According to coach Matt Swope, he said nothing to his team after Maryland baseball’s Friday night home loss to Northwestern.

And for good reason. The Terps fell to the Wildcats 6-5 in 10 innings at — it was the type of game he’s seen play out multiple times this season.

For the sixth time this season, Maryland watched its opponent score a go-ahead run in the seventh inning or later. Swope’s team also moved to 0-3 in extra-inning games.

“I expect more from everyone,” Swope said.

A combination of poor fielding and untimely pitching woes led to another Terps’ blown lead.

Maryland (13-13, 2-5 Big Ten) entered the seventh inning leading 3-2. Left fielder Jacob Orr dropped a fly ball near the foul line, allowing a Northwestern runner to race from second base and beat a tag at home.

The Terps entered the final frame ahead, 5-3, before sophomore Joey McMannis surrendered a game-tying two-run home run with one out.

McMannis had been reliable since becoming Maryland’s closer, securing saves in his first two save situations and tossing four scoreless frames in his first five bullpen appearances. Friday was the first time he surrendered runs in the ninth inning.

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Andrew Johnson entered in the tenth inning with the game knotted at five, only to give up a solo home run. Both home runs were conceded on two-strike counts.

“Guys just got to work ahead. It’s a pretty simple game when you can execute working ahead,” Swope said.

The late pitching struggles spoiled strong performances by Kyle McCoy and Cristofer Cespedes. McCoy tossed six innings in his start — allowing just two earned runs while surrendering eight hits. Despite holding a 2.79 ERA, Maryland is 3-4 in games the redshirt sophomore starts.

Cespedes allowed one unearned run in his two innings between McCoy and McMannis. The freshman hasn’t surrendered an earned run in his last eight appearances, and has only given up one this season.

Terps lean on the long ball

After a lackluster offensive showing in last weekend’s series loss to Washington, the Terps erupted for 15 runs against George Mason on Friday. It seemed their offensive woes were behind them, as all nine starters recorded an RBI.

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Instead, the bats opened to another slow start — recording just two hits through the first six innings. Maryland also tied their second-lowest amount of walks, two, but benefitted from four hit batters. The Terps didn’t generate a base runner between the fourth and sixth innings. They didn’t reach base in the final two frames, either.

After Maryland fell behind by two, redshirt sophomore Hollis Porter knocked a three-run homer in the third, giving the Terps their first lead. It was the designated hitter’s 10th of the season, making him the second Terp to reach double digits.

Aden Hill cracked Maryland’s second homer in the seventh, breaking a tie at three with his sixth of the year.

Maryland’s lone run that wasn’t from a homer came in the eighth off a balk.

Northwestern (11-12, 4-3 Big Ten) outhit Maryland, 13-5.

The Terps have lost their first four weekend series, and are in danger of extending that streak with another defeat to the Wildcats. They only have seven remaining after this weekend.

“We’re too talented to be where we’re at,” Swope said on Thursday. “We do need the momentum. We do need a series.”