Maryland baseball extended its winning streak to four games, defeating Rutgers, 4-3, in its weekend series opener in Piscataway, New Jersey.
The Terps benefited greatly from monster pitching performances by Omar Melendez and Kenny Lippman. A four-run sixth inning was all the Terps needed to get the victory on Friday.
The Scarlet Knights struck first in the opening inning when Ty Doucette hit an RBI single. That 1-0 lead would hold through the next three frames, as Melendez and Rutgers’ left-hander Justin Sinibaldi held their ground in the early going.
After allowing the one run in the first, Melendez proceeded to work four straight scoreless innings, continuously escaping tight jams.