WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University baseball team downed the Creighton Bluejays at the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy 8-3. The Hoyas improve to 20-16 and 4-4 in conference play while the Bluejays slide to 15-13 and 3-2 in BIG EAST action.
ON THE RECORD
"Really proud of our guys and how we bounced back and found a way to get it done today.
Andrew Williams gave us a great start and
Jordan Yoder was solid behind him.
Tyler Mead was outstanding tonight getting the save for us. Defensively, we played a clean game and didn't give them anything and that was our adjustment for day two and really proud of our execution. Offensively,
Michael Eze's home run early,
Jake Hyde's home run,
Marco Castillos defensive play and sac bunt as well as
Cody Bowker's RBI were pivotal for us. All around it was a great game and we know that tomorrow it is going to be a challenge, but we will be ready to come out and compete with first pitch at 12:30 p.m." - Head Coach
Edwin Thompson
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The first two frames were scoreless for both sides as both pitchers were dealing early.
- In the third inning, Carapellotti hit a single to right field and then Hyde earned a walk giving the Hoyas two base runners with two outs. Eze stepped up to the plate and smashed his seventh home run of the season to left field giving the Hoyas a 3-0 lead.
- Creighton would add one in the fourth on a solo home run cutting the GU lead to two.
- In the fifth, Hyde stepped up to the plate and smashed his 12th home run of the season giving GU the three-run advantage with the solo shot.
- The sixth frame was eventful for both sides as Creighton put up two runs in the top half of the inning on a two-run blast from Nolan Sailors. In the bottom half of the inning, Kretzshmar hit a single to right and then Bergeron earned a walk. Bowker stepped up to the plate and laced a single up the middle bringing Kretzschmar home and moving Bergeron to third. Marco Castillo would lay down a sac bunt in the ensuing at bat bringing Bergeron home. GU took the three-run advantage into the seventh inning.
- In the seventh, Eze reached third on a fielding error by the right fielder. In the ensuing at bat, he was able to come home on a wild pitch giving the Hoyas another tally.
- The eighth frame saw the Hoyas add one more insurance run as Carapellotti was hit by a pitch and eventually brought home on a Hyde double to center field.
- Mead and the Hoya defense closed out the game in the ninth with three consecutive groundouts to third base giving GU the 8-3 victory.
OF NOTE
- Hyde hit his 12th homer of the season tying Ubaldo Lopez for the team lead.
- Eze hit his seventh bomb of the season which was his 13th career home run.
- Williams struck out six guys in 5.1 innings of work and allowed only three hits.
- Mead struck out two in the final three innings capturing the save.
UP NEXT
Georgetown will be back in action tomorrow for game three of the series. First pitch is slated for 12:30 p.m. at the Washington Nationals Youth Academy. A live stats and stream link will be available on GUHoyas.com.
