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Maryland Defeats Baseball, 10-7, Wednesday Evening

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BALTIMORE - The UMBC baseball team fell to local rival Maryland, 10-7, Wednesday evening after the Terrapins scored in each of their first six innings. With the loss, the Retrievers drop to 7-18, while the Terps improve to 14-21.

UMBC loaded the bases in the bottom of the fifth before sophomores Brian Klukowicz (Clifton, N.J./St. Peter's Prep) and Michael Pesci (Parsippany, N.J./DePaul Catholic) walked to score the Retrievers’ first two runs.

After sophomore Max Himmelstein (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown) grounded out to score fellow sophomore Mike Lafferty (Annapolis, Md./Mount St. Joseph/Marietta College), junior Bryan Russo (Westbury, N.Y./Clarke) hit a two-run triple to right-center field to cut the lead to 7-5. Sophomore Curtis Schickner (East Windsor, N.J./Lawrenceville Prep) followed with a RBI single to bring UMBC within one.

Junior Rick Phillips (Gaithersburg, Md./Gaithersburg) hit his first home run of the season in the eighth inning to left field to conclude the scoring for the Retrievers.

Pesci (1-2) started for the Retrievers, allowing six runs (five earned) in four-plus innings of work.

Maryland starter Blair Delean allowed four runs in 4.1 innings pitched. Ian Schwalenberg (4-2) earned the win, allowing one run in 3.1 innings of work.

Russo now has an extra-base hit in each of his last five games.

The Retrievers return to action at Stony Brook for a three-game series this weekend. The two teams have a double-header at noon on Saturday and a single game at 1 p.m. Sunday.

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Players Mentioned

Max Himmelstein

#32 Max Himmelstein

C/1B
6' 2"
Sophomore
Brian Klukowicz

#3 Brian Klukowicz

P/OF/1B
6' 0"
Sophomore
Michael Pesci

#11 Michael Pesci

P/OF
Sophomore
Rick Phillips

#25 Rick Phillips

C
5' 11"
Junior
Bryan Russo

#7 Bryan Russo

OF
6' 0"
Junior
Curtis Schickner

#26 Curtis Schickner

3B
6' 2"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Max Himmelstein

#32 Max Himmelstein

6' 2"
Sophomore
C/1B
Brian Klukowicz

#3 Brian Klukowicz

6' 0"
Sophomore
P/OF/1B
Michael Pesci

#11 Michael Pesci

Sophomore
P/OF
Rick Phillips

#25 Rick Phillips

5' 11"
Junior
C
Bryan Russo

#7 Bryan Russo

6' 0"
Junior
OF
Curtis Schickner

#26 Curtis Schickner

6' 2"
Sophomore
3B
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