Maryland baseball thwarted by Boston College late, 2-1

The Terps failed sweep the Eagles.

Maryland baseball and Boston College were tied heading into the bottom of the ninth inning after the Terps evened the score in the eighth.

Andrew Johnson came back on the mound for his third inning of work, but the first batter he saw in the inning served as his demise. Nick Wang stepped up to the plate and smashed a walk-off home run.

Boston College avoided the series sweep, taking the Mother’s Day matchup, 2-1.

Sunday was a pitcher’s duel, as both starters were phenomenal. Only one total run was scored in the first five innings, as Evan Smith allowed Wang to hit an RBI double, driving in Cameron Leary in the first inning.

On the other side, Michael Farinelli dominated Maryland’s offense. He threw five scoreless innings, gave up five hits and recorded two strikeouts.

Smith matched Farinelli, though. The left-hander — who is usually a reliever — was dominant in his second career start and longest collegiate outing. He threw six innings, gave up one earned run on four hits and struck out five batters. He had three 1-2-3 innings, in two of which he surrendered only one base runner.

Maryland’s offense was dormant throughout most of Sunday’s game. After scoring 13 runs on Saturday, the Terps’ offense failed to wake up for game three of the series. They only mustered a single run in the eighth inning, as Chris Hacopian tied the game with a solo home run to left field that traveled 375 feet. With the home run, Hacopian tied Sam Hojnar for the team lead, and he’s now just three home runs away from the Maryland freshman home run record, which was set by Jason Maxey in 2002.

Three things to know

1. No sweep. Maryland played Boston College tight throughout Sunday’s game, tying the game late and leading to a dramatic finish. But Boston College salvaged the third contest of the series, preventing Maryland’s second sweep of the season.

2. Smith’s strong start. Smith is typically a reliever for Matt Swope’s squad, but he took the starting role on Sunday and was dominant. In six innings of work, he gave up just one run and earned a no-decision.

3. Offense goes quiet. After scoring 13 runs in the doubleheader on Saturday, Maryland’s offense only scored one on Sunday. The Terps had seven hits, but left six runners on base.

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