WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University baseball team returns to action on Tuesday afternoon, making the short trip to Arlington, Virginia to play George Washington. First pitch is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. at Barcroft Park. Additionally, senior
AJ Lotsis was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday, recognizing his performance during Georgetown's season-opening weekend against Navy.
AJ LOTSIS
- Lotsis homered in all three games and ranks eighth in the country with three home runs through the season's first few days.
- He finished with a .462 (6-13) batting average and eight RBIs.
- In GU's season-opening 16-6 win on Friday, Lotsis had three hits, including a three-run home run, and five RBIs.
- The senior captain hit a two-run home run on Saturday and added a solo shot and two hits on Sunday.
- Overall, he scored five runs, drove in eight, had a .500 on-base percentage and a 1.154 slugging percentage.
- It is the first career accolade for Lotsis.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
- The Hoyas and Colonials will play at 2:30 on Tuesday afternoon at Barcroft Park in Arlington, Virginia.
- Live stats and a link to an ESPN+ stream ($) will be available at GUHoyas.com. In-game updates can be found on the team's official Twitter account - @GtownBaseball.
ABOUT THE HOYAS
- Georgetown went 1-2 against Navy over the weekend in a three-game neutral series held at Finch Field in Thomasville, North Carolina.
- The Hoyas won the season opener 16-6 on Friday before falling 6-2 and 6-3 on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
- Along with Lotsis, Kai Nelson and Freddy Achecar III both batted .333 over the opening weekend. Nelson scored four runs while Achecar homered and drove in six runs.
- On the mound, Anthony Redfern and Jack Weeks both pitched 5.0 innings without allowing an earned run.
SCOUTING GEORGE WASHINGTON
- The Colonials split the first two games of the season, besting Nicholls State 7-3 and falling 1-0 to SIUE at the Baseball on the Bayou Classic. Sunday's finale was rained out.
- Steve Barmakian leads GW with a .444 (4-9) batting average, while Joe Biancone is hitting .375 (3-8) with a team-high four RBIs.
- The pitching staff has a 2.12 ERA through two games and six pitchers have combined to strike out 24 batters to just two walks in 17.0 innings.
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
Tuesday
GU:
Carson Frye (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.2 IP, 1 K)
GW: Elliott Raimo (2019: 1-3, 4.00 ERA, 45.0 IP, 41 K)
COMING UP NEXT
The Hoyas return to the state of North Carolina for a three-game series at Davidson this weekend. First pitch for the series opener is set for 6 p.m. on Friday evening. It was serve as Georgetown's annual Dad's Weekend as the team's dads will make the trip.
