WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University baseball team concludes the regular season this weekend, hosting Butler University for a four-game BIG EAST Conference series. The weekend will start with a doubleheader on Thursday, consisting of a seven-inning game followed by nine-inning contest, starting at 3 p.m. The two teams will play single games on Friday and Saturday with a 1 p.m. first pitch each day. The Hoyas will celebrate Senior Day on Saturday, recognizing the program's seniors and graduate students.
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION

• The games will be played at Shipley Field at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium on the campus of the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland.
• Links for live stats and a video stream for all four games will be available at GUHoyas.com.

 
LAST TIME OUT

• In a game that featured 29 total walks, Georgetown dropped a 15-4 decision to George Washington on Tuesday.
• On a planned staff day, the Hoyas used nine pitchers. Joe Henry made his collegiate debut and fired 1.2 innings in relief, striking out three.
• Kevin Gates allowed just one unearned run in 1.1 innings and Michael Morrissey struck out three in an inning of work.
• Eddie McCabe was on base five times with two singles and three walks.
• AJ Lotsis was also on base four times with three walks and a hit-by-pitch, while Patrick DeSalvo had a hit and a walk, while also driving in a run and scoring once.
• Ray Ortiz doubled in the second inning for his first career hit.

 
ABOUT THE HOYAS

• Georgetown comes into the weekend with a 5-22 record, and a 5-16 mark in BIG EAST play.
• Conor Nolan leads the team with a .359 batting average and has a team-high five stolen bases.
• Andrew Bergeron and McCabe are atop the team with .229 batting averages, while Bergeron is one of three Hoyas with four stolen bases.
• Christian Ficca has a team-leading five extra-base hits to go along with 10 RBIs, while Andrew Ciufo leads the squad with 12 RBIs.
• The pitching staff owns a 5.75 ERA, holding opponents to a .264 batting average, and has recorded 199 strikeouts.

 
SCOUTING BUTLER

• The Bulldogs enter the series with an 11-22 record and are 5-12 in BIG EAST play after dropping three-of-four last weekend against St. John's.
• Butler is hitting .233 as a team and is averaging 4.9 runs per game.
• AJ Poynter is batting .344 in just 32 at-bats, while Dan Harwood is hitting .317, and is tied for the team lead with five home runs and 24 RBIs.
• The pitching staff owns a 6.67 team ERA and has struck out 266 batters in 268.2 innings. Opponents are hitting .292 against Butler and have hit 24 home runs.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• The Hoyas and Bulldogs have met 18 times since Butler joined the BIG EAST prior to the 2014 season. The series is split at nine wins apiece.
• Georgetown won two-of-three when the two programs last met in 2019 at Shirley Povich Field.

 
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
Thursday
Game 1: RHP Jae Gnazzo vs. RHP Jack Myers
Game 2: TBD vs. RHP Nick Miketinac
Friday
TBD vs. LHP Nick Eaton
Saturday
RHP Carter Bosch vs. RHP John MacCauley
 
Fan Information
In accordance with Georgetown University regulations, fans will regrettably not be permitted in attendance at home games this season. Live stats and a video stream, via HoyaVision ($) will be available at GUHoyas.com.