Wilmington, N.C.– The Georgetown University baseball team pitched 27-consecutive shutouts innings en route to their third consecutive win, downing Iona 13-2 at the Carolina Coastline Classic. In the second game of the day, GU fell to UNCW 9-3. 
 
ON THE RECORD
"Another great win. Really proud of our guys to come out and really compete but the story today was Jake Bloss. Bloss was dominant today as dominant as he has been and throughout the day he pitched really well. He commanded all of the pitches that he had and he gave us a spot start when we needed it and came in and did a good job. Defensively we did well and offensively, Owen Carapellotti had a big hit there that helped us out. But overall, just really proud of our guys off the bench. Travis Ilitch with his first career hit, Luke Bauer with his first career hit and Jordan Khan with his first career RBI, it was great to see those guys come off the bench and still give us some length in the back part of that game was really encouraging to see."  - Head Coach Edwin Thompson on game one against Iona
 
"Give UNC Wilmington starter Zane Taylor a lot of credit he was phenomenal today. He was really difficult to hit and had all three pitches working. Proud of our guys' fight but unfortunately came up a little bit short. But you know we battled there to get it to a three run, game in the back half of the game we just didn't come up with runs when we needed them. Overall, again we went 4-1 on the week which is hard to do and I am really proud of our guys to get three wins this weekend and I like how we are playing. Cody Bowker was just really outstanding for us today, giving us a great shot of life in the middle part of the game to hold the score like it was. Jordan Yoder has also been really good for us as well and it was good to see that from our guys. Really proud of our guys after a long week on the road but it will only help us out down the line." - Head Coach Edwin Thompson on game two against UNCW
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS GAME 1

• Jake Bloss was spectacular for the Blue & Gray going seven innings and allowing two hits, no runs. Bloss recorded a season high ten strikeouts. Bloss was clocked at 97mph during his first outing of the weekend. 
• Austin Kretzschmar continued his stellar weekend going 3-for-4 with two walks and three singles. 
• Owen Carapellotti continued his hot streak hitting a three-run shot to right field that bounced off the scoreboard as Carapellotti rounded the bases for his third home run of the season. 
• Zaid Walker went 2-for-4 with an RBI. 

 
HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 1

• To start the game Jake Hyde walked before Kretzschmar singled to left. Lopez came up to the plate and earned GU's second walk of the game. Carapellotti came in with the bases loaded and fouled out before Eze stepped up to the plate and reached on a fielder's choice. Hyde would score and GU would take the 1-0 lead into the second inning. 
• Bloss recorded two strikeouts in the bottom half of the first inning to start his day on the mound. 
• In the second, After Marco Castillo flew out, Angelo D'Acunto earned GU's third walk of the day. Walker stepped up to the plate and hit a single to right and D'Acunto advanced to third. In the ensuing at bat, Hyde reached on an error by the right fielder and D'Acunto scored the Hoyas' second run of the game to take the 2-0 lead. 
• Iona went three up, three down with one strikeout in the bottom of the second. 
• GU was unable to add to their lead in the third and Bloss continued his stellar outing striking out the side in order. 
• GU went three up, three down in the fourth before Bloss came in and struck out two of the four batters he faced to take the 2-0 lead into the fifth. 
• In the fifth, the Hoyas put up five runs. After Kretzschmar and Lopez's singles, Carapellotti flew out to center scoring Kretzschmar. 
• Eze stepped up to the plate and hit a single to center advancing Lopez to third. Eze then took second and advanced to third on an errant throw and Lopez trotted home. 
• Christian Ficca earned a walk for GU before Castillo stepped up and smacked a double down the left field line, sending Eze and Ficca home. 
• Castillo would advance to third on a wild pitch and then after D'Acunto grounded out to third, Walker hit a single down the third base line bringing Castillo home. GU took a 7-0 lead into the bottom half of the inning. 
• Bloss retired the side in order, picking up another strikeout in the process. 
• In the sixth, Kretzschmar reached base on a walk and Lopez followed it up with another to put two on. Carapellotti stepped up to the plate and cranked one to right field for his third home run of the season and second of the weekend. GU wouldn't add any more runs in the sixth but extended their lead to 10 heading into the bottom half of the inning. 
• Iona was unable to find their rhythm against Bloss adding no runs and one hit in the sixth. 
• The seventh inning saw both teams go three up, three down with no hits, no runs, and no errors. 
• GU would add three more runs in the eighth. In the process, Jordan Khan recorded his first collegiate RBI and Luke Bauer recorded his first collegiate hit. Iona would score their lone runs of the day in the bottom half of the eighth. 
• In the ninth, Travis Ilitch recorded his first collegiate hit with a single to right field. GU would leave two runners on base heading into the bottom half of the ninth. 
• Ayden Head who came in at the end of the eighth would face four batters striking out three of the four to end the game. 

