The Maryland Terrapins baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball program of University of Maryland, College Park in College Park, Maryland, United States. The program's first season was in 1893, and it has been a member of the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference since the start of the 2015 season. Its home venue is Shipley Field at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium, located on Maryland's campus. Matt Swope is the current head coach.

The Terrapins have appeared in nine NCAA tournaments. It has won one conference tournament championship and six regular season conference titles. As of the start of the 2021 Major League Baseball season, 38 former Terrapins have appeared in Major League Baseball.

History During the 2014 and 2015 seasons, Maryland made consecutive conference tournament championship game appearances and posted back-to-back campaigns of 40 or more wins, a first in school history. The Terps have made multiple appearances in various top-25 national college baseball polls in each of the last two seasons and was voted the 2015 preseason favorite to win the Big Ten Conference title, its first season competing in the league.

After failing to make the NCAA tournament for 43 years, the Terrapins earned berths in the 2014 and 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournaments. In 2014, Maryland Baseball beat South Carolina in the Columbia Regional to advance to the NCAA tournament Super Regional round for the first time in school history. The following year, they once again advanced to the Super Regional by defeating top seed UCLA in the Los Angeles Regional. Both years they were defeated by Virginia in the Super Regional Round.

Maryland has participated in nine NCAA tournaments: 1965, 1970, 1971, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022, and 2023. The program has won six regular season conference championships in its history.Year-By-Year Records , University of Maryland, retrieved May 31, 2010. In 2023, Maryland won its first conference tournament defeating Iowa, 4–0.

Facilities

Shipley Field at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium (1952–present)

Shipley Field at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium, often referred to simply as "The BOB", has been the home of the Maryland baseball team for more than 60 years. The team's playing field was moved to its current location in 1952, and became Shipley Field in 1956. The ballpark is located right in the heart of the Maryland campus, in between Byrd Stadium and the Artificial Turf Facility. The facility's current seating capacity is 2,500. Its playing surface is Sportexe Synthetic Turf in the infield and Bermuda Grass in the outfield and the dimensions are 320 down the left field line, 380 to center and 325 down the right field line.

In 1982, Shipley Field was the site of an exhibition game between the Terps and Earl Weaver's Baltimore Orioles. Eight years later, in 1990, the Soviet baseball team paid a visit to Shipley Field to take on the Terps in an exhibition series. The stadium has been hosting night games since a set of permanent lights were installed prior to the 1994 season. Shipley Field is named after legendary Terps' coach H. Burton Shipley, who was the Maryland skipper from 1924 to 1960.

On May 8, 2010, Shipley Field was officially dedicated as Shipley Field at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium in honor of former Maryland baseball player, Bob "Turtle" Smith '63. Bob and his wife Carol had previously established a fully endowed baseball scholarship, called the "Bob "Turtle" Smith & Carol B. Smith and Family Endowed Baseball Scholarship" A new turf infield, an upgraded warning track, a new brick backstop, a new outfield fence and an upgraded scoreboard were installed prior to the 2011 season.

Eric Milton Family Clubhouse Prior to the start of Maryland's game against the Miami Hurricanes on Saturday, April 13, 2013 head coach John Szefc and the Terrapin baseball program held a dedication ceremony to unveil the Eric Milton Family Clubhouse.

The Terps' clubhouse, which is located within the Varsity Team House just beyond the left-field fence at Shipley Field at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium, received a facelift with significant help from former Terrapin Eric Milton (1994–96) and his family.

The renovation included the installation of 38 custom cherry-wood lockers, new carpeting and flooring, new signage, and the addition of an awards wall and a custom counter for kitchen appliances.

The Shell In 2011, a 5,000 square foot hitting and pitching facility, nicknamed, "The Shell", was installed behind the left-field fence at Shipley Field at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium and adjacent to the Varsity Team House.

Notable alumni

Bosey Berger Tom Bradley Tom Brown Brett Cecil Mark Ciardi Bob Ferris Kevin Hart Buck Herzog Gene Hiser Vic Keen Charlie Keller Hal Keller Mike Knode Justin Maxwell Eric Milton Simon Nicholls Jim Norris Sherry Robertson Jeff Schaefer Steve Schmoll Ron Swoboda Chris "Bubba" Alleyne Matt Shaw Luke Shliger Nick Lorusso

Current MLB roster Former Terrapins on current MLB rosters as of 2026.

PlayerPositionTeam Matt Shaw 3B Chicago Cubs Brandon Lowe 2B Pittsburgh Pirates Sean Burke P Chicago White Sox

Individual honors

All-Americans Name PositionYearABCABACBNCBWATSNNotesOF1962ABCA 1st TeamOF2002CB Freshman TeamOF1992ABCA 1st TeamBA 2nd TeamCB 1st TeamOF1967ABCA 2nd TeamTSN 1st TeamP19721st Team - Poll previously called American Association of College Baseball Coaches (AACBC)OF1970ABCA 1st TeamTSN 1st TeamC2002CB Freshman TeamINF2002ABCA 3rd TeamBA 2nd TeamNCBWA 1st TeamOF1964ABCA 2nd Team2B1971ABCA 3rd TeamOF2022NCBWA 1st TeamBA 1st TeamCB 1st Team

ABCAAmerican Baseball Coaches Association BABaseball AmericaCBCollegiate BaseballNCBWANational Collegiate Baseball Writers AssociationTSNThe Sporting News

Conference Honors

ACC Player of the Year Player Position Year Bob Grossman P 1972 Derek Hacopian OF 1992

All-ACC Name PositionYear2B1972SS1958P1965P1967, 681B19541B1960, 611B/OF1961, 62UTL2004DH1976OF1959SS1959, 60P1969P1955P1983P1975, 76P19713B1981OF1992OF1954P2012OF1963P/1B2004P1954OF1980OF1967P1975OF1969, 70OF19662B20141B/P19963B1958OF1971DH2000DH1977OF1968, 69, 70DH1987OF1964P2013P1959C19613B19592B1981P20031B1992P20142B1970, 71OF1992SS1999OF1955OF2013, 14

Big Ten Freshman of the Year Player Position YearTyler BlohmP2017Chris Hacopian SS2023

Big Ten Player of the Year Player Position YearChris AlleyneCF2022Matt ShawSS2023

Big Ten Coach of the Year Player Year Rob Vaughn 2022, 2023

NCAA tournament Record 1965 Elton "Jack" Jackson 0–2 .000 District 3 1970 Elton "Jack" Jackson 1–2 .333 District 3 1971 Elton "Jack" Jackson 0–2 .000 District 3 2014 John Szefc 4–2 .667 Charlottesville Super Regional 2015 John Szefc 3–3 .500 Charlottesville Super Regional 2017 John Szefc 1–2 .333 Winston-Salem Regional 2021 Rob Vaughn 2–2 .500 Greenville Regional 2022 Rob Vaughn 3–2 .600 College Park Regional 2023 Rob Vaughn 1–2 .333 Winston-Salem Regional

See also List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

References

External links Maryland Baseball on UMTerps.com Maryland Terrapins Career Batting Records Maryland Terrapins Career Pitching Records