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Big East Conference Hoya Saxa
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Winner Georgetown GU 22-14, 4-5 BIG EAST
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Butler BUTLER 16-20, 2-4 BIG EAST
Winner
Georgetown GU
22-14, 4-5 BIG EAST
8
Final
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Butler BUTLER
16-20, 2-4 BIG EAST
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Georgetown GU 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 3 8 12 0
Butler BUTLER 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 10 2

W: Sapienza, Matthew (2-2) L: EATON, Nick (0-1) S: Tonas, Angelo (5)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Hoyas Take Series From Butler on the Road

INDIANAPOLIS - The Georgetown University baseball team picked up a series win with its 8-4 victory at Butler on Saturday afternoon. GU jumped to 22-14 overall and 4-5 in BIG EAST play while the Bulldogs fell to 16-20 on the year with a 2-4 conference record.

"An outstanding job by our guys to respond after a loss yesterday. Matthew Sapienza, as a freshman, to give a performance like that against a really good offense, was phenomenal to see. Tony Barreca and Owen Carapellotti had amazing days offensively. We stayed consistent and cashed in with two outs. I'm really proud of our guys to pick up a series win on the road, especially in our conference." - Head Coach Edwin Thompson on today's win

HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
  • Carapellotti went 3-for-5 at the dish, logging a run scored and an RBI.
  • Barreca produced a solid 2-for-4 outing with an RBI and a pair of tallies.
  • Christian Ficca drove in a game-high three RBIs on two hits while Ubaldo Lopez and Cam Meyer both registered one RBI apiece on the afternoon. Lopez also added two tallies.
  • Ethan Stern posted two hits and a run scored on Saturday.
  • Sapienza picked up his second win of the year, tying a season-long 6.2 innings of work with four strikeouts.
  • Angelo Tonas picked up a crucial save for the Hoyas, going 2.1 frames and punching out four.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Butler took a 1-0 lead in the second on its first hit of the game. 
  • The Hoyas responded with a two-spot in the top of the fourth. With runners on first and second, Meyer laced a single to right center, plating Barreca to tie the game. Carapellotti hustled and drew a throw at third, which hit off his helmet and went into the Butler dugout, forcing runners to advance and giving the Hoyas a 2-1 lead.
  • GU added two more in the fifth on an RBI double by Lopez and a one-run single by Ficca with no outs (4-1).
  • Sapienza retired eight-straight batters before the Bulldogs loaded the bases in the seventh. Angelo Tonas came on and held Butler to just one tally, striking out the final batter of the frame.
  • Georgetown reclaimed its three-run lead in the top of the eighth on a Carapellotti RBI double off the right field wall (5-2).
  • In the bottom of the eighth, the Bulldogs countered with another run before Tonas delivered another inning-ending strikeout to end the BU threat.
  • Tonas closed the door in the ninth to pick up his fifth save of the season.

UP NEXT
Georgetown will head to No. 8 Virginia on Wednesday, April 20 with first pitch slated for 6 p.m. at Disharoon Park.
 
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