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2008 MARYLAND BASEBALL GENERAL INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTENTS 2008 SCHEDULE (HOME GAMES IN GRAY PLAYED AT SHIPLEY FIELD) Quick Facts • 2008 Schedule 1 This Is Maryland Baseball 2 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 2008 Season Outlook 4 Feb. 7 8 9 20 2 22 23 Coaching Staff at Coastal Carolina at Coastal Carolina Conway, S.C. Conway, S.C. Head Coach Terry Rupp 6 4 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Assistant Coaching Staff 7 Roster Information 8 24 25 26 27 28 29 March vs. Pittsburgh TOWSON Player Profiles 9 Conway, S.C. HOFSTRA HOFSTRA 2 p.m. 2007 Season Notebook 22 11 a.m. 12 p.m. 12 p.m. DH 2007 Game Results 23 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2007 Season Statistics 24 HOFSTRA COPPIN STATE * at Florida State * at Florida State History, Honors and Records 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. All-Time Yearly Records 25 Coaching History 25 9 0 2 3 4 5 All-Time Honors 26 * at Florida State DELAWARE DELAWARE * at Wake Forest * at Wake Forest Team Records 27 12 p.m. 7 P.M. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 1 p.m. Career and Single-Season Records 28 6 7 8 9 20 2 22 Game-By-Game Results 31 * at Wake Forest at Old Dominion at William & Mary * NORTH CAROLINA * NORTH CAROLINA Terps In The Pros 37 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. Opponent Information 40 Series Records 41 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 University of Maryland 42 * NORTH CAROLINA at George Mason UMBC * CLEMSON * CLEMSON President C.D. Mote Jr. 43 1 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. Athletics Director Deborah A. Yow 44 30 3 April 2 3 4 5 Academic Support & Career Development 47 * CLEMSON NAVY GEORGE MASON * at Virginia Tech * at Virginia Tech Media Information 48 1 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Travel Itinerary 48 6 7 8 9 0 2 * VIRGINIA * VIRGINIA * at Virginia Tech COPPIN STATE MOUNT ST. MARY'S QUICK FACTS 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. Location College Park, Md. 20742 1 p.m. Founded/Enrollment 1856/35,102 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Nickname: Terrapins, Terps * VIRGINIA at UMBC UMES * GEORGIA TECH * GEORGIA TECH Colors: Red, White, Black and Gold 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. Affliation/Conference: NCAA Division I/ Atlantic Coast 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 Ballpark (Capacity): Shipley Field (2,500) Surface: Bermuda Grass (outfield), Artificial Turf (infield) * GEORGIA TECH OLD DOMINION at Towson * at Duke * at Duke 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. Dimensions: 320-380-325 7 p.m. 2 p.m. Press Box Phone: (301) 314-0379 27 28 29 30 May 2 3 President Dr. C.D. Mote, Jr. (California ’59) * at Duke at West Virginia * at Boston College * at Boston College Athletics Director Deborah A. Yow (Elon ’74) 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. First Year of Baseball 1893 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Overall All-Time Record 1,432-1,375-31 (.510) Head Coach Terry Rupp (Tampa ‘88) * at Boston College UMES TOWSON * at NC State * at NC State 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. Overall Record/Years 385-298 (.564)/12 Record at Maryland/Years 170-218 (.438)/7 2 3 at 4 5 6 7 Asst. Coach/Pitchers & Recruiting Jim Farr (Penn State ‘78) * at NC State Delaware Assistant Coach Blaine Brown (Saint Mary ’02) 1 p.m. 3 p.m. Lettermen Returning/Lost 24/10 8 9 20 2 22 23 24 Starting Position Players Returning/Lost 9/2 ACC TOURNAMENT ACC TOURNAMENT ACC TOURNAMENT ACC TOURNAMENT Pitchers Returning/Lost 8/6 Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville, Fla. Records Overall Home Away Neutral TBA TBA TBA TBA 2007 Record 26-30 17-14 7-16 2-0 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 2007 ACC Record 7-23 3-12 4-11 0-0 ACC TOURNAMENT Jacksonville, Fla. 2007 ACC Finish t-11th/Sixth Atlantic TBA Associate A.D./Media Relations Doug Dull * Denotes ACC Game; NCAA Regionals: Fri.-Sun., May 30-June 2, at Campus Sites • NCAA Super Regionals: Fri.-Mon., Media Relations Phone 301-314-7064 June 6-9, at Campus Sites • College World Series: Fri.