The Maryland Terrapins baseball team has seen some solid success in recent years, especially for the sort of program that it is. It’s not like Maryland is a baseball powerhouse, and that’s worth remembering, but this is a team that has been able to win pretty consistently over the past decade.
And it’ll be fun to see how Eddie Smith and the Washington Huskies do when tasked with taking on the Terrapins early on in the coming 2025 college baseball season. Because this will be Washington’s first ever Big Ten baseball series.
It’ll be a pretty cool moment for Washington Husky baseball history.
So, before we get to that, what do Washington baseball fans need to know about the Terrapins as we get set to enter the 2025 college baseball season?
Let’s take a quick look.
Maryland Terrapins baseball history overview
Dagint back to 1893, the Terrapins have a program that has seen periods of interesting levels of success. Now, that said, this is not a team that has achieved the highest of highs. Maryland hasn’t made it to Omaha. The Terrapins have only ever been to two Super Regionals. But, there’s a solid amount of success there, especially in the past decade. Get a look at what they’ve accomplished:
- Nine NCAA Tournament appearances (1965, 1970, 1971, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- Two NCAA Regional Championships (2014, 2015)
- One Big Ten Tournament Championship (2023)
- Six regular season conference titles (1936, 1965, 1970, 1971, 2022, 2023)
Who is the current head coach of the Maryland Terrapins?
Heading into his second season as Maryland’s head coach, Matt Swope took over the program in 2024. And he might just be the perfect sort of candidate for the job if you believe in hiring people who are very strongly connected to a team. Swope is a Maryland alumnus, a former Terrapins outfielder, and he’s been an assistant head coach for the Terrapins. Last season, Swope led Maryland to a 34-22 record, which is solid.
Where do the Marland Terrapins play their home games?
Maryland calls Shipley Field at Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium home and has done so dating all the way back to 1952. Right now, the venue has a seating capacity of 2,500 (but you could probably squeeze a few more people in for a big home series).
When will the Washington Huskies face Maryland baseball in 2025?
Again, this will be Washington’s first ever Big Ten conference series and UW will get to host Maryland for a three-game series in Husky Ballpark from March 21 through March 23. I, for one, appreciate that UW’s first ever Big Ten series won’t be on the road.