Maryland Terps at Troy: three-game series to extend five-game streak

Maryland will try to extend a five-game win streak when the Terrapins open a three-game series at Riddle-Pace Field in Troy, Alabama, Friday, March 6, with first pitch scheduled for 7 p.m. "The Terps hope to continue their five-game win streak, a mark they haven’t achieved since the 2023 season."

The series schedule is compact and set for national streaming: "The series will begin on Friday at Riddle-Pace Field at 7 p.m. First pitch on Saturday is set for 4:30 p.m., and the series wraps up on Sunday at 1 p.m. All games will be on ESPN+."

Maryland arrives in Troy riding momentum from a three-game home-opener sweep of Wagner and a 7-3 victory against Delaware on Wednesday. The Terps are aiming to build on that run and convert a five-game streak into sustained consistency as they head back on the road.

Troy arrives with early-season inconsistencies and a 5-7 record, 0-0 in Sun Belt play. The Trojans opened the season dropping two of three to Mercer, losing one game by a single run, surrendering 17 runs in another, then avoiding the sweep with a 19-3 win in the finale. Troy is coming off of a 4-1 loss at Vanderbilt on Wednesday; "It gave away a scoreless tie in the sixth inning, and never caught up."

The Trojans remain a program with recent high-water marks under head coach Skylar Meade. Meade "assisted the Trojans in achieving a No. 14 national ranking last season, the highest in program history. He has led them to three consecutive 37-win seasons for the first time since 1996."

Key matchups and names to watch include Troy senior infielder Sean Darnell, No. 37, who ranks second on the team with 13 RBIs and leads the club with two triples this season; last year he recorded a team-best 19 multi-hit games and tied for ninth in the Sun Belt with 70 hits and 16 doubles. On the mound, senior right-handed Tommy Egan, No. 15, has started three games, posted one win and a 3.00 ERA, and leads the team with 20 strikeouts while facing 52 batters, allowing one home run and issuing five walks. Additionally, one Troy hitter is listed with two home runs and eight RBIs in 42 at-bats with a .333 average, though the available notes do not identify him by name: "So far this season he has recorded two home runs and eight RBIs during his 42 at bats, holding a .333 batting average."

All three games will stream on ESPN+, and the pitching and lineup matchups in Troy will be the immediate test for Maryland’s streak. A series win in Alabama would extend Maryland’s current run and keep the program pursuing consecutive victories it has not manufactured since 2023.