-Mon., June 14-24/25, at Omaha, Neb. Baseball Contact Joey Flyntz Flyntz's Office Phone 301-314-8093 Flyntz's Cell Phone 443-472-0846 MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS Credits: The 2008 Maryland baseball media guide was written and edited by Joey Flyntz, Athletic Media Relations Assistant and Dan Reisig. Editorial Flyntz's E-mail [email protected] assistance by Doug Dull, Matt Lynch and Dan Trump. Design and layout by Joey Flyntz and Patrick Fischer, Publications Coordinator/Assistant Media Relations Fax 301-314-9094 Director of Media Relations. Photos by Greg Fiume, Tony Quinn and Paul Gierhart. Printing by Multi-Ad. Terps Web site www.umterps.com Additional copies of this media guide can be purchased for $10, plus $3.00 for shipping and handling, by writing the Athletic Media Relations Office, University of Maryland, 2725 Comcast Center, College Park, Maryland, 20741-0295, or by calling (301) 314-7064. Justin Maxwell Washington Nationals Steve Schmoll New York Mets 3 John McCurdy Oakland Athletics Truan Mehl Texas Rangers 2 Eric Milton Cincinnati Reds TEAM CONCEPT 1 :: The cornerstone of the Terrapin baseball program is a strong team concept. At Maryland, individual players come together as one solid group in order to achieve the same goal: success. COACH TERRY RUPP 2 :: Head Coach Terry Rupp has been at the helm of the Maryland baseball program for the past seven seasons. Each year, his teams have made positive strides due to the hard work and discipline which he instills in his players. RUPP WITH TEAM USA In the summer of 2002, Head Coach Terry Rupp served as an assistant coach Justin Maxwell with Team USA Baseball. Rupp toured with the squad on its summer Red, Washington Nationals White and Blue Tour, before helping the Stars & Stripes capture the Honkbal Classic Championship in The Netherlands and the silver medal at the FISU World University Baseball Championship. Steve Schmoll made his major league debut April 4, 2005 against the San Francisco Giants. He picked up his first career win April 8 at Arizona. Steve Schmoll ROAD TO THE PROS 3 :: Following the 2007 baseball season, Brett Cecil, Casey Baron and Ryan New York Mets Moorer joined the growing list of Terps who signed professional baseball contracts after playing under Terry Rupp. Over the past 11 amateur drafts, 25 of Rupp’s players have been selected by major league clubs. The trio joins freshly-minted pros like Justin Maxwell (Washington Nationals), Kevin Hart (Chicago Cubs), Eric Milton (Cincinnati Reds), John McCurdy, Steve Schmoll and Truan Mehl as Terps currently playing pro ball. Cecil, a powerful, left-handed closer was taken in the compensatory round of the draft with the 38th overall pick by the Toronto Blue Jays. Cecil shined in Truan Mehl his first minor-league stint with Toronto, starting 13 games for Auburn of the Texas Rangers New York-Penn League and posting a 1.28 ERA. Cecil struck out 56 batters and only walked 11. Moorer went in the 12th round to the Seattle Mariners and Baron went in the 34th round to the Milwaukee Brewers. September was an exciting time for Maryland baseball as Maxwell and Hart both received late-season call-ups from the Nationals and Cubs, respectively. Maxwell had a memorable moment that most players only dream of, belting a grand slam Sept. 11 for his first major-league hit. Maxwell hit .269 in 15 games for the Nationals and figures prominently in the franchise's future outfield rotation. Hart had the opportunity to be a part of a major-league pennant race for the Cubs, striking out 13 batters in 11 innings to the tune of a miniscule 0.82 ERA for the eventual National League Central champion Cubs. 4 2008 MARYLAND BASEBALL SEASON OUTLOOK VETERAN-DOMINATED TERPS LOOKING FOR BREAKOUT SEASON Entering his eighth season at the helm of Maryland baseball, After a record 18-5 start in 2007, including series wins at No. head coach Terry Rupp feels the 2008 Terrapin team is his most 27 NC State and at home against No. 6 Clemson, Maryland was talented yet. receiving votes in the national polls before a road trip to ACC With an upperclassmen-heavy roster already in place, Rupp heavyweight Georgia Tech. However, a tough loss in the opening has added a solid group of freshmen and transfers to the squad, game of that series was a turning point in the year and the team giving the team the flexibility in all aspects of the game that has never fully recovered from that setback, according to Rupp. not been seen in College Park, Md. for a long time. Rupp feels the team is ready to rebound from that “I think we’re much improved defensively, vastly improved disappointment and go out in 2008 to finish what it started offensively and as far as pitching is concerned, we’ve improved last year. there, as well,” Rupp said. “I have high expectations for this club “I think that was a big-time lesson for the coaching staff and the and the players have high expectations, too.