The talent within Maryland baseball’s pitching staff has continued to blossom over the years. The Terps have had eight players selected in the last seven MLB Drafts — the most recent being Kyle McCoy in 2025.
Despite being an eighth-round pick, McCoy has shined in his first season of minor league baseball. The former third-team All-Big Ten honoree allowed just 10 runs across 23 innings pitched with the Daytona Tortugas, the Cincinnati Reds’ Single-A affiliate.
But McCoy saved his best outing for his High-A
debut with the Dayton Dragons on Saturday. Maryland’s most prominent arm in recent memory tossed five scoreless innings and only gave up two hits to lead his team to victory.
While McCoy still has a long way to go before making his MLB debut, the left-hander’s success thus far has been notable. His quick rise within the farm system, coupled with his college dominance — he had the Big Ten’s sixth-best ERA last season — highlights the potential that put him on professional scouts’ radars after just two years in College Park.
In other news
Maryland basketball’s incoming five-star recruit Baba Oladotun was selected as one of the 19 finalists for the USA men’s U18 national team.
Maryland men’s soccer head coach Sasho Cirovski was inducted into the Maryland soccer Hall of Fame.
Former Maryland baseball infielder Nick Lorusso has been on a tear with six home runs in the last 11 games for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies.
