QUEENS, N.Y. – The Georgetown University baseball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader, falling by scores of 7-1 and 6-2 to Seton Hall on Saturday afternoon at St. John's Jack Kaiser Stadium. With the losses, the Hoyas move to 19-33 overall and 5-10 in BIG EAST Conference play while the Pirates improve to 25-23 on the season and 9-6 in conference action.
Game One: Seton Hall 7, Georgetown 1
The Hoyas left 10 runners on base, falling in the first game of the doubleheader.
Nick Morreale (Lake Elmo, Minn. / St. Thomas Academy / IMG Academy) started on the mound and went 6.0 innings, allowing five runs on six hits and two walks while striking out five.
Miller Freeman (Nashville, Tenn. / Montgomery Bell Academy) struck out one in a scoreless inning.
Ryan Weisenberg (Parkland, Fla. / San Ramon Valley [Calif.]) was on base three times with a single, walk and hit by pitch.
Kyle Ruedisili (Jupiter, Fla. / The Benjamin School / Washington and Lee University) had two hits, including his team-leading 11th home run of the season.
Seton Hall got on the board in the first inning on a one-out double, ground out and wild pitch to take a 1-0 lead.
The Hoyas had their chances, putting runners on base in each of the first five innings, but could not even the score. The Pirates used a walk and three two-out hits to extend their lead to 4-0 in the bottom of the fifth. A single and two-out double made it 5-0 after six innings.
Ruedisili led off the top of the eighth with his 11th home run of the season, but that is all the offense the Hoyas would get. Seton Hall added two more runs in the bottom of the eighth to provide the final score 7-1.
Game Two: Seton Hall 6, Georgetown 2
Seton Hall scored five runs over the final three innings to complete the sweep.
Jack Cushing (Flower Mound, Texas / Marcus) started on the mound and went 6.2 innings, allowing five runs, three earned, on six hits. He struck out four, giving him 225 for his career and moving into second place on Georgetown's all-time list.
Angelo Tonas (Hillsborough, Calif. / Sacred Heart Prep) allowed a run in 1.0 inning while
Carter Bosch (McLean, Va. / Potomac) struck out a batter.
Weisenberg and Ruedisili each had two hits to lead the offense while
Kai Nelson (New York, N.Y. / Fieldston) was on base twice with a pair of walks.
The Pirates again opened the scoring in the bottom of the first as a walk, stolen base and error followed by a sacrifice fly led to an unearned run.
It was a pitcher's duel until the top of the sixth inning when the Hoyas broke through with a run to tie the game. Barreca led off with a single and went to second on a sacrifice bunt. After a walk, Weisenberg lined an RBI single into right field to score Barreca and knot the score 1-1. Georgetown loaded the bases, but could not take the lead.
Seton Hall answered with two runs in the bottom of the sixth and two more in the seventh to go up 5-1.
A walk, single and fielder's choice put runners on the corners in the top of the eighth before
Freddy Achecar III (Atlanta, Ga. / Lovett School) delivered an RBI single into right field, scoring Nelson to cut the deficit to 5-2.
Seton Hall tacked on another run in the bottom half of the eighth inning to provide the final score 6-2.
The Hoyas will return home to close out the regular season with a four-game homestand. Georgetown will play UMBC on Tuesday evening with first pitch scheduled for 7 p.m. The Hoyas will then welcome Butler for a BIG EAST series next Thursday – Saturday.
