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Big East Conference Hoya Saxa
Ficca
11
Winner Georgetown GU 5-1
0
UNCW UNCW 3-2
Winner
Georgetown GU
5-1
11
Final
0
UNCW UNCW
3-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Georgetown GU 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 3 0 11 11 0
UNCW UNCW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2

W: Williams, Andrew (1-0) L: J. Shafer (0-1) S: Frye, Carson (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Hoyas Post Second Consecutive Shutout With 11-0 Win Over UNC Wilmington

Wilmington, N.C.– The Georgetown University baseball team moved to 5-1 on Saturday after taking down the UNC Wilmington Seahawks 11-0. Three Hoyas recorded home runs in the team's second consecutive shutout. 
 
ON THE RECORD
"Today's ballgame was truly a team effort. Our guys battled and we played great defense. Andrew Williams gave us an unbelievable start against a really program that has a good offense. Back-to-back shutouts for the first time since last year against Seton Hall but that isn't the story here at all. The story today was our offense, Owen Carapellotti, Christian Ficca and Ubaldo Lopez, to have those hits when we needed to was great. We needed some life and we got that from some of those big hits today. Then there was two unbelievable catches and I have never seen anything like that in my 20 years of college baseball when Andrew Bergeron robbed those two home runs and it was a sight to see. I am really happy for our guys and we played against a really good program so looking forward to continuing our games tomorrow and excited to get back out here tomorrow." - Head Coach Edwin Thompson
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
  • GU hit three home runs against UNCW which is their most in a game in 2023. 
  • Owen Carapellotti hit his second home run of the season and it went 403 feet to right field. 
  • Christian Ficca hit a three-run shot in the seventh inning that sailed 387 feet. 
  • Ubaldo Lopez hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning that traveled 365 feet. This was Lopez's third home run of the season. 
  • Andrew Williams earned the win on the mound after six innings of stellar work. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Georgetown was able to record two hits and a walk in the first but were unable to bring any runners home after a strikeout ended the inning. 
  • Williams earned his second start on the mound this season and came out in the first inning and went three up, three down. 
  • GU went the next two innings without a hit. In the top of the fourth, Carapellotti stepped up to the plate and hit a solo shot 403 feet to put GU up 1-0. 
  • Williams was efficient in the fourth, facing four batters and allowing only one hit. 
  • In the fifth, Bowker started the inning with a single and then Hyde got hit by a pitch putting Lopez at the plate with no outs. Lopez hit a single to right, knocking Bowker home and Hyde advanced to third. 
  • On the ensuing play, Carapellotti reached base on an error and Lopez advanced to second while Hyde added another run for the Hoyas giving them the 3-0 lead. 
  • GU was unable to bring Lopez home, leaving two stranded in the top of the fifth.
  • UNCW recorded one hit in the fifth but were once again unable to bring the runner home as Williams went another inning facing only four batters. 
  • In the sixth, Brian Depman walked after Andrew Bergeron struck out. Hyde singled to right advancing Depman to third. On the ensuing play, Depman scored on a wild pitch and Hyde moved to second. GU was unable to bring Hyde home after Kretzschmar struck out. 
  • Williams took the mound in the sixth and kept his impressive day going, striking out two and allowing only one hit. GU took the 4-0 lead into the seventh inning. 
  • To start the seventh, Lopez doubled to left and then Carapellotti was hit by a pitch and GU had two on and no outs. Michael Eze stepped up to the plate and hit a laser to left field bringing Lopez home and moving Carapellotti to second.
  • Ficca stepped up to the plate and hit a 387-foot shot to left center. The three-run home run gave GU an 8-0 lead heading into the bottom of the inning. 
  • Carson Frye came on to relieve Williams in the bottom of the seventh and kept the Hoya momentum going, retiring the side in order. 
  • GU kept the momentum going and after Marco Castillo was hit by a pitch, Freshman Travis Ilitch saw his first collegiate action as a pinch runner. Lopez got up to the plate and hit a shot to left field that traveled 365 feet for the Hoyas third home run of the day. 
  • Ficca continued his stellar performance hitting a single to right field that knocked home Eze giving GU an 11-0 lead. 
  • Frye recorded two strikeouts in the eighth and retired the side while allowing no runs and one hit. 
  • GU picked up two walks in the top of the ninth but were unable to bring the runners home. 
  • Frye retired the side in the ninth picking up the save. 
 
OF NOTE
  • Williams went six innings while allowing four hits, no runs, three strikeouts in 23 batters faced and picked up the win to move to 1-1 on the season. 
  • Lopez went 3-for-5 with a two-run shot, three RBIs and two runs scored.
  • Carapellotti went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two RBIs.
  • Ficca had his first home run of the season and it was a three-run shot. Ficca added four RBIs on the day. 
  • Michael Eze went 1-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI. 
  • Andrew Bergeron had two spectacular home run saving catches where he climbed the outfield wall to make the play. 
  • In his first collegiate at bat, Travis Ilitch earned a walk. 
  • Frye recorded three strikeouts in his three innings of work and earned the save. 
 
UP NEXT
The Hoyas take action again tomorrow, February 26 in a double header against Iona at 11 a.m. and UNCW at 2 p.m. Live stats will be available on GUHoyas.com
 
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