February 18, 2002

Spartanburg, S.C.-- The Hoyas hoped to break their 2-game losing streak with a win over Wofford.  However, it was not meant to be as GU was defeated 7-3 and 17-16 on February 16th and 17th, respectively. 

Georgetown took an early lead in both games, but was not able to hold on long enough to pull out the win.  In the first game, a sacrifice fly by Carlos Grazitua (Miami, Fla./Monsignor Pace) gave the Hoyas a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning.  The Terriers answered soon after with a two-run single that put Wofford up 2-1.  Senior Mike Green (McLean, Va./Landon School) came home to tie the game at two, but a pinch hit double in the sixth inning by Wofford's Brian Casey broke the tie and sent the Terriers to a 7-3 victory.  Ron Cano (El Segundo, Calif./El Segundo) and Michael Lombardi (Brookhaven, N.Y./St. Anthony's) each had two hits for the Hoyas.  Captain Eric Sutton (Deerfield Beach, Fla./Deerfield Beach) took the loss for Georgetown.  The senior southpaw allowed three earned runs on four hits while striking out three and walking four in 5.1 innings.

In the second game, the Hoyas narrowly missed achieving the conveted win by a Wofford three run rally in the bottom of the ninth. After spotting GU a 3-0 first inning lead, the Terriers scored five times in their first at at for a 5-3 lead.  However, a grand slam in the top of the sixth by Cano put the Hoyas back on top with a 15-9 lead.  Wofford answered with eight runs  to take the game and the series.  Cano led the GU attack with four hits and eight RBIs.  Matt Carullo (Oakton, Va./Paul VI) also had four hits for the Hoyas, who fall to 0-4. 

The Hoyas next travel to Davidson on Feb.18 at 3 p.m.