UMBC

Junior Brad Brainer brought in the only two runs for the Retrievers on Tuesday night.

BALTIMORE—Junior Brad Brainer (Chester, Md./Kent Island/Chesapeake JC) returned to the UMBC baseball lineup for the first time since Mar. 29 and batted in both of the Retrievers (10-20) runs in the 15-2 loss to Maryland on Tuesday night at The Baseball Factory Field at UMBC.

Brainer sustained a hand injury during the doubleheader against Longwood on Mar. 29 and has not been able to play since.  In his first action since the injury, the junior went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.  Brainer was the only Retriever to tally more than one hit and brought in both runs with a double down the third-base line in the bottom of the fourth.

Redshirt freshman Dave Divita (1-4) (Mayfield Village, Ohio/Mayfield) suffered his fourth loss of the season after giving up six runs, five of them earned, on six hits and striking out three in four innings of work.

Chad Durakis led the Terrapins (21-17), going 3-for-3 with three runs scored, three RBI, a double, and a home run, while Brett Harman (1-0) earned his first win of the season after allowing just two runs on three hits, while fanning three batters in four innings pitched.

The Terps got on the board first in the top of the fourth with a six-run inning that included a grand slam by AJ Casario before the Retrievers cut the lead to four thanks to Brainer’s double that plated senior Joe Fowler (Wilmington, Del./St. Mark’s) and junior Tom Meaney (Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem).

The Retrievers would be held scoreless for the remainder of the game, while Maryland added one run in the fifth off a solo homer, six more runs in the sixth, one run in the seventh and the final run of the night in the top of the ninth off a hit by pitch from senior Mike Fitzpatrick (Springfield, Pa./Haverford) with the bases loaded to make the final, 15-2.

The Retrievers continue their homestand as they host Maine for a four-game series this weekend, beginning with a 4:00 p.m. doubleheader on Friday.