WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University baseball team saw its four-game winning streak snapped with its 9-2 loss to the UMass Minutemen on Friday afternoon. The Hoyas drop to 5-4 while the Minutemen move to 1-0.
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Andrew Williams was a bright spot, giving us five innings and eight strikeouts but we weren't able to cash in when we had the opportunities early. I give our guys credit for competing and not giving up but we have to be better from the start of the game." - Head Coach
Edwin Thompson on today's game
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
- Jake Hyde extended his hitting streak to nine games and recorded his fourth multi-hit game of the season, going 2-for-5 at the dish with a run scored.
- Andrew Ciufo also produced his fourth multi-hit game of the year, going 2-for-4 with an RBI.
- Andrew Bergeron rounded out those with multiple base knocks, going 2-for-3 on the afternoon.
- Ethan Stern reached base safely for the ninth-straight game with a 1-for-3 performance with a tally.
- Andrew Williams made his first career start, striking out eight batters over five innings of work.
- Carson Frye allowed just one walk in two scoreless frames while punching out a pair.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a blank first, UMass scored in the second on a two-run homer.
- Both teams exchanged scoreless frames from the third through the seventh inning before the Minutemen put seven runs on the board in the eighth (9-0).
- The Hoyas responded with a two-spot in the home half. Following a walk to Stern and Jaden Sheffield's first collegiate hit, Ciufo smacked an RBI single to right and ended the shutout. Two pitches later, Owen Carapellotti drilled a double down the right field line and knocked in Sheffield (9-2).
- Georgetown tacked on one more run in the bottom of the ninth, capitalizing on a UMass throwing error (9-3), but the Minutemen closed the door to knock off the Hoyas.
UP NEXT
The Hoyas will return to Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy on Saturday for game two against UMass. First pitch is slated for 2 p.m.
