Box Score WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University baseball team fell to the No. 9 East Carolina Pirates 11-2 in Greenville, North Carolina on Sunday. GU will return to action Tuesday against George Mason on the road.
ON THE RECORD
"What a great baseball game today. Unfortunately, we came up short of a comeback there, but I have to give our guys credit. To be down 3-0 against the No. 9 team in the country, and to get it to 3-2 in the eighth was great we just unfortunately ran out of gas, and they took advantage of it because that is what good teams do.
Jake Bloss and
Tyler Mead were really good for us, and
Jake Hyde hit a big home run when we needed it to get things going. Really proud of our group, unfortunately, when you play a team like this, you can't give them freebies and one inning we did and unfortunately that's how the game got away from us. Looking forward to getting back to work this week and playing again on Tuesday." - Head Coach
Edwin Thompson
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Both teams went three up, three down in the first inning leaving the first frame scoreless.
- In the second, once again GU was unable to generate much offense leaving Ficca stranded after he started the inning with a walk. In the bottom half of the second, ECU added their first tally of the game on an RBI single up the middle.
- GU continued to struggle at the plate in the third leaving Michael Eze stranded on first after he earned a walk. ECU had another RBI single in the bottom half of the inning to increase their lead to two.
- In the fourth, GU earned two walks but once again were unable to bring any of the runners across the plate. ECU would hit a solo shot to right in the bottom half of the inning to take a 3-0 lead into the fifth.
- Mead came out of the pen to relieve Jake Bloss in the fifth inning.
- GU recorded its first hit of the day in the sixth inning after a scoreless fifth frame for both sides. While Ficca managed to get on base, GU was unable to bring him home leaving their fifth runner of the day stranded.
- Mead picked up two strikeouts in the bottom half of the sixth helping GU keep the score within three heading into the seventh.
- In the seventh, the Hoyas showed life getting two more hits but the Blue & Gray were unable to bring the runners home. Everett Catlett came in to relieve Mead in the top of the seventh where he retired the side only facing four batters.
- GU got the spark they needed in the eighth with a solo shot from Jake Hyde to right field. After the homer, Ubaldo Lopez flew out before Ficca earned his second walk of the day.
- Carapellotti stepped up to the plate and smacked a double down the right field line. Zaid Walker would fly out to center and Ficca would come home for GU's second run of the day. The Blue & Gray were unable to bring Carapellotti home leaving him stranded on second heading to the bottom half of the eighth with the score at 3-2.
- ECU put up eight runs in the eighth and GU was unable to mount a comeback dropping the contest 11-2.
OF NOTE
- Hyde hit his second home run of the season which was GU's first tally of the game.
- Mead recorded a team-high three strikeouts in two innings of work.
UP NEXT
The Hoyas will be back in action again on Tuesday as they travel to Fairfax, Virginia to take on the George Mason Patriots. First pitch is slated for 2 p.m.
