Up 2-0, No. 15 Maryland baseball was rolling through the top of the second inning.
With sophomore catcher Luke Shliger and sophomore second baseman Kevin Keister each taking five-step leads, fifth year center fielder Chris Alleyne loaded up on his backfoot and smashed a three-run homer over the left field wall.
Alleyne’s home run marked his 20th of the season, becoming the first player in NCAA Division I baseball to hit 20 home runs and steal 20 bases in a season since 2018.
The Terps scored nine more runs in the final seven innings to cruise to a dominant series-opening win over Purdue, 14-7, on Thursday night in West Lafayette, Indiana.