ARLINGTON, Va.– The Georgetown University baseball team rolled George Washington on Wednesday afternoon 17-1. With the win, the Hoyas improve to 27-23 while George Washington slides to 18-31.
ON THE RECORD
"Really proud of our group and our organization today.
Carson Frye set the tone for us but that first inning, scoring nine runs was a big help early on.
Ubaldo Lopez and
Owen Carapellotti hit big home runs for us. Our offense was really competitive today and we played pretty clean defensively, and then our pitchers were really good for us out of the bullpen. To win the battle of D.C. is always a good feeling beating your cross-town rivals. We are happy with today's result and are looking forward to this weekend off and our guys getting through finals as the school year wraps up. We look forward to heading up to Cincinnati next week to take on Cincinnati and Xavier." - Head Coach
Edwin Thompson
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
HOW IT HAPPENED
- In the top of the first, Carapellotti started the game with a leadoff single to right. In the ensuing at bat, Lopez smashed his 18th home run of the season to left field as the Hoyas took a 2-0 lead. Eze earned a walk and a Hyde double moved Eze to third. Kretzschmar stepped up to the plate and hit a sac fly to center scoring Eze and moving Hyde to third. Hyde would come home in the ensuing at bat as D'Acunto ripped a single through the left side. GU would load the bases and a Bergeron walk would bring home D'Acunto for the Hoyas fifth tally of the inning.
- After batting around in the first, Carapellotti stepped up for his second at bat of the inning and crushed a ball to dead center notching his first career grand slam. The Hoyas took the nine-run lead into the bottom of the first.
- The second frame was scoreless for both sides. In the top of the third, Hyde ripped an RBI single to right bringing Lopez home for the Hoyas' 10th tally of the day.
- In the fourth, Lopez ripped a two-RBI single to right field giving GU a 12-0 lead. The Hoyas would then load the bases but were unable to bring any of the runners home leaving three stranded in the fourth.
- The fifth frame was scoreless for both sides. In the sixth, the Hoyas plated four more runs extending the lead to 16.
- In the seventh, Carapellotti and Eze each earned walks. Kretzschmar stepped up to the plate with two on and two outs and laced a single just out of reach of the shortstop which brought Carapellotti home giving GU the 17-0 lead.
- After a scoreless top of the eighth, GW scored its first run of the day on a solo home run. In the ninth, GW was unable to mount a comeback as the Hoyas took the contest 17-1.
OF NOTE
- Lopez hit his 18th home run of the season.
- Carapellotti hit his first-career grand slam.
- Frye pitched five scoreless innings.
- Eze had four walks.
- Three Hoyas had four RBIs.
UP NEXT
Georgetown will be back in action next Tuesday, May 16 as the Hoyas take on Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. After the Tuesday contest against the Bearcats, the Hoyas will stay in Ohio as they take on Xavier in a three-game series to end the regular season.
