PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – The Georgetown University baseball team rallied to tie the game late, but ultimately fell 6-4 to Ball State on Friday at North Charlotte Regional Park as part of the Snowbird Baseball Classic. With the loss, the Hoyas drop to 2-11 on the season, while the Cardinals improved to 6-7.
Jeremiah Burke (Delmar, N.Y. / Bethlehem Central / La Salle Institute) started on the mound and put in a complete game effort, throwing 8.0 innings, allowing six runs, three earned, on nine hits. He struck out six and did not walk a batter.
Yareb Martinez (Aldie, Va. / John Champe) led the offense with two hits and two RBIs.
Ryan M. Davis (Danville, Calif. / San Ramon Valley),
Eddie McCabe (Norwalk, Conn. / Norwalk) and Freddy Achecar (Atlanta, Ga. / Lovett School) all had two hits apiece.
Ryan P. Davis (Oak Hill, Va. / Oakton) was on base twice with a single and a walk.
After Burke retired the first six batters of the game, Ball State opened the scoring in the bottom of the third inning. Three hits and a couple of errors led to three unearned runs to give the Cardinals a 3-0 lead. A double and single tacked on another run in the bottom of the fifth to put GU in a 4-0 hole.
The Hoyas battled at the plate, putting runners on base in six of the first seven innings, but could not find the clutch hit to drive in a run.
In the top of the eighth,
Ryan P. Davis led off with an infield single and went to third on a one-out double by
Ryan M. Davis over the center fielder's head. With two outs, Michale Willis (Baltimore, Md. / Gilman) grounded a single up the middle to score both runners and cut the deficit in half. After a pitching change, a walk and single reloaded the bases before Martinez lined a two-strike, two-run single into right field, knotting the score at four.
Ball State answered with three hits and two runs in the bottom half of the inning, retaking the lead, 6-4. Georgetown could not mount another comeback in the ninth as the final score held.
The Hoyas will be right back in action on Saturday when they take on Kansas at the Snowbird Baseball Classic. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m. and live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.
