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Maryland’s baseball team has won a conference championship for the first time in over 50 years.
Friday night, the Terrapins posted an 18-7 blowout victory over Purdue to claim the B1G regular season title. The Terrapins improved to 18-5 in conference play with just 1 game to play.
Maryland closes out the regular season on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET against Purdue. The Terps were one game ahead of Rutgers in the standings entering Friday. The Scarlet Knights are 16-6 and have games against Michigan on Friday and Saturday.
The Terps’ B1G-clinching win comes a day after they set a program record for wins in a season. With Thursday’s victory over the Boilers, Maryland improved to 43-10, a school record in the victory column.
Maryland is now 44-10 on the year and has won 7 straight games. Below are some of the highlights from Friday night in West Lafayette:
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 51 YEARS WE ARE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS!!!! pic.twitter.com/eNIpHGQtce
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) May 21, 2022
THE FINAL OUT!!! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/GGPs2Fe0KO
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) May 21, 2022
ABSOLUTELY LAUNCHED!@IPetrutz didn't miss that one.
18-7. #DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/DfXreCoz6j
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) May 21, 2022
Five home runs today.
120 for the year, second in the nation.
These swings @MdMadeHitting. pic.twitter.com/pWDKgMwmLO
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) May 21, 2022
What else is there to say about Matt Shaw?!
10 homers in his last nine games. Insane.#DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/GX7CgptpZC
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) May 21, 2022
LUUUUUUUUUUKE!! 💣
He watches it go! #DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/gNV20TEHhv
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) May 21, 2022
The captains are doing what captains do!
Shaw doubles home Lorusso, and we're up 11-5! #DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/pR8rwSBuPc
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) May 20, 2022
BUBBA!!!!!!!!!!
A three-run Bubba BOMB puts us up 10-5! #DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/NDzSDrWoMe
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) May 20, 2022
Let's go, Nigel!
A big-time strikeout from Belgrave sends us to the seventh! #DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/3c3mOifnwX
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) May 20, 2022
MATT. SHAW.
Shaw's 20th bomb of the season gets us our lead right back! #DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/ENY5i6q7GH
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) May 20, 2022
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB