WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University baseball team got back in the win column on Tuesday with an 18-10 win over the George Mason Patriots in Fairfax, Virginia on Tuesday. The Hoyas were fueled by three home runs, one of which was a grand slam, from Michael Eze.  
 
ON THE RECORD
"It was another tough game on the road, and we have been on the road all year thus far. So, for our guys to come out here, and be down 6-5 in the seventh inning with two outs and score 11 runs is remarkable. It says a lot about our fight, our competitive spirit and who we are and want to be. That was a culmination of a lot of good at bats put together. Michael Eze with the grand slam, obviously that was the one that kind of put us over the top but that was great to see. Zaid Walker had an unbelievable day, Travis Ilitch off the bench, Jake Hyde and Austin Kretzschmar with home runs early was great to see. Really proud of the offense but defensively we were not sound and that is something we need to be better at and fix. I thought Collin Garner gave us a great start, Garret Keough and Cody Jensen got some big outs for us there and Tyler Mead gave us what we needed to win the game. To win the game is our objective against a tough team on the road and we were able to do that. Excited for our home opener at Nats Academy tomorrow and looking forward to playing some more baseball." - Head Coach Edwin Thompson 
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS 

• Zaid Walker went 5-for-6 at the plate with two doubles and three RBIs
• Eze went 3-for-7 at the plate with a grand slam in the seventh inning
• Jake Hyde was 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs
• Austin Kretzschmar went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs
• Adam Dapkewicz was 2-for-5 at the plate with three runs scored
• Travis Ilitch went 2-for-3 at the plate and hit his first-career triple

 
HOW IT HAPPENED 

• In the first, GU got Eze to third base after a lead-off double and then three-consecutive strikeouts left him stranded. George Mason added one run in the bottom half of the inning to take a 1-0 lead into the second. 
• Kretzschmar hit a home run in the second at bat of the second inning to even the score for GU. Dapkewicz scored another run for GU in the second to take the lead 2-1. George Mason added two in the bottom half of the inning to take the 3-2 lead into the third. 
• After a scoreless third frame, Hyde stepped up with two runners on in the fourth and hit a shot to center field. This was Hyde's second home run of the season, and it gave GU the 5-3 lead. 
• George Mason put up three runs in the bottom half of the fifth to take back the lead at 6-5. 
• The sixth frame was scoreless for both sides. GU came out in the top of the seventh and pulled away from George Mason. Behind an Eze grand slam, GU added 11 runs in the seventh to take a comfortable lead of 16-6 into the bottom half of the inning. GU shutout George Mason in the bottom half of the seventh to keep the score at 16-6.
• GU went three up, three down in the top half of the eighth. George Mason would add four runs in the bottom half of the inning to bring the score within six. 
• In the ninth, GU added two runs as Jordan Kahn and Ilitch both scored to extend GU's lead to eight. George Mason would go down swinging adding three runs in the bottom half of the inning. GU was able to hold off the comeback and pick up its seventh win of the season. 

 
OF NOTE

• GU hit three home runs today, Kretzschmar with a solo shot, Hyde with a three-run bomb and Eze topped it off with his first-collegiate grand slam. 
• Cody Jensen got his second win of the season on the mound for GU.
• Walker had a career day going 5-for-6 at the plate. 
• Ilitch hit his first-career triple after pinch hitting for Brian Depman. 

 
UP NEXT
The Hoyas will be back in action again tomorrow as they take on the Navy Midshipmen in their home opener. First pitch is slated for 3 p.m.