Terrapins pound Hoyas 21‑6 as Jones hits three homers
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (Interstat) — Paul Jones II homered three times and drove in 11 runs to power Maryland past visiting Georgetown 21-6 on Tuesday at Shipley Field.
The Hoyas scored six unearned runs in the first inning, but the Terrapins answered with four in the bottom half on Jones’ first homer. Bud Coombs doubled home a run in the third, and Jones followed with a three-run shot. Coombs hit a three-run homer in the fourth, and Maryland added five runs in the fifth. Jones capped the scoring with a grand slam in the sixth.
Coombs finished 3-for-3 with a homer and six RBIs. David Mendez went 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Brayden Ryan, Nic Morlang, Andrew Koshy and Austin Weiss each pitched one scoreless inning. Jake Yeager and Ryan Bailey allowed earned runs.
Georgetown managed only four hits. Maryland recorded 12.
The win lifted the Terrapins to 24-27; the Hoyas fell to 26-27.