It was the bottom of the eighth inning on Sunday afternoon, and Maryland baseball was down 3-2 to Northwestern. Jack Pagliarini, Northwestern’s starter, was cruising, having retired 15 straight Maryland batters at one point.
The Terps had a man on with two outs for Kevin Biondic. Coming into that at-bat, Biondic was 1-for-10 in the series with four strikeouts. He quickly turned that narrative around, hitting a go-ahead, two-run home run to give Maryland the lead.
His day wasn’t done, though. John Murphy, Maryland’s regular closer, was taken out after loading the bases with two outs in the ninth, and Biondic came in to replace him.