Box Score WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University baseball team rolled the Xavier Musketeers at Hayden Field this afternoon 11-5. With the win, the Hoyas move to 28-25 on the season and 9-10 in conference action while Xavier slides to 34-21 and 14-6 in conference play.
ON THE RECORD
"Great job by our guys today, what a bounce back game. I am really proud of our group and the fight they showed today.
Jake Bloss was dominant today and emptied his tank for us and showed why he is one of the best pitchers out there. He was the story of the game and gave us a fantastic chance to get a win when we needed to. He did what he has been doing all year for us and it showed out there today.
Andrew Williams was solid out of the bullpen for us as well today.
Christian Ficca was unbelievable today with two home runs and five RBIs.
Owen Carapellotti got us going early with his home run and
Zaid Walker had a big day for us as well. Overall, it was a great offensive day for us and defensively we played much better and that is all we can ask for. We don't know what is going to happen later on tonight, but we know tomorrow we have a chance to win a series and that's all we can control. Really proud of how we bounced back, and we look forward to getting back out here tomorrow." - Head Coach
Edwin Thompson
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
HOW IT HAPPENED
- In the first inning, Xavier was able to strike first with a solo home run from the second batter in the Musketeer lineup. The score would hold through to the third inning.
- In the top of the third, Ficca hit a single to get things going for the Hoyas and then moved to second on a ground out by D'Acunto. With two outs, Carapellotti stepped up to the plate and went deep to center, smashing a two-run home run giving Georgetown its first lead of the day at 2-1.
- The Hoya offense stayed hot in the fourth inning. Eze earned a walk and then stole second and advanced to third on an error. After a Kretzschmar walk, Walker had a bunt single that scored Michael Eze from third and extended the GU lead to 3-1. Ficca stepped up with two on and one out and smashed a ball to left field for his seventh home run of the season giving the Hoyas a 6-1 lead heading into the bottom of the fourth.
- In the top of the fifth, Ficca went yard once again blasting a two-run home run to left center. This was the first time Ficca hit two home runs in a single game this season and he did it in back-to-back innings giving GU the 8-1 advantage heading into the bottom of the fifth.
- In the top of the sixth, Bowker earned a leadoff walk. Carapellotti doubled in the ensuing at bat moving Bowker to third. Bowker would score on a wild pitch and Carapellotti would advance to third. Lopez earned a walk and then stole second and a sac fly from Hyde would score Carapellotti in the ensuing at bat. Walker stepped up with two outs and hit a ground rule double to right, moving Eze to third after his walk and Lopez would come around and score from second, giving GU a 10-run lead heading into the bottom of the inning.
- Xavier added four in the bottom of the seventh cutting the Hoya lead to six.
- After a scoreless eighth frame, the Hoyas were able to close the game out in the final two innings picking up the 11-5 victory.
OF NOTE
- Bloss recorded nine strikeouts and moved into second in program history for strikeouts in a season with 92.
- Ficca had his first game of the season with multiple home runs while recording three hits and a walk.
- Walker was one of three Hoyas to record a multi-hit game.
- Carapellotti hit his 14th home run of the season and now had back-to-back multi-hit games.
UP NEXT
Georgetown will be back in action tomorrow as the Hoyas face Xavier in game three of the series. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m. at Hayden Field in Cincinnati, Ohio. A live stats and live stream link will be available on GUHoyas.com.
