Game Notes vs. Butler

WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University baseball team travels to Indianapolis this weekend for a pivotal three-game BIG EAST series against Butler. The two teams will open play on Friday afternoon at 4 p.m., while Saturday's contest is slated for 3 p.m. and Sunday's finale will begin at 11:30 a.m. Friday's and Saturday's games will air on Facebook Live, while Sunday's contest will be broadcast on the BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN). Live stats for all three games will be available at GUHoyas.com.

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The Hoyas (23-24, 7-5 BIG EAST) are currently on an eight-game winning streak, tied for the program's longest since 2013, after sweeping a doubleheader against Maryland Eastern Shore on Wednesday night. GU won by scores of 7-5 and 7-6 in a pair of seven-inning games. Eddie McCabe (Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk) led the offense with four hits over the two games, including a double and two triples. Alex Bernauer (Sunnyvale, Calif./Fremont) had a double, a triple and four RBIs, while Ryan P. Davis (Oak Hill, Va./Oakton) added a pair of doubles and two RBIs in the first game. Owen Lamon (Herndon, Va./Oakton) and Jacob Grzebinski (Bellaire, Texas/Emery Weiner) each picked up a win and Jimmy Swad (Washington, D.C./St. Albans) registered two saves to reach 11 on the year, tying for the most in GU's single-season history.

For the season, Ryan P. Davis leads the Hoyas with a .324 (36-111) batting average. Ryan M. Davis (Danville, Calif./San Ramon Valley) is batting .309 (55-for-178) with a team-high 12 doubles while ranking third with 24 RBIs. He is second in the BIG EAST with 17 stolen bases. Eddie McCabe (Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk) owns a .307 (54-176) batting average and has a team-leading 34 RBIs with 11 doubles to rank second on the team, while Jake Bernstein (Frederick, Md./St. John's College HS) is hitting .306 (52-for-170) and leads the squad with a career-high three home runs and 29 walks.

Butler enters the weekend with a 29-15 overall record and is one game behind Georgetown in the BIG EAST standing with a 6-5 conference mark. The Bulldogs lost to Toledo on Wednesday after taking two-of-three games from Xavier last weekend. Tyler Houston leads Butler with a .342 batting average, four home runs and 16 doubles. Gehrig Parker is hitting .328 with 15 doubles, while Garrett Christman has a .325 batting average and a team-high 43 RBIs. As a team, the Bulldogs are hitting .274 while the pitching staff owns a 3.77 ERA.

Probable Pitching Matchups
Friday (4 p.m.)
Georgetown -- RHP Jack Cushing (2-6, 5.73 ERA, 59.2 IP, 41 K)
Butler -- LHP Connor Mitchell (3-3, 3.69 ERA, 63.1 IP, 73 K)

Saturday (3 p.m.)
Georgetown -- LHP Brent Killam (6-2, 2.38 ERA, 68.0 IP, 81 K)
Butler -- RHP Ryan Pepiot (4-0, 3.61 ERA, 52.1 IP, 69 K)

Sunday (1 p.m.)
Georgetown -- RHP Jeremiah Burke (2-0, 0.68 ERA, 26.1 IP, 16 K)
Butler -- RHP Garrett Christman (4-4, 3.40 ERA, 55.2 IP, 34 K)

Following this weekend's series, the Hoyas will return home for their final four home games of the regular season. They will host UMBC on Tuesday night at 7 p.m., before welcoming Seton Hall to Shirley Povich Field for a three-game set. The series will be played Thursday, Friday and Saturday as it is the final BIG EAST series. Friday's 4 p.m. game will serve as GU's Senior Day game with a pregame ceremony honoring the senior class.