NU Closes Out Regular-Season Slate Against Maryland

Thursday, May 14

Evanston, Ill.

3:00 PM

Northwestern

Maryland

Photo by: Stephen J. Carrera

NU Closes Out Regular-Season Slate Against Maryland

5/13/2015 10:29:00 AM | Baseball

By: Mallory Majcher

NORTHWESTERN Wildcats vs. MARYLAND Terrapins
Date \| Time	Thursday, May 14 (3 p.m.) Friday, May 15 (3 p.m.) Saturday, May 16 (1 p.m.)
Location	Rocky Miller Park \| Evanston, Ill.
Media	Game 1: BTN Plus \| GameTracker Game 2: BTN Plus \| GameTracker Game 3: BTN Plus \| GameTracker
Social	@NUCatsBaseball \| @NU_SportsLIVE
Pitching Matchups	Game 1: Brandon Magallones vs. Mike Shawaryn Game 2: Matt Portland vs. TBD Game 3: Reed Mason vs. Brian Shaffer

EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern will face off against Big Ten newcomer Maryland for the first time in program history in the Wildcats regular-season finale.

PROMOTIONS
Thursday: All fans attending Thursday's game will receive a Northwestern water bottle.
Friday: Fans will receive an exclusive Northwestern camouflage baseball hat.
Sunday: Join us at Rocky Miller Park as we celebrate our 10 seniors in a post-game Senior Day ceremony. Fans will go home with a Northwestern baseball t-shirt.

SCOUTING MARYLAND
• Maryland enters the weekend with a 35-18 overall record and 13-8 Big Ten mark to sit tied for third in the conference standings.

• The Terps fell out of the national rankings after losing three-straight to Indiana (May 1-3). Maryland was ranked as high as No. 11 this spring.

• With a 14-10 win Sunday against Ohio State, the Terps broke the school record for single season wins with 35.

• Shawaryn's 22 career wins are the most for any sophomore in the country.

• The Terps lead the Big Ten with 443 strikeouts on the season, including 149 struck out looking, also a conference high.

• Brandon Lowe leads the conference in OBP (.460) and is second in slugging (.600). He is third in home runs (9).

HOME SWEET HOME
Northwestern finally returned home to the newly renovated Rocky Miller Park on Tuesday, April 21, when it hosted Milwaukee in its home opener. The Wildcats played 37 road games before opening play in Evanston. NU is 10-20 in true road games this year and is currently 4-7 at home.

STEPPING UP
With the absence of Kyle Ruchim over the past few weeks, sophomore RJ Watters has stepped up to fill the role. In nine starts, Watters is hitting a team-high .441 with five runs on 15 hits, including five RBI, and currently owns a five-game hitting streak.

DOUBLING UP
Junior Zach Jones ranks second in the Big Ten with 20 doubles so far this spring. Fifth-year senior Scott Heelan sits fourth with 17, while classmate Kyle Ruchim is tied for seventh (16). As a team, the Wildcats are second in the league with 105 doubles on the year and average 2.36 doubles per game to rank 11th in the country.

SUPER SCOTT
Super senior Scott Heelan has been a key contributor to the Wildcats' offense this spring. Hitting .337, he has only struck out nine times in 187 at bats this year, to rank him as the fifth toughest batter to strike out in the country.

ZACH ATTACK
Junior first baseman Zach Jones has played a critical role in the Wildcats' offense this year. The Glenview, Ill., native is hitting .319 and has tallied 23 runs on 66 hits, including a team-best 31 RBI and 20 doubles. On March 20, Jones tied a school record for hits in a single game when he recorded seven against UNLV. Jones hit his first career home run in a 9-5 win over Milwaukee on Tuesday, April 21.

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