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COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- After opening the season with a pair of tight victories, Maryland really needed a stress-free matchup against an inferior opponent.That is precisely what the Terrapins got.Damonte Dodd had 13 points and 10 rebounds, L.G. Gill scored 15 and Maryland cruised past St. Marys 93-45 on Thursday night.Its nice to have something like this, coach Mark Turgeon said after the Terps (3-0) overwhelmed their in-state Division III opponent.The blowout came after the Terrapins squeezed past American and won an emotional thriller on Tuesday at Georgetown.We didnt put any prep into it. Thats really the grind of the season, Turgeon said. We put so much into American and Georgetown, it was nice just to show up and play a game.Turgeon started three freshmen, along with Dodd and junior guard Melo Trimble. Two of those first-year players, Anthony Cowan and Justin Jackson, combined for 10 of Marylands first 11 points.Ten different players scored in the first half for the Terrapins, who led 13-2, 21-3 and 26-6 before an 18-4 run made it 44-10.The 6-foot-11 Dodd is three inches taller than anyone on the St. Marys roster. He dominated the lane on both ends and had three blocked shots.It feels good, Dodd said. It was fun to be out there. They tried their hardest. They had some really good players. But it was nice to have a blowout and get our rhythm on defense and offense. This really helps us a lot going into the next game.Trimble, the star of the team, contributed seven points in 15 minutes. Freshman Kevin Huerter and Jaylen Brantley each scored 11.Tre Mouton scored 16 for the Seahawks (1-1), a member of the Capital Athletic Conference. St. Marys was coming off a 95-66 win over Penn State Altoona, but this obviously represented a huge leap in the level of competition.I told the guys to be proud of the effort you put out there, coach Chris Harney said. You never know how bad it could have been. We could have been walking out of here (having lost) 150-10. Clearly, it was two different teams as far as size and skill.The Seahawks opened by going 1 for 7 from the floor with seven turnovers and did not make successive baskets until midway through the second half.This marked the fourth time in 12 years under Harney that the Seahawks faced a team higher than Division III. Theyre 0-4 in those games.YOUTH IS SERVEDSt. Marys: Because the Seahawks are in rebuilding mode, Harney was particularly pleased with his teams performance. We dont have any seniors, we have a pretty young team. This for us was really preparation for our season in Division III.Maryland: The freshmen shined -- Jackson had 10 rebounds, Cowan finished with eight points and seven assists, and Huerter led the team with five field goals. But Turgeon was most impressed with sophomore center Ivan Bender, who had seven rebounds and six points in 18 minutes. Hes the most improved player on our roster, the coach said.THE TAKEAWAYSt. Marys: The Seahawks took a beating, but at least they got to play in a major college arena before resuming a schedule that includes road games against Wesley and Christopher Newport.Maryland: The Terrapins received a modest workout in a game situation. The low-pressure scenario enabled Turgeon to shuffle his freshmen and work on plays that will be useful in the future.UP NEXTSt. Marys faces Baldwin Wallace on Saturday in the Dan Greene Memorial Invitational.Maryland hosts another in-state foe, Towson, on Sunday afternoon. Ryan Suter Wild Jersey . 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He later switched back to his No. 47 before exiting the game after 4 1/3 innings.The snafu got chuckles from teammates, including right-hander Jon Edwards, who taped over the name on his own jersey with Player #2 .That was good for a laugh, Green said.Greens mood soured when Clemens neglected to run out a bunt in the fourth inning. After recording an out in the fifth, Clemens was pulled.To me, throwing the bat and not running to first base on a bunt is not going to happen, Green said.Clemens said he was upset that Thompson went up and in on him on the pitch.I was thinking more about the pitcher and what he did rather than getting down the line quickly, Clemens said. I was more concerned with what transpired between me and the pitcher more so than the game.Green said he wont fine Clemens, but indicated that he had gotten under his skin for other minor things during the game.He made the right decision, Clemens said about Greens disciplinary move. I have the utmost respect for the skipper. I understood it completely.Thompson (0-1) gave up six runs and seven hits in 4 1/3 innings. He was a key partt of last years trade of Cole Hamels to the Texas Rangers.ddddddddddddChristian Bethancourt and Yangervis Solarte each had three RBIs.Buddy Baumann (1-0) relieved Clemens and pitched 1 2/3 innings with three strikeouts to earn the victory.Pinch hitter Jimmy Paredes hit a two-run homer to highlight a three-run ninth after San Diego went ahead 9-4 in the eighth.The Padres padded their cushion in the sixth on a two-run single by Solarte, forging ahead 8-3.Consecutive doubles in the fifth pushed the Padres in front 5-3, with Wil Myers hit driving in Travis Jankowski. Ryan Schimpf added a sacrifice fly for a 6-3 edge.Ryan Howards second extra-base hit, a booming double, brought in Maikel Franco after he opened the fourth with a single, slicing the Padres advantage to 4-2. Howard came around on Freddy Galvis groundout, making it 4-3.Howard smacked his 16th homer in the second inning, a one-out blast traveling 421 feet, to pull the Phillies to within 4-1. It was the sixth homer allowed by Clemens in three starts with the Padres.The Padres ambushed Thompson for four first-inning runs as they sent eight batters to the plate for a 4-0 lead.I wasnt nervous, I was kind of amped up, Thompson said. Especially in the first inning, I wasnt able to spin the ball for strikes or get fastballs down in the zone.Phillies manager Pete Mackanin saw a youngster trying to do too much.Thompson was overthrowing obviously, he said. He was pumped up, it was his major league debut. Its obvious he has good stuff, but he just lacked command.Jankowski, who scored four runs, extended his five-game hitting streak with three hits and he reached on a walk. ' ' '