The Terrapins baseball team entered today’s game at East Carolina with the opportunity to be the only undefeated team left at the Keith LeClair Classic in Greenville, N.C.

And the Terps did, albeit in nail-biting fashion.

With the score tied 1-1, the Terps loaded the bases with one out in the ninth before shortstop Alfredo Rodriguez singled in pinch-runner Andrew Amaro to take a 2-1 lead.

In the bottom of the inning, reliever Korey Wacker surrendered a leadoff walk and was replaced by left-hander Jimmy Reed. After a sacrifice bunt, Reed got the final outs of the inning for his second save of the weekend.

East Carolina got on the board first in the bottom of the third after a leadoff walk and two errant pickoff throws by starter Brett Harman.

The Terps responded in the fifth when third baseman K.J. Hockaday singled in right fielder Jordan Hagel.

The Pirates pitching staff made life difficult for the Terps’ bats for the most part, but center fielder Charlie White managed to record his second-straight multi-hit game after starting the season hitless by going 2-for-4 and designated hitter Ryan Holland also went 2-for-4 with a double.

Harman continued his return from Tommy John surgery by not allowing an earned run in his second straight start. The senior allowed five hits and two walks that led to the unearned run, and he struck out four.

Reliever Michael Boyden, Wacker and Reed combined for four hitless innings of relief.

The Terps are now 5-1 on the year and have their next game Friday in College Park against Manhattan, which starts a four-game series.

When Terrapins baseball coach Erik Bakich talked about his team before the season started, he mentioned that he wanted his team to win the “freebie war” and take advantage of any mistakes the opposition made.

In an 11-1 win called in the eighth inning tonight, the Terps did just that, taking advantage of five Purdue errors to score four unearned runs at the Keith LeClair Classic in Greenville, N.C.

But the win wasn’t just lapses in Purdue’s defense — the Terps offense showed up, as well. First baseman Tim Kiene and left fielder Michael Montville hit back-back home runs in the sixth inning, and the Terps scored three runs in an inning three times.

After getting knocked around by No. 19 UCLA last weekend, starter David Carroll bounced back well, allowing only one unearned run in the first inning. In seven innings, Carroll tied a career high by striking out eight Boilermakers and allowed only four hits and two walks.

The Terps had a season-high 15 hits, with Kiene, second baseman Kyle Convissar and center fielder Charlie White doing the majority of the damage. Kiene was 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. Convissar proved to be the hardest out for Boilermakers pitchers, posting a 4-for-5 night with a double and three RBI. White came into the night hitless for the season, but went 3-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and scored twice.

With the big lead, the Terps had the opportunity to empty their bench. Seventeen players saw action on the field, and nine Terps crossed the plate.

The Terps are now 4-1 on the season and take on East Carolina tomorrow to try to push their win streak to four.

If the inclement weather that caused the Terrapins baseball team’s matchup with Western Carolina to be postponed from 1 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday had a negative effect on the team, it didn’t show as the Terps dispatched the Catamounts, 3-0, in the Keith LeClair Classic.

Starting pitcher Brady Kirkpatrick keyed the win, allowing only four hits and two walks over 7.1 scoreless innings. The right handed sophomore struck out five before handing the game over to reliever Jimmy Reed, who pitched the final 1.2 innings and struck out one to earn the save.

Like in last weekend’s series at No. 19 UCLA, the Terps were helped by the defensive issues of their opponent. Western Carolina had three errors, leading to two unearned runs in the second inning to spot the Terps an early lead.

Aside from the second inning, the Terps bats were stymied by Western Carolina starter Jordan Smith, who allowed three hits and three walks while striking out three over seven innings. Smith didn’t allow an earned run.

The Terps added insurance in the ninth when second baseman Kyle Convissar scored on a wild pitch.

The Terps’ six hits came from six different players, and the lone Terp to record an RBI was third baseman K.J. Hockaday.

The win bumps the Terps’ record to 3-1 on the year. It was Western Carolina’s first loss of 2011. Tonight, the Terps take on Purdue at 7:30 p.m. before finishing the Keith LeClair Classic with host East Carolina tomorrow at 2 p.m.

Coach Randy Edsall announced two adjustments to his coaching staff on Thursday.

Lyndon Johnson will now oversee both outside linebacker positions in defensive coordinator Brian Stewart’s 3-4 defense. Johnson was only in charge of the “Star” linebacker last season, which was played by Kenny Tate and Mario Rowson.

Similarly, running backs coach Andre Powell will also serve as special teams coordinator. Powell was the special teams coordinator at Clemson from 2007-2010 and North Carolina from 2001-2006.

Pitching was one of the main storylines for the Terrapins baseball team last weekend at then-No. 14 UCLA, whether it was Brady Kirkpatrick allowing only one unearned run Friday night or Brett Harman making a triumphant return from Tommy John surgery Sunday.

But left handed reliever Jimmy Reed may have proved to be the most important pitcher for the Terps, closing out the two Terps wins against the Bruins.

College Baseball 360 recognized Reed Tuesday for his performance in Los Angeles, naming him a Primetime Performer for the opening week of the season. The junior pitched three innings over the weekend, striking out six Bruins and allowing three hits. He faced 11 batters and earned the save on Friday night. He pitched two innings on Sunday, stranding an inherited runner with a double play in a game shortened by time constraints.

“I think it’s good recognition for the program,” Reed said Wednesday. “I was just doing my job and trying to throw strikes. I think that’s all that really matters with that. Just going out and doing my job and getting guys out. That’s really about all I did. It’s nice to have an award for that.”

Reed recorded two of his three strikeouts on Friday night on three pitches, and he set the tone for the at bats on his first pitches.

“Throwing strike one was the most important thing,” he said. “That’s really what you have to do with every hitter, make sure you’re getting the first strike out there. … They have a lot of left handed hitters and it’s good when I can get in there and face left handed hitters because, as a left handed pitcher, it’s really hard for left handed hitters to get a good swing off a left handed pitcher. Just getting strike one was the most important, especially late in the game.”

The Terps’ wins this weekend marked their first season-opening win since 2011 and their first road series win since 2009. The team travels to East Carolina this weekend for the Keith LeClair Classic and will face Western Carolina, Purdue and East Carolina.

Kevin Anderson is apparently trying to break down the barriers between the Terrapins men’s basketball team and regional rival Georgetown, as The Washington Post has reported that Anderson will not allow the Terps to schedule the Hoyas in any sport until the two basketball teams schedule a meeting.

The two teams have not played in a scheduled regular season game since 1993, although they met in an Old Spice Classic and the 2001 NCAA Tournament. Outside of the 1993 game, the teams’ hiatus dates back to the Lefty Driesell era.

“We think that across the board, if we’re going to play people — particularly somebody in our own region — they should be able and willing to play us in everything,” Anderson told The Post. “If we could sit down and talk about it, and have a good dialogue, we’re more than happy to pursue other avenues. But we want to play Georgetown in all sports.”

Georgetown’s athletics department did not respond to The Post’s inquiries, but for what it’s worth, Hoyas coach John Thompson III tweeted yesterday, “I find it extremely odd that a competent athletic director would chose that method to try to schedule a game.”

The Terrapins baseball team took the rubber game of a three-game set with No. 14 UCLA, taking advantage of three early Bruins errors to stake an early lead in a 5-1 victory today.

The game went only eight innings because of time constraints.

Starter Brett Harman, making his first appearance since 2010, threw five shut out innings, allowing only two hits and walking one batter. UCLA got one back in the sixth, but the Terps had already recorded unearned runs in the first, second and third innings to take the lead.

First baseman Tim Kiene hit his second home run of the weekend, a solo shot in the seventh that helped seal the game. At the plate, Kiene was 2-for-4 with the home run, RBI and two runs scored.

Third baseman K.J. Hockaday was the only other Terp to record a multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 and scoring one run.

Reliever Jimmy Reed continued a strong weekend that saw him strike out the side while earning the save on Friday night by pitching the final two innings of the game and striking out three Bruins.

Terps pitching allowed five hits to the Bruins, but none of the Bruins batted balls — outs or hits — were fly balls.

The Terps resume play Friday at East Carolina in the Keith LeClair Classic. They will play Western Carolina.

Unlike Friday night, the Terrapins baseball team could not find the clutch hits needed to overcome a late UCLA lead and the Terps fell to the No. 14 Bruins, 6-5, Saturday night.

The decisive moment came in the fifth inning. After falling behind 5-1, the Terps rallied for four runs — three of which came on first baseman Tim Kiene’s home run — to tie the game. But in the bottom of the inning, the Bruins took the lead for good when Charlie Haslup allowed a run to score on a wild pitch.

David Carroll started the game on the mound for the Terps and went only three innings, allowing four runs on five hits and two walks while striking out two. Haslup relieved him and went 1.2 innings, allowing two runs on four hits.

Two Terps had multi-hit games at the plate, as right fielder Jordan Hagel and third baseman K.J. Hockaday both went 2-for-4. Hagel scored one run and Hockaday crossed the plate twice. Despite the offensive showing from Hagel, Hockaday and Kiene, the Terps were unable to do much against the Bruins bullpen, as three relievers held the Terps hitless over the last four innings.

The Terps go for the series win Sunday as Brett Harman takes the mound against UCLA’s Zack Weiss. This is Harman’s first game-action since 2010, as he missed 2011 with Tommy John surgery.