 |
| Jake Stinnett | P | 2014 |
| David Suave | 2B | 1970, 71 |
| Frank Thomas | OF | 1992 |
| Casey Trout | SS | 1999 |
| Bill Walker | OF | 1955 |
| Charlie White | OF | 2013, 14 |

#### Big Ten Freshman of the Year

| Player | Position | Year |
| Tyler Blohm | P | 2017 |
| Chris Hacopian | SS | 2023 |

#### Big Ten Player of the Year

| Player | Position | Year |
| Chris Alleyne | CF | 2022 |
| Matt Shaw | SS | 2023 |

#### Big Ten Coach of the Year

| Player | Year |
| Rob Vaughn | 2022, 2023 |

## NCAA tournament Record

| 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 |