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Big East Conference Hoya Saxa
Baseball
8
Lafayette LAFAYETT 0-4
15
Winner Georgetown GU 1-2
Lafayette LAFAYETT
0-4
8
Final
15
Georgetown GU
1-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lafayette LAFAYETT 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 8 9 0
Georgetown GU 6 1 2 5 0 0 1 0 X 15 10 1

W: Salley, Kyle (1-0) L: Pence, Joe (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Hoyas Breakout for 15 Runs in First Win of 2022

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.– The Georgetown University baseball team exploded offensively to pick up its first win of the season, downing the Lafayette University Leopards, 15-8, at David F. Couch Ballpark on Sunday. The Hoyas jump to 1-2 on the season while Lafayette falls to 0-4.
 
"First win of the year is just good for our guys, our staff and our organization. We challenged them to come out and compete at a high level on Sunday. Scoring six in the first inning never hurt anybody and offensively, we were relentless all day. It feels good to win. We are looking forward to getting back to work and learning from this weekend as we prepare for next weekend" - Head Coach Edwin Thompson on tonight's game.
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
  • Andrew Ciufo extended his hitting streak to six games with his grand slam in the first inning. He finished the day with five RBIs and a run scored.
  • Cam Meyer went 3-for-5 on the day with a double, two RBIs and three tallies.
  • Jake Hyde also put forth a 3-for-5 showing at the dish with three singles and a run scored.
  • Ethan Stern scored three times against his former team while Matt Stone and Michael Eze registered two apiece All three recorded an RBI against the Leopards.
  • Georgetown loaded the bases in each of the first four innings, scoring 14 of the team's 15 runs over that span.
  • Matthew Sapienza and Angelo Tonas tossed a combined four frames out of the pen, allowing one hit and striking out three.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • After a solo home run by Lafayette in the opening frame, the Hoyas quickly responded with a six-run bottom of the first. Ciufo drilled a grand slam to left, marking his second homer of the weekend (4-1). Owen Carapellotti went back-to-back with the Hoya shortstop, hitting a solo shot to take a four-run lead (5-1). Eze finished the frame with an RBI single to left, bringing Matt Stone around to score (6-1).
  • Georgetown tagged Lafayette with two of its next three runs on bases-loaded walks to Matt Stone and Evan Blum to take a 9-1 lead after three innings of play.
  • Lafayette chipped away at the GU advantage with a three-spot in the top of the fourth (9-4).
  • The Hoyas unloaded five of their own in the bottom half of the fourth, highlighted by a two-run double to left by Cam Meyer (14-4).
  • Following blank fifth and sixth frames, Adam Dapkewicz smacked a solo shot to take an 11-run lead (15-4).
  • Lafayette scored two in both the eighth and ninth innings before the Hoyas secured the win, 15-8.
 
OF NOTE
  • Ciufo became the first Hoya to hit a grand slam and record five or more RBIs in a game since Ryan M. Davis (6) against Richmond (02/18/20).
  • Ciufo and Carapellotti are the first pair to hit back-to-back homers since Kai Nelson and Ryan P. Davis on March 19, 2019 against George Mason.
  • The Hoyas smacked three or more homers in a game for the first time since hitting three against Navy (02/14/20).
 
UP NEXT
The Hoyas return to action next weekend to take on Norfolk State at William "Dick" Price Stadium in Norfolk, Virginia on Friday, Feb. 25. First pitch is slated for 3 p.m and the starters are to be determined. All three games will have live stats available on GUHoyas.com.
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