 
OF NOTE GAME 1

• Bloss was fantastic for the Blue & Gray in seven innings of work with 10 strikeouts. He allowed only two hits and had one walk. 
• Kretzschmar went 3-for-4 with two walks, three singles and scored three runs.
• Lopez went 1-for-2 with three walks and scored two runs. 
• Carapellotti had a three-run homerun and four RBIs in game one. 
• Walker went 2-for-4 with an RBI.

 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS GAME 2

• Bowker was hot on the mound recording six strikeouts in four innings of work. He allowed one hit and one run while facing 14 batters. 
• Yoder was stellar in 1.1 innings of work facing four batters and retiring all of them without allowing a hit. 
• Kretzschmar, Eze and Depman each recorded a hit. 

 
HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 2

• Austin Kretzschmar recorded the first hit for the Hoyas with a double in the top of the first. GU was unable to bring Kretzschmar home leaving him stranded on second. 
• Everett Catlett retired the side in order to take things to the top of the second. 
• GU was unable to get the offense going in the second going three up, three down. 
• UNCW had an explosive bottom of the inning recording five runs, five hits and the Seahawks left one stranded. 
• In the top half of the third, Brian Depman reached on an error by the shortstop and then advanced to second on a bunt by Walker. GU was unable to bring Depman home, leaving a runner stranded on second for the second time in three innings. 
• GU went three up, three down in the top of the fourth. In the bottom half of the inning, Bowker recorded his second and third strikeout of the day before walking one. On the ensuing at bat, UNCW grounded out to second to end the inning. 
• The Hoyas were unable to get the bats going in the fifth with UNCW retiring the side in order. In the bottom half of the inning, Bowker found his groove retiring the side in order while striking out two. 
• Once again GU went three up, three down in the top of the sixth. Bowker stayed hot and once again retired the side in order to take things to the seventh with the score 6-0 in favor of the Seahawks. 
• To start the seventh, both Lopez and Carapellotti earned walks before Eze was hit by a pitch to load the bases with no outs. Ficca stepped up to the plate and grounded out to first but Lopez was able to score on the play. 
• Andrew Citron earned a walk in the ensuing at bat and then Depman stepped up to the plate and smacked a single through a gap on the left side of the infield and both Carapellotti and Eze were able to score to bring GU within three. 
• GU left two stranded in the top half of the seventh. In the bottom half of the inning, Garret Keough came in to relieve Bowker. Shortly after Yoder replaced Keough on the mound with two outs and retired the final batter with a ground out to first. UNCW was able to add three runs on three hits to extend their lead to 9-3. 
• In the top of the eighth, Kretzschmar and Lopez were retired before Carapellotti earned a walk. Eze then hit a single to center that advanced Carapellotti to third. GU was unable to bring the runners home after Ficca lined out to left field. 
• In the bottom half of the inning, Yoder faced three batters and secured three outs to take things to the ninth with GU down by six. 
• Georgetown was unable to mount a comeback and dropped their first game of the weekend 9-3. 

 
OF NOTE GAME 2

• Bowker was stellar in his second outing of the week, going four innings and recording six strikeouts while allowing only one hit and one run. 
• Kretzschmar, Eze and Depman each recorded a hit. 

 
UP NEXT
The Hoyas will be back in action again next Friday, March 3 as they take on Long Beach State in Greenville, N.C. First pitch is slated for noon. Live stats will be available on GUHoyas.com