Maryland baseball edged by High Point, 2-1

Andrew Kramer, @mercator88In the opener of Maryland baseball’s weekend series, High Point silenced the Terps bats and hung on for a 2-1 win.

High Point paraded out a string of pitchers who combined to hold Maryland to one run on four hits. Brian Shaffer was the tough-luck loser, throwing a complete game. The Panthers bunched their five hits in the first and fourth innings and scratched across runs in both. The second run was unearned, and proved to be the difference.

Maryland’s line-up was shuffled a bit, as Zach Jancarski is day-to-day with a strained oblique muscle. Brandon Gum led off, and A.J. Lee was bumped up to second in the order. Marty Costes played center field, with Madison Nickens…