With both starting pitchers seemingly finding a rhythm, each run became even more valuable in No. 22 Maryland baseball’s matchup against Dallas Baptist.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, Dallas Baptist had runners on second and third while holding onto a slim one-run lead. Maryland then brought in senior relief pitcher Sean Heine to replace junior Nick Dean in hopes of shutting down a prime opportunity.
Dallas Baptist left fielder Andrew Benefield got the first crack at Heine and singled to left field, clearing the bases and extending the home team’s lead even further. The once one-run deficit quickly expanded to four soon after for Maryland in the same inning, giving the Patriots’ bullpen some runs to work with.