WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University baseball team defeated the Xavier Musketeers 6-5 on Saturday afternoon. With the win, Georgetown captured its first road series win against Xavier since 2015. The Hoyas also clinched a berth in the BIG EAST Championships for the second-consecutive season. This is the first time in program history that Georgetown has advanced to postseason play in back-to-back seasons.
ON THE RECORD
"What a day for our organization. In my 19 years of coaching, I haven't been more of a group than these guys. We fought a lot of things this year to get to this point. Having it come down to our final two games and it being must wins, we were able to execute, and I am just so proud of our guys. The leadership our guys have is unbelievable.
Carson Frye as a senior started out there for us and competed hard and then
Tyler Mead,
Kai Leckszas and
Jordan Yoder were able to close it out for us. Our offense of
Jake Hyde,
Owen Carapellotti and
Michael Eze stepped up big for us with the home runs. Being the first team in program history to make it to postseason play in back-to-back seasons is an unbelievable feeling but the work isn't done yet. At the end of the day our goal each season is to have a chance to go win a championship and we look forward to game one on Wednesday. We look forward to seeing Hoya Nation out at Prasco Park and I just couldn't be prouder to be the head coach of Georgetown. I am so thankful for everyone involved in our organization from our athletes and staff to all of our alumni." - Head Coach
Edwin Thompson
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The first frame was scoreless for both sides, but Xavier threatened early with runners on second and third with one out. Frye and the Hoya defense were able to get out of a jam and keep the score deadlocked.
- In the bottom of the third, Xavier was able to add three runs, two of which came on a two-run blast to center field.
- In the top of the fourth the Hoya offense answered. Eze hit a leadoff double to center field and then Hyde stepped up and smashed his 15th home run of the season to left field cutting the deficit to one.
- The Musketeers added one in the bottom half of the inning making the Xavier lead two.
- After a blank fifth frame from both sides, the Hoya offense got hot in the top of the sixth. Eze hit a leadoff solo home run cutting the GU deficit to one. Kretzschmar and Walker hit back-to-back singles and then D'Acunto hit an RBI double, scoring Kretzschmar and tying the game. Walker would also come home in the ensuing at bat on a passed ball giving the GU its first lead of the day.
- In the bottom of the sixth, Xavier added one run on an RBI single to center tying the game at five all. In the top of the seventh, Carapellotti hit a leadoff home run to deep left field and GU took the lead once again at 6-5.
- After a scoreless eighth inning, the Hoyas put two runners on in the top of the ninth but were unable to bring any of the runners home taking the one run lead into the bottom of the ninth.
- Xavier loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth, but a double play sealed the deal and the Hoyas emerged victorious 6-5.
OF NOTE
- Georgetown captured its 29th win of the season.
- Today's win secured back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 1985/86.
- Carapellotti hit his 15th home run of the season.
- Eze hit his 10th home run of the season.
- Hyde hit his 15th home run of the season.
UP NEXT
With the win and loss by Creighton, Georgetown will be back in the BIG EAST Championships for a second-consecutive season. The Hoyas will take on No. 1 seeded UConn on Wednesday afternoon at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio. A live stats and live stream link will be available on GUHoyas.com.
