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Big East Conference Hoya Saxa
Baseball
6
Winner Georgetown GU 2-3
2
Norfolk State NSU 1-4
Winner
Georgetown GU
2-3
6
Final
2
Norfolk State NSU
1-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Georgetown GU 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 6 6 1
Norfolk State NSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 1

W: McCarthy, Nolan (1-1) L: WALTON,Justin (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Carapellotti and McCarthy Shine in Baseball’s 6-2 Win Over Norfolk State

WASHINGTON – Batterymates Nolan McCarthy and Owen Carapellotti dazzled for the Hoyas in their 6-2 victory at Norfolk State on Saturday afternoon. The Hoyas jump to 2-3 on the season while the Spartans fall to 1-4.
 
"Today was about Nolan McCarthy. He did an unbelievable job to get his first win at Georgetown. Really happy for him and our guys to bounce back after yesterday against a really good team. Alex Rosen had two really big sacrifice bunts to put ourselves in position to score. Owen had two big two-out hits. Our team played a competitive game and we're looking forward to getting back out there tomorrow. " - Head Coach Edwin Thompson on today's game.
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
  • McCarthy dominated in his six innings of work, allowing just two hits and striking out nine to earn his first win of the season. McCarthy picked up his first victory since March 6, 2020 with Occidental. It also marks the second time McCarthy has retired nine batters on strikes in a Hoya uniform (at St. John's - 4/18/21).
  • Carapellotti went 2-for-5 at the plate with a career-high three RBIs and a run scored.
  • Andrew Ciufo put forth a 2-for-3 performance with a double and a pair of tallies.
  • Ethan Stern went 1-for-3 at the dish and crossed home plate twice.
  • Ayden Head made his Hoya debut, tossing a perfect ninth with two punchouts.
  • GU reached base on seven walks and were plunked on three occasions while outhitting the Spartans (6-2).
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Georgetown rallied in the opening frame with back-to-back two-out singles from Stern and Ciufo before a walk to Rosen loaded the bases. Norfolk State's Justin Walton threw a wild pitch, allowing all three runners to advance and lifting the Hoyas to a 1-0 edge.
  • Ciufo doubled to left-center to start the fourth before moving to third on a Rosen sacrifice bunt and scoring on a passed ball for a 2-0 advantage.
  • The Hoyas doubled its lead to 4-0 in the sixth with a two-run single from Carapellotti, bringing in Stern and Ciufo.
  • After a blank seventh, the Hoyas scored two more runs in the eighth on an RBI double by Carapellotti and a one-run single from Jake Hyde (6-0).
  • Georgetown held the Spartans off the board until the bottom of the eighth as Norfolk State scored a pair and cut into the GU lead, 6-2. 
  • Head came on in the ninth and shut the door with a final strikeout to knock off the Spartans, 6-2.
 
UP NEXT
The Hoyas wrap up their series with Norfolk State on Sunday, Feb. 27 with first pitch slated for noon and Kyle Salley set to face Dalton Barham on the hill.
 
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