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Big East Conference Hoya Saxa
Lopez
Rafael Suanes/Georgetown Univ.
10
Winner GU GU 20-13
2
UMBC UMBC 13-18
Winner
GU GU
20-13
10
Final
2
UMBC UMBC
13-18
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
GU GU 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 1 10 11 0
UMBC UMBC 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2

W: Keough, Garret (1-0) L: BARE, Colton (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Lopez Nears History with Two Homers in Baseball’s 10-2 Win at UMBC

WASHINGTON - Left fielder Ubaldo Lopez smacked two home runs to pull within one of tying Georgetown's single-season record in the team's 20th win of the season, knocking off UMBC 10-2 at Alumni Field on Tuesday night. GU moved to 20-13 overall while the Retrievers fell to 13-18 on the year.

"A total team effort today. We came out and Collin Garner gave us a great start while our bullpen was awesome. Ayden Head came on in a very critical spot with the bases loaded and shut down any momentum they had. We had a great offensive approach with two homers by Lopez and three hits from Christian Ficca and took advantage of free bases. It was a great way to win our 20th game of the season." - Head Coach Edwin Thompson on tonight's win

HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
  • Lopez (14) sits one home run away from tying Glen Bruckner's program record for most in a season (15 - 1987) after hitting two homers and finishing with four tallies and a trio of RBIs on Tuesday. He also extended his hitting streak to nine games. 
  • Ficca went 3-for-4 on the day, scoring twice and driving in one run.
  • Andrew Ciufo went 3-for-5 at the dish with three singles and a walk.
  • Tony Barreca drove in two runs on a pair of hit by pitches with the bases loaded.
  • Hyde produced a 1-for-4 day at the plate with two walks and a pair of tallies.
  • Seven Hoya pitchers combined to allow just two runs on five hits while striking out 12, marking the 14th time this season GU has racked up 10 or more strikeouts in a game. Georgetown also moved to 11-3 in such contests.
  • Andrew DeRoche, Miller Freeman, Ayden Head, Angelo Tonas and Connor Udell all tossed scoreless outings out of the bullpen.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Following a blank first inning, UMBC jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second on a sacrifice fly.
  • Both teams were held off the board until the Retrievers put up another run in the fourth (2-0).
  • The Hoyas responded in the top of the fifth with a three-spot. Ficca drove an RBI single up the middle before Barreca was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to tie the game at 2. With nowhere to put him, Owen Carapellotti walked on four pitches in the ensuing at-bat and brought Ficca in from third to take a 3-2 lead.
  • Georgetown added two more on a Retriever miscue in the sixth before Barreca was hit by another pitch with the bases loaded and Keith Savoy Jr. worked a walk two batters later to go up 7-2.
  • Lopez launched a two-run shot to left in the seventh and expanded the Hoya lead to seven (9-2) before drilling a solo shot in the top of the ninth for his second of the game (10-2).
  • Tonas came on in the ninth and shut the door for the team's 20th victory of the year.

UP NEXT
Georgetown will wrap up its two-week road trip in Indianapolis, Indiana with a three-game set against BIG EAST foe Butler, beginning on Thursday, April 14.
 
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