The Terrapin baseball team takes on Mount St. Mary’s under a cloudy, semi-threatening sky in about 10 minutes here at Shipley Field. My super-doppler radar system (weather.com) says there’s only a 20 percent chance of rain though, so this game should finish with no problem.
As for Mount St. Mary’s, judging by their 4-18 record, they should pose no problem for the Terps either. But baseball is a strange game and the Terps have seen their share of strange occurrences already this season. Coach Terry Rupp will start sophomore Ian Schwalenberg on the mound, and junior Jensen Pupa is back in the lineup after sitting out last night’s win over Coppin State.
Needless to say, tonight’s game is not as important as this weekend’s home series against No. 19 Virginia. Besides the fact the Terps need to keep winning ACC games to get into the conference tournament, Friday night’s series opener is also the second annual “Hawaiian Luau Night” at Shipley.
Fans are instructed to wear Hawaiian-themed clothing, and will receive half-off of their ticket price if they wear a Hawaiian shirt. Expect giveaways and a hula hoop contest.
Let me repeat- hula hoop contest. You can’t afford to pass this up.