Chris Alleyne did not need much time to consider the turning point for the Maryland baseball team’s 2021 season.
Shortly after the team went 1-3 in a four-game series against Iowa and Ohio State on March 27-29 to open the campaign with a 6-9 record, senior right fielder-designated hitter and captain Randy Bednar organized a players meeting.
“The message was, ‘This is my last year playing baseball along with some of the other seniors, and we want to go out on our own terms, giving it everything that we have — whether that’s winning or losing,’” recalled Alleyne, a senior center fielder.