Box Score Wilmington, N.C.– The Georgetown University baseball team defeated the Iona Gaels 3-0 on Friday morning in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Austin Kretzschmar hit his first career home run in the fifth inning to help lift GU to victory.
ON THE RECORD
"Great win on a Friday against a really good team. Their pitchers did a great job trying to neutralize us early on. The story of the day for us was our pitching.
Cody Jensen,
Jordan Yoder and
Tyler Mead held them to no runs which is always special and hard to do in college baseball. They did a great job of keeping them off balance and I am really proud of our defense they had a big double play in the middle part of the game that helped stop their momentum. For us offensively it was just great to see
Austin Kretzschmar get his first home run and then you know
Andrew Bergeron,
Brian Depman and
Cody Bowker, what can you say the bottom line up did a great job getting on base today. Proud of our guys, and proud of how we came out on a Friday to win a game. - Head Coach
Edwin Thompson
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Through two innings it was a defensive battle. Jensen was dealing on the mound early.
- After two scoreless innings, GU got on the board first after Depman scored on a wild pitch. GU took a 1-0 lead into the fourth inning.
- Jensen took the mound in the fifth inning going three up, three down. He finished the day with six strikeouts and allowed two hits and no runs.
- In the bottom of the fifth, Kretzschmar hit a solo shot to left center to give the Hoyas a 2-0 lead.
- In the sixth inning, Jordan Yoder came on in relief for Jensen. Yoder pitched two innings allowing one hit and no runs.
- Tyler Mead came in at the top of the eighth inning to relieve Yoder. Mead retired the side to head to the bottom of the eighth with a 2-0 lead.
- In the eighth, Bergeron hit a single before Depman ripped one up the gut to push Bergeron to third. Freshman Cody Bowker stepped up to the plate and ripped a single to left field which sent Bergeron home. GU took a 3-0 lead before grounding out into a double play to end the inning.
- Mead continued his stellar outing in the top of the ninth with a 3-0 lead. Iona hit a leadoff double before Mead struck out two consecutive batters. Iona grounded out to end the ball game and Georgetown picked up the 3-0 win.
OF NOTE
- Kretzschmar hit his first collegiate home run today in the fifth inning. Kretzschmar smacked the ball to left center to give the Hoyas a 2-0 lead.
- Jensen, Yoder and Mead allowed five hits and no runs.
- Bergeron, Depman and Bowker accounted for seven of GU's nine hits.
UP NEXT
The Hoyas take action again tomorrow February 25 in an afternoon contest against UNC Wilmington. First pitch is slated for noon. Live stats will be available on GUHoyas.com
