At least one Terps team got the job done down in North Carolina this weekend. The Terrapin baseball team beat Wake Forest 8-2, behind a complete game, one earned-run performance from sophomore starting pitcher Scott Swinson. It’s the first complete game thrown by a Terps pitcher since 2004.
Obviously, this could be a big lift for the Terps as they look to win this weekend’s series against Wake. If the Terps want to reach the ACC Tournament in Jacksonville, Fla., the Demon Deacons are a team they are going to have to beat. But this is also a big lift for Swinson, the George Washington University transfer and the Terps No. 1 starter.
“I was able to locate everything, unlike the past two starts,” said Swinson, who threw first-pitch strikes to 20 of the 34 batters he faced. “I was dissapointed because I wasn’t throwing like I should, but I made some adjustments with [pitching] coach Farr. Today was probably my best outing so far.”
The Terps look to carry over today’s momentum to Saturday’s game, scheduled for a 1 p.m. start time.