ROCKVILLE, Md. – The Georgetown University baseball team completed a three-game sweep of nonconference foe Virginia Military Institute with its 9-5 and 9-7 wins in Saturday's doubleheader at Shirley Povich Field. The Hoyas jump to 15-8 on the year while the Keydets dropped to 8-15
"An unbelievable effort from our guys today. I'm so proud of them after competing in a long day of baseball and finding a way to win. We had some great moments from
Evan Blum,
Andrew Ciufo and
Jake Hyde providing offense. Both games were gutsy wins for us and I thought our bullpen was outstanding. Guys like
Matthew Sapienza,
Michael Willis,
Nick Borek,
Kyle Salley and
Angelo Tonas held down the fort in getting us these wins. It's another great series win, first sweep of the year and we are looking forward to the Battle of D.C. on Tuesday. " - Head Coach
Edwin Thompson on today's doubleheader sweep
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS/HOW IT HAPPENED - GAME 1
- Tony Barreca registered a career-high four hits in game one, adding two runs and a pair of RBIs.
- Hyde continued to swing a hot bat with a 2-for-5 outing at the dish with five RBIs.
- Andrew Ciufo (3), Andrew Bergeron (2) and Christian Ficca (2) all logged multi-hit games while Ciufo and Bergeron scored two runs apiece.
- Matthew Sapienza picked up his first career win, striking out three in 1.1 innings of work.
- VMI opened the scoring with a solo shot to right in the top of the third, taking a 1-0 edge.
- The Hoyas rattled off four unanswered runs in the bottom of the fourth. After an RBI groundout by Evan Blum and a sacrifice fly from Owen Carapellotti, Hyde laced a two-run double to right center to take a 4-1 lead.
- The Keydets scored one run in the fifth and three in the seventh to take a 5-4 advantage.
- Georgetown rallied in the bottom of the eighth behind a two-run double from Barreca and a three-run homer by Hyde before knocking off VMI, 9-5.
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS/HOW IT HAPPENED - GAME 2
- Bergeron, Ciufo and Adam Dapkewicz registered two hits apiece in game two while Blum (3) and Ethan Stern (2) logged multi-RBI games. Bergeron and Ciufo also crossed the plate two times for the second-straight contest.
- The Hoyas and VMI exchanged blows in the first two innings with GU's Hyde and Ciufo smacking solo shots to knot the game at two.
- After a pair of blank third and fourth innings, the Keydets scored four runs in the fifth for a 6-2 lead.
- Georgetown stormed back in the home half of the fifth with a five-spot on the board. Following RBI singles by Stern and Ficca, Blum cleared the bases with a three-run double to left, lifting the Hoyas to a 7-6 advantage.
- Both teams were held off the board until the top of the eighth when VMI scored just one run to tie the game at seven while Salley staved off the bases-loaded threat.
- Peter Marren and Stern put GU ahead in the eighth with back-to-back sacrifice flies (9-7).
- The relieving trio of Nick Borek, Michael Willis and Salley combined to allow just one hit in three innings of work before Angelo Tonas came on to pick up his fourth save of the season, closing the door on the Keydets in the ninth for a 9-7 win.
OF NOTE
- In four games this week, Hyde unloaded a .444/.500/1.222 line with four home runs, two doubles and 15 RBIs.
- The three-game sweep of VMI marks the first time since 2018 that the Hoyas have taken three-straight against a nonconference opponent when they knocked off George Mason.
UP NEXT
Georgetown will head to Arlington, Virginia to square off with its District counterpart George Washington University at Barcroft Park on Tuesday, March 29 with first pitch slated for 3 p.m.
