I know, I know. It’s one of the most annoying sports clichés ever, but with six games left- including tonight’s against Maryland- Eastern Shore- for the Terps baseball team pride is the only thing left to play for.
This is the team’s first game after getting swept at Boston College, another disappointing ACC series in a season full of them. Barring a miracle, the Terps aren’t going to make it to the ACC tournament, and there were times this year when the pressure to make it there hurt them.
But now it’s not about pressure. It’s just about that “pride” thing again among a few other goals:
- With 26 wins right now the Terps can be only the second team in program history to win 30 games. The first and only time that happened was in 2002, when the team won 34 games.
- With three more wins- including the one they will get tonight (yeah so what, I’m guaranteeing a Terps win tonight) – they will have their first winning record since 2002
– With a single win against No.21 N.C. State over the weekend the Terps will have won more than 8 ACC games for the first time since 1980
Basically, there are still some things the Terps can do this season to make it a productive one. So maybe the playing for pride thing is real- we’ll see starting tonight.